About St Edmunds College Canberra
St. Edmund's College, Canberra is a private, Catholic, day school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic Education school in the region and was the first Catholic Secondary Boys' College established in the ACT. St. Edmund's College practises in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. The current Headmaster of the College is Mr. Daniel Lawler, the Deputy is Mr. Darren Leech, and Board Chair is Mr. Michael Cooney. The current director of Middle School is Ms. Patricia Doyle. Students are placed into 'houses' for sporting and other events. The current houses and colours are: Clancy (Yellow), Treacy (Dark Blue), O'Brien (White), Haydon (Red), Mulrooney (Sky Blue), Rice (Green). HistorySt Edmund's War Memorial College opened in 1954 as a Christian Brothers school in response to the needs of Catholic parents of the region. St. Edmund's was the first Catholic secondary boys college established in Canberra. The College has over 1, 200 students currently enrolled, having started in 1954 with 330. HeadmastersThe St Edmund's College website lists the following people as headmasters of the school: 1954–1956: Br P. L. McCarthy 1957–1959: Br E. C. Fields 1960–1965: Br N. T. Landener 1966–1969: Br J. B. Darmody 1970–1978: Br G. D. Kerr 1979–1988: Br R. J. Wallace 1989–1994: Br J. P. O’Shea 1995–2004: Mr C. J. Dwyer 2005–2008: Dr C. X. Hayes 2009–2014: Mr P. J. Fullagar 2015–Present: Mr D. Lawler
St Edmunds College Canberra Description
St. Edmund's College, Canberra is a private, Catholic, day school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic Education school in the region and was the first Catholic Secondary Boys' College established in the ACT. St. Edmund's College practises in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. The current Headmaster of the College is Mr. Daniel Lawler, the Deputy is Mr. Darren Leech, and Board Chair is Mr. Michael Cooney. The current director of Middle School is Ms. Patricia Doyle. Students are placed into 'houses' for sporting and other events. The current houses and colours are: Clancy (Yellow), Treacy (Dark Blue), O'Brien (White), Haydon (Red), Mulrooney (Sky Blue), Rice (Green). HistorySt Edmund's War Memorial College opened in 1954 as a Christian Brothers school in response to the needs of Catholic parents of the region. St. Edmund's was the first Catholic secondary boys college established in Canberra. The College has over 1, 200 students currently enrolled, having started in 1954 with 330. HeadmastersThe St Edmund's College website lists the following people as headmasters of the school: 1954–1956: Br P. L. McCarthy 1957–1959: Br E. C. Fields 1960–1965: Br N. T. Landener 1966–1969: Br J. B. Darmody 1970–1978: Br G. D. Kerr 1979–1988: Br R. J. Wallace 1989–1994: Br J. P. O’Shea 1995–2004: Mr C. J. Dwyer 2005–2008: Dr C. X. Hayes 2009–2014: Mr P. J. Fullagar 2015–Present: Mr D. Lawler