Houses
The college currently has four houses:
- Chanel: Named in honour of St Peter Chanel, one of the earliest Marists and the first Marist Saint. He was a missionary to the Pacific and was martyred on the Island of Futuna. Colour: Red.
- Kelly: Named in honour of Fr. Michael Kelly SJ the Parish Priest of North Sydney who provided the original inspiration for the establishment of the College by persistently inviting the Brothers to commence a school in the Parish. Colour: Green (black before 2007).
- Moore: Named in honour of the College’s first Headmaster, Br Walter Moore, who had the responsibility of establishing a new school and beginning the proud tradition of Marist Education north of the Harbour. Colour: Blue.
- Salta: Named in honour of Br Peter Salta, ex-student and staff member of the College. Br Peter attended the school as a boy and then returned as a staff member in 1967. He is the longest serving member of staff, finishing teaching duties in 1999 and maintaining until today an involvement as tutor and assistant in the office. He has moved to Marcellin College, Randwick for his retirement years. Colour: Yellow.
In certain circumstances the college may open special extra houses:
- Ludovic: Usually if the intake of Year Seven students in a particular year is significantly larger than normal, an extra house is opened, often called Ludovic. It is a special house in that it does not have a specific House Coordinator, Senior Captains leadership team, house colour or emblem. Rather the students consist of an even distribution amongst the four main houses and are placed in the Ludovic House for administrative purposes only.
Prior to 2006, the four college houses were Chanel, Xavier, Marcellin and Sykes. However after an extensive review, an overhaul of the house and pastoral systems resulted in significant structural changes and greater emphasis on intra-house relationships and less so on Year groups as collectives. The houses were subsequently renamed; Xavier became Kelly, Marcellin became Moore and Sykes became Salta. The only House that retained its name in the overhaul was Chanel. The house colours of the previous four houses was retained for their successors. The previous posts of Year Seven to Twelve Coordinators were abolished and four House Coordinators were established in their places.
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