St Mary's College, Toowoomba
St Mary's College, Toowoomba is an independent Catholic senior primary and secondary school for boys, located in Newtown, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The College was established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1899 and is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 851 students from Years 5 to 12.[1] St Mary's College has an iPad program to improve learning.
Subjects
St Mary's College offers a wide range of subjects, including arts, drama, English, foreign languages (Japanese and Spanish), graphics, humanities, I.T.E, maths, music, P.E, religion, science, and wood tech and metal tech.
English is the most spoken language, although Dinka, German, Portuguese and Indonesian are spoken by more than 100 students. English, Japanese and Spanish are taught at the school.
Notable alumni
- Sir Walter Campbell QC, DSO, MC, OBE – a former Governor of Queensland, jurist and barrister
- Virgil Patrick Copas MSC – appointed Archbishop of Port Moresby in 1966
- Joseph Anthony (Tony) Dietz – air vice-marshall; senior engineer officer in the Royal Australian Air Force
- Ian “Ripper” Doyle – rugby league player; played for the Kangaroos
- Frank Forde PC – politician; the 15th Prime Minister of Australia, serving only eight days in office in 1945
- Peter Gill – rugby league player
- Tom Gorman – rugby league player; captained the Kangaroos in 1929–30
- Harold Hawkins GLM, ICD, CBE, AFC – air vice-marshal; appointed air advisor to Rhodesian High Commissioner and Chief of Air Staff – 1955
- Graham Healy – local radio announcer and politician; Member for Toowoomba North 1992–2001
- Michael Katsidis – boxer
- Stathi Katsidis – jockey; multiple Brisbane premiership-winner
- Vince Lester OAM – former politician; served for 30 years (1974–2004); former National Party minister
- Ben Lowe – rugby league player[citation needed]
- Jaiman Lowe – rugby league player[citation needed]
- Catherine McGregor AM – prominent transgender writer, activist, and former Australian Defence Force officer
- Neil ‘Digger’ McGrowdie – jockey; won 1957 Melbourne Cup on ‘Straight Draw’
- Cory Paix – rugby league player[citation needed]
- Jake Simpkin – rugby league player[2]
- Johnathan Thurston – rugby league player; dual Dally M Medal winner (2005 & 2007); represented Queensland and the Kangaroos
- Ben Walker – rugby league player[citation needed]
- Chris Walker – rugby league player
- Shane Walker – rugby league player[citation needed]
References
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Edmund Rice Education Australia
- Aquinas College, Perth
- Ambrose Treacy College
- Christian Brothers College, Adelaide
- Christian Brothers College, Fremantle
- Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham
- Ignatius Park College
- Parade College
- Rostrevor College
- St Bernard's College, Melbourne
- St Brendan's College, Yeppoon
- St Dominic's College, Penrith
- St Edmund's College, Ipswich
- St Edmund's College, Canberra
- St Edward's College, East Gosford
- St James College, Brisbane
- St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
- St Joseph's College, Geelong
- St Joseph's College, Nudgee
- St Kevin's College, Melbourne
- St Laurence's College
- St Mary's College, Melbourne
- St Mary's College, Toowoomba
- St Patrick's College, Ballarat
- St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe
- St Patrick's College, Strathfield
- St Paul's College, Adelaide
- St Pius X College, Sydney
- St Virgil's College
- Trinity College, Perth
- Waverley College
operating under a different entity
- Aquinas College, Southport
- Cathedral College, East Melbourne now Catholic Theological College, Melbourne
- Gilroy Santa Maria College, Ingham
- Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa
- McAuley Catholic Primary School
- Nagle Catholic College
- Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby
- Shalom Catholic College, Bundaberg
- St Augustines Primary School, Yarraville
- St Columban's College, Caboolture
- St George's School, Carlton now Corpus Christi Seminary, Melbourne
- St. Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre, Melbourne
- St Joseph's Technical College, South Melbourne now Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School
- St Leo's Catholic College
- St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney
- St Mary's Regional College, West Melbourne now Simonds College, West Melbourne
- St Patrick's College, Gympie
- St Patrick's College, Mackay
- St Paul's Catholic College, Manly
- St Teresa's College, Abergowrie
- The Cathedral College, Rockhampton
- Xavier High School, Albury
closed and defunct
- Castledare Boys' Home
- Chanel College
- Christian Brothers School, Balmain
- Christian Brothers College, Bondi Beach
- Christian Brothers College, Burwood
- Christian Brothers College, Manly
- Christian Brothers' College, Perth
- Christian Brothers College, Rose Bay
- St Augustine's College, Yarraville
- CBC St Joseph's College, North Melbourne
- St Joseph's Technical College, Abbotsford
- St Leo's College, Box Hill
- St Patrick's College, Geraldton
- St Patrick's College, Goulburn
- St Patrick's Boys' School, Perth
- St Paul's College, Ballarat