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Marist College Kogarah is an independent Roman Catholic single sex secondary day school for boys, located in Bexley, a suburb located in the St George region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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| Marist College Kogarah | |
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 Marist College Kogarah | |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′29″S 151°7′49″E |
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| Former name | Kogarah Boys' School |
| Type | Independent single sex secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Finis Coronat Opus (The end crowns the work) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Marist Brothers |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Established | 1909 |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Oversight | Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Principal | Simon Ghantous |
| Staff | 96+[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | c. 1,200[2] (2007) |
| Colour(s) | Blue, red and white |
| Athletics | Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association |
| Affiliations | Association of Marist Schools of Australia |
| Website | mckogarah |
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The college was founded in 1909, and has a tradition based on the teachings of the French educator Saint Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist Brothers. The school offers education to approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12.
Marist College Kogarah was established in 1908 as the Kogarah Boys' School, a primary school for boys. The Marist Brothers agreed to establish the school after requests by John O'Driscoll, parish priest of the new parish of Kogarah. During 1908 a hundred pupils were enrolled, it then being the only Catholic boys school in New South Wales south west of Newtown. As demand for secondary education grew in the region, junior secondary classes were added to the school in the late 1920s. By 1938 it was a full secondary school, presenting pupils for the Leaving Certificate. By the 1940s it was the largest Catholic School in Australia.[citation needed] In the 1960s, the school became part of the new Archdiocesan system of schools and this had important consequences for Kogarah. Parish schools were preferred for primary education and so in 1982 primary classes ended at Marist Brothers Kogarah. From 1984, senior girls were enrolled in Years 11 and 12. This was however short-lived due to the establishment of Bethany College in 1993.
Former Principal, Br John Patrick O'Brien was sentenced to 7 years gaol by Lismore District Court for 11 counts of indecent assault against 4 different students whilst at St Joseph's Hunters Hill. Sentencing was on 6 November 2021.
Over the years the school has had three crest designs. They all have in common a red cross dividing a shield into four fields. Above the shield is the school motto Finis Coronat Opus, meaning "The End Crowns the Work"; below is the school name. The redesigns were required after the school's name was altered. The crest's symbols were also rearranged after the first redesign. The fields contain the following symbols:
The present school house system has been operating since 2000. As each new student begins at the school, he is allocated to a house and its colour. The school has four houses that have been named after people that have made a lasting impact on the school. Students are involved in House Competitions which include Sporting, Cultural and Academic events. The four houses are:
Subjects offered for the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) include English Standard, English Advanced, English Extension 1, English Extension 2, General Mathematics,Mathematics, Mathematics Extension 1, Mathematics Extension 2, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Engineering Studies, Studies of Religion 1, Studies of Religion 2, Geography, Modern History, Ancient History, History Extension, Economics, Business Studies, Italian Beginners, Italian Continuers, Music 1, Music 2, Visual Arts, PDHPE, Industrial Technology, Design and Technology, Information Processes and Technology, and Software Design and Development.
The following individuals hav served as Principal of Marist College Kogarah:
| Ordinal | Principal | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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| 1 | Br. Gonzaga Brown | 1909 | 1914 | 4–5 years | [3] |
| 2 | Br. Athanaius Raess | 1915 | 1918 | 2–3 years | |
| 3 | Br. Ildephonsus Bassett | 1919 | 1921 | 1–2 years | |
| 4 | Br. Hubert Prowse | 1922 | 1927 | 4–5 years | |
| 5 | Br. Stanislaus Dillon | 1928 | 1933 | 4–5 years | |
| 6 | Br. Cyrill Ryan | 1934 | 1934 | 0 years | |
| 7 | Br. Aidan O'Keefe | 1935 | 1937 | 1–2 years | |
| 8 | Br. Ethelred Ferguson | 1938 | 1940 | 1–2 years | |
| 9 | Br. Placidus Redden | 1941 | 1945 | 3–4 years | |
| 10 | Br. Maurus Bartlett | 1946 | 1951 | 4–5 years | |
| 11 | Br. Othmar Weldon | 1952 | 1954 | 1–2 years | |
| 12 | Br. Michael Naughtin | 1955 | 1956 | 0–1 years | |
| 13 | Br. Laurence McKeon | 1957 | 1962 | 4–5 years | |
| 14 | Br. Frederick McMahon | 1963 | 1968 | 4–5 years | |
| 15 | Br. Baptist Gillogly | 1969 | 1974 | 4–5 years | |
| 16 | Br. Osmund | 1974 | 1975 | 0–1 years | |
| 17 | Br. Geoffrey Joy | 1976 | 1976 | 0 years | |
| 18 | Br. Christopher Wade | 1977 | 1980 | 2–3 years | |
| 19 | Br. John O'Brien | 1981 | 1986 | 4–5 years | |
| 20 | Br. Patrick Foley | 1987 | 1992 | 4–5 years | |
| 21 | Peter McNamara | 1992 | 1996 | 3–4 years | |
| 22 | Brian Roberts | 1996 | 2000 | 3–4 years | |
| 23 | Patrick O'Connor | 2001 | 2007 | 5–6 years | |
| 24 | Damian Millar | 2007 | 2008 | 0–1 years | |
| 25 | John Riordan | 2009 | 2020 | 14–15 years | |
| 26 | Simon Ghantous | 2021 | current | 3–4 years |
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (May 2019) |
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