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Edmund Rice Education Australia
Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) is the organisation established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in Australia to own, govern, manage and conduct education ministries in the Catholic tradition and in the charism of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. , EREA included 55 member schools. EREA was established on 1 October 2007 when the Christian Brothers decided to amalgamate separate Christian Brothers provinces in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea to form an Oceania Province that was solely focused on the social justice mission of the Christian Brothers. The Christian Brothers' National Planning Committee for Schools Governance decided to form a separate body, Edmund Rice Education Australia, with the intention of independently implementing the educational mission of the Christian Brothers. Governance ;Council Comprising five people, the Council is the body ultimately responsible for the governance of EREA. In civil law, the Council constitutes the Trustees of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice ( ga, Éamonn Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers. Rice was born in Ireland at a time when Catholics faced oppression under Penal Laws enforced by the British authorities, though reforms began in 1778 when he was a teenager. He forged a successful career in business and, after an accident that killed his wife and left his daughter disabled and with learning difficulties, thereafter devoted his life to the education of the poor. Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers schools around the world continue to follow the traditions established by Edmund Rice (see: List of Christian Brothers schools). Early life and career Edmund Rice was born to Robert Rice and Margaret Rice (née Tierney) on the farming property of "Westcourt", in Callan, County Kilkenny. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham
, motto_translation = A crown to the one who strives , established = , type = Private comprehensive single-sex secondary day school , denomination = Roman Catholic , gender = Boys , religious_affiliation = Christian Brothers , principal = Dr Michael Blowes , grades = 5- 12 , grades_label = Years , city = Lewisham, Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Sydney , pushpin_image = , pushpin_mapsize = 240 , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = Location in greater metropolitan Sydney , pushpin_label = , pushpin_label_position = , module = , enrolment = Christian Brothers' High School- About us (accessed:16-06-2007) , enrolment_as_of = 2007 , staff = ~120 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Joseph's College, Nudgee
, motto_translation = A Sign of Faith , location = Boondall, Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , other_name = St. Joseph's Nudgee College , former_name = , type = Independent primary and secondary day and boarding school , religious_affiliation = Catholicism , denomination = Congregation of Christian Brothers , established = , founder = Rev. Br. Patrick Ambrose Treacy , closed = , school_board = , district = , trust = Edmund Rice Education Australia , authority = , oversight = , principal = Peter Fullagar , head = , staff = , faculty = , years = 5 to 12 , gender = Boys , age_range = , enrolment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
, motto_translation = To serve God is to be wise , address = 285 Gregory Terrace , city = Brisbane , state = Queensland , postcode = 4000 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent primary and secondary day school , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic , denomination = Congregation of Christian Brothers , trust = Edmund Rice Education Australia , affiliations = , established = , principal = Dr Michael Carroll , staff = 160 , enrolment = 1665 (Years 5-12) , gender = Boys , years = 5-12 , colours = Red and black , fees = , nickname = Terrace, GT , website = St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace (colloquially known as Gregory Terrace, Terrace or GT) is an indepe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St James College (Brisbane)
St James College is an independent Catholic secondary day school for boys and girls, located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. St James College, informally known as ''Jimmies'', was established in 1868 with only 12 students and is the oldest Catholic boys' school in Queensland. In 1893, the Congregation of Christian Brothers agreed to take over the school following major economic depression, the government's refusal to pay staff wages and inconsistent student enrolment. , the co-educational school had an enrolment of approximately 520 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school principal is Anne Rebgetz. History Jerome William Long (1834–1891) was the first lay Principal to lead St James between 1871 and 1877, and again in 1880–90, he is accredited with being the first teacher to hold a Class 2, Division 1 certificate in Queensland. Long was honoured by the college, which named Long House after him. In 1994, the college began to accept enrolment from girls in years 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Edmund's College, Ipswich
, motto_translation = "They Can Because They See They Can" , city = Ipswich, Queensland , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent secondary school , religion = Catholicism , denomination = Congregation of Christian Brothers , established = , principal = Ray Celegato , years = 7-12 , gender = Boys , enrollment = , houses = , colours = Blue and white , website = , campus_type = Suburban , mascot = Wayne the Wolf , affiliation = Associated Independent Colleges , oversight = Edmund Rice Education Australia St Edmund's College (known colloquially as Eddies) is an independent Catholic secondary day school for boys', located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The school was founded by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1892 and is conducted in the tradition of Edmund Ignatius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignatius Park College
Ignatius Park College is an independent Catholic secondary school for boys, located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The school is affiliated with Edmund Rice Education Australia network that operates under the direction of the Congregation of Christian Brothers. The school was established in 1969 at its current location in Cranbrook, though it was built as a successor school to Our Lady's Mount, the former Catholic boys' secondary that was located in Stanton Hill. The college has a student population of 1000 boys from Years 7 to 12. House system Like many other Australian high schools, Ignatius Park is built upon a system of seven houses, with the introduction of the Putney House (named after Michael Putney) in 2014. Each house has one class per year level, which is divided into two separate homerooms from Year 7 through to Year 10, and combines as one through Year 12. These houses are the Baillie House, Carew House, Nolan House, Putney House, Reid House, Rice House an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Treacy College
, motto_translation = Sign of Faith , established = as Nudgee Junior College, as Ambrose Treacy College , type = Independent primary, secondary, and high school , religion = Catholicism , denomination = Congregation of Christian Brothers , trust = Edmund Rice Education Australia , gender_label = Gender , gender = Male , slogan = Learning today, Leading tomorrow , nickname = ATC , years = 4 to 12 , principal = Chris Ryan , city = Indooroopilly , state = Queensland , postcode = 4068 , country = Australia , coordinates = , enrolment = , num_employ = , revenue = , colours = Blue, White, and Green , website = Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation of Australia, Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = Local government areas of Queensland, 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarchy of Australia, Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor of Queensland, Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier of Queensland, Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk (Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch), AL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Australia to the west ( 129th meridian east), South Australia to the south ( 26th parallel south), and Queensland to the east ( 138th meridian east). To the north, the territory looks out to the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria, including Western New Guinea and other islands of the Indonesian archipelago. The NT covers , making it the third-largest Australian federal division, and the 11th-largest country subdivision in the world. It is sparsely populated, with a population of only 249,000 – fewer than half as many people as in Tasmania. The largest population center is the capital city of Darwin. The archaeological history of the Northern Territory may have begun more than 60,000 years ago when humans first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waverley College
, motto_translation = Virtue alone ennobles , location = 131 Birrell Street , city = Waverley, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent early learning, primary and secondary school , religion = Catholicism , denomination = Congregation of Christian Brothers , trust = Edmund Rice Education Australia , established = , chairman = Mark Davies , chaplain = Bernie Thomas ofm , years = Early learning; and Year 5–Year 12 , gender = Boys , pupils = , enrolment_as_of = 2016 , houses = , colours = Royal blue and gold , affiliation = Combined Associated Schools , alumni = Old Boys , principal = Graham Leddie , principal_label = Head of College Waverley College is a dual-campus independent Catholic early learning, primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Pius X College, Sydney
St Pius X College (abbreviated as Pius) is an Independent school, independent Catholic school, Catholic Primary school, primary and Secondary school, secondary day school for boys, located in Chatswood, New South Wales, Chatswood, a North Shore (Sydney), lower North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1937 and is operated under the auspices of Edmund Rice Education Australia. Oversight of the school is provided by the Catholic Education Office of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, Diocese of Broken Bay. Located in the heart of the Chatswood central business district, the school is close to Westfield Shopping Centre and Chatswood railway station. In 2005, the College was ranked 101st in New South Wales for the Higher School Certificate (New South Wales), Higher School Certificate marks, up from 108th the previous year. More recently, in 2013, the school again improved its rank to 73. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
