Thomas Carr College is a Roman Catholic co-educational day school in Tarneit, Victoria, Australia. It is named after Thomas Joseph Carr, the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne.
| Thomas Carr College | |
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 An aerial panorama of Thomas Carr College, in 2017 | |
| Address | |
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35 Thomas Carr Drive , 3029 | |
| Coordinates | 37°50′50″S 144°42′1″E / 37.84722°S 144.70028°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Catholic school |
| Motto | They Will Shine |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1997 |
| Principal | Rose Connolly |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 10 hectares (25 acres) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue and white |
| Publication | The Beacon |
| Newspaper | The Beacon' |
| School fees | $4,980 per annum + $550 family levy fee[1] |
| Affiliation | Sports Association of Catholic Coeducational Secondary Schools (SACCSS) |
| Website | thomascarr |
School principals
editIn 2006, the principal since the College's founding, Paul D'Astoli, was transferred and succeeded by Bruce Runnalls. Runnalls died in office in 2011 and was succeeded by Andrew Watson until December 2018, when he resigned. Craig Holmes took over the role as college principal from January 2019 to 2020, before the role was passed to Jamie Madigan until 23rd of June 2023. Rose Connolly currently holds the position as of 2023.
Sport
editThomas Carr College is a member of the Sports Association of Catholic Co-educational Secondary Schools (SACCSS) since 2019 and a former member of the Association of Co-educational School (ACS) sporting competition from 2003-2018.
ACS premierships
editThomas Carr College won the following ACS premierships.[2]
Combined:
- Beach Volleyball – 2018
- Touch Football (3) – 2008, 2010, 2011
Boys:
- Hockey (2) – 2015, 2016
- Basketball (7) – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019
- Cricket (3) – 2011, 2015, 2017
- Soccer – 2005
- Softball (6) – 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Table Tennis – 2005
- Tennis – 2015
Girls:
- Football (3) – 2012, 2014, 2015
- Hockey – 2011
- Netball (3) – 2006, 2008, 2009
- Softball (3) – 2007, 2008, 2009
Houses
editThere are four houses at Thomas Carr College. They are the Galway (yellow), the Moylough (blue), Maynooth (red) and Westport (green). All are named after towns in Ireland and are significant places in Thomas Carr's life.
Controversy
editIn 2002 it was reported that some Year 8 students were given money from male students to perform sexual acts.[3]
In 2003, a Year 9 student committed suicide after being bullied at school camp. The resulting controversy led to widespread bullying awareness, and the state government introduced various reforms.[4][5]
In 2005 the school established a "wireless bully button" system which alerts teachers by SMS when students push the button and records incidents via a network of 20 video cameras.[6]
Notable alumni
edit- Dante Exum – basketball player[7]
- Manyiel Wugol – basketball player[8]
See more
editReferences
edit- ^ Thomas Carr College Fees 2012. Accessed 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Premiers Lists". ACS Sport | Association of Co-educational Schools. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "School prostitution or talkback titillation?".
- ^ Howe, Alan (16 April 2007). "Bullying is cruel not cool". Herald Sun. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ "Alan Howe: Evil loves a child of the worry free". Herald Sun. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ "Snarl, you're on bully camera as schools act". The Age. Melbourne. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
- ^ The Beacon. thomascarr.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ [1]. thomascarr.vic.edu.au Retrieved 21 November 2019.