Holy Cross College, Ryde

Holy Cross College
Location
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Victoria Road, Ryde, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°49′06″S 151°07′10″E / 33.81846°S 151.11939°E / -33.81846; 151.11939
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TypeIndependent secondary day school
MottoLatin: In cruce salus
(In the Cross (is) Salvation)
Religious affiliation(s)Patrician Brothers
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1891; 134 years ago (1891)
FounderAlphonsus Delany
PrincipalPhillip Stewart
Staff~ 66
Teaching staff55
Years7–12
GenderBoys
Enrolment736 (2023)
Colour(s)Maroon and gold   
Websitehccryde.syd.catholic.edu.au
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Holy Cross College is an independent Roman Catholic secondary day school for boys, located in the Sydney suburb of Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] It is administered by Catholic Schools New South Wales, with an enrolment of 736 students and a teaching staff of 55, as of 2023.[2] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12,[2] and was originally conducted by the Patrician Brothers.[3]

History and tradition

In 1808, Bishop Daniel Delany established in Ireland the Congregation of the Brothers of St Patrick and sought to have the youth of his native land instructed in the principles and lifestyle of the Gospels.

The Patrician Brothers arrived in New South Wales in 1883, opening a Boarding College at Ryde in 1891,[citation needed] and by the end of 1892, the college had an enrolment of 20 students.[4]

The College moved to its present site in 1896,[5] and was set to open in 1897,[6] but the building was not completed until June 1898.[7] The official opening and blessing occurred on 3 July 1898.[7][8]

The great sandstone edifice which is now a landmark of the district gradually rose on the heights above the Parramatta River. It celebrated 125 years in 2016.

Motto and crest

The Crest was designed in the early 1900s, and was installed in a stained glass window of the Oratory in the Monastery building. In 1959, a larger replica was installed in the new College Chapel. The Crest features the Waratah and Shamrock entwined, symbolising the shared Patrician Apostolate of Australia and Ireland. In one adaptation, the Harp is replaced by the Southern Cross. The overall design of the Crest is technically termed "Quarterly per Cross" and "Cross Fillet". The stars indicate the Southern Cross. Clockwise, from top left, the Quarters symbolise:

  • The Bishop's Mitre, for Bishop Daniel Delany, founder of the Patrician Brothers (and the Brigidine Sisters).
  • The Heart, as the universal symbol of love of God and mankind.
  • The Book of Learning (education), as the embodiment of the Scriptures, the humanities and the sciences.
  • The Harp, as the national emblem of Ireland, the country of origin of the Patrician Brothers...

Sport

Holy Cross College was previously affiliated with the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC).

Principals

The following individuals have served as Principal of Holy Cross College:

Year Principal Notable Achievements
1891 Fintan O'Neill First Principal of Holy Cross College
1891–1893, 1899–1904 Andrew Dwyer
1894 Stanislaus Bergin
1896 Louis Hunt
1897 Anthony Lee
1898 Dominic Rickerby
1905–1907, 1912–1919 Boniface Carroll
1908–1911, 1923–1924 Beningnus Kealy
1920–1922, 1925 Canice Grimes
1926–1928 Celsus Daly
1929–1936 Austin O'Connell
1937–1939 Alphonsus Eviston
1940–1943, 1948–1954 Aloysius Hannigan
1944 Charles Cody
1945–1947 Anthony Phelan
1955–1956, 1960–1965 John Gallagher
1957–1959 Norbert Phelan
1966–1968 Patrick Lovegrove
May 1968–1970 Mark Ryan
1971–1980 Stephen Aitken
1981–1986 Philip Mulhall
1986–1997, 1999–2000 Anthony Visser
Acting 1998 Frank Malloy
2001–2002 Matthew Mahoney
2003–2008 Garry Williams First Full-Time Lay Principal
2009–2016 Adam Taylor
2017–present Phillip Stewart School Captain of Holy Cross in 1984

Notable alumni

See also

References

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