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Brisbane Boys' College (BBC), is an independent, Presbyterian and Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Established in 1902, the College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,550 students from Prep to 12,[1] including 140 boarders from Years 5 to 12.[2]

Brisbane Boys' College is a school of the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association (PMSA),[3] and is affiliated with the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] and the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA).[5] The school is also a founding member of the Great Public Schools' Association Inc (GPS).[1]

History

Brisbane Boys' College was established in 1902 by Mr Arthur Rudd. Rudd arrived in Brisbane in 1901 by boat from Melbourne and started a school in Clayfield. The school officially started in February 1902 with just four students.

In 1906, the school moved to a new premises on the corner of Bayview Terrace, near the tram terminus, for a need of more room. There was limited room for sporting, so for many years the boys walked to the nearby Kalinga Park. In 1908, there were 42 men, and a cadet corps was formed with the impending 1914-1918 war. The school suffered the losses of eight Clayfield Collegians during the war. In the late twenties it was decided that there were insufficient facilities, and for the school was moved to its current site in Toowong with support from its owners, the daughters of the late Premier of Queensland, Sir Robert Philp. The Clayfield campus became a primary school department of Somerville House, which later developed into the independent Clayfield College.

Today BBC is owned by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association, which was formed in 1918, and owns other private schools in Queensland.[3]

Headmasters

Period Details
1902 – 1930 Mr A W Rudd, MA, LLB (Melbourne)
1931 – 1946 Mr P M Hamilton OBE, MA, BLitt, DipEd
1947 – 1955 Dr T R McKenzie OBE, BA, MEd, PhD, EdD, FCP, LTCL
1956 – 1973 Mr A J Birtles, MA, BSc, DipEd, MACE
1974 – 1989, 1996 Mr G E Thompson AM, BCom, MACE
1990 – 1995 Mr G M Cujes, BEc(Hons), MA, MEd, DipEd, DipSchAdmin, MACE, MACEA, FAIM
1997 – 2001 Mr M G Norris, BA (Natal), Teachers Senior Diploma, MACE
2002 – Present Mr G E McDonald, BA, DipEd, MEd (Melbourne), MACE, MACEL

Campus

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The Brisbane Boys' College front entrance.

BBC's campus is located in the Brisbane suburb of Toowong on land bordered by Moggill Road, Kensington Terrace and Miskin Street, with the main entrance from Kensington Terrace.

The main building dates from the 1930s, when the school moved to the site, and is characterised by its Mediterranean arches and clock tower. The Rudd and Hamilton wings form a T, extending away from the main building, and the modern glass fronted library fills the quadrant. Other buildings on the site include McKenzie wing, College Hall, Barbra Helen Thomson Sports Complex, Birtles wing and the Junior School buildings.

The new Junior School Buildings were completed in early 2008, which houses the newly introduced Prep - Grade 3 students as well as the Grade 4 and 5 students.

There are three ovals included within the BBC grounds: Main, P&F and Miskin. BBC also makes use of the Oakman Park ovals, Toowong College, University of Queensland and St Lucia playing fields.

Uniform

The College uniform varies throughout the different grades, these being between Years 1–6, 7–11 and 12. One defining factor of the uniform is the boater, a straw hat worn to and from the school and in public that has been a college tradition since its conception. In Years 1–6, the uniform consists of a green shirt, a green and black tie, grey shorts and plain grey socks. In Years 7–11, the only difference is that trousers are worn, and in Year 12 a white shirt and green and white tie are worn.

Green, white and black striped blazers are worn in terms 2 and 3. Blazers also display "Colours" which are awards that warrant embroidery on the pockets of the blazer. Lines, Half-Colours and Full-Colours are displayed on the bottom right-hand, top left-hand and top right-hand pocket respectively, and each display a line of text, which display the category of achievement and the year the award was given. Half-Colours and Full-Colours also exhibit altered forms of the BBC emblem (School captains have a yellow full colour emblem). Students in leadership positions, such as house capitains and prefects, are given a badge with their name and position within the school. Prefects wear a distinguished tie and boater-band, which features Green, Black and Gold stripes.

House system

The school is divided into a house system with nine houses in the school. These are:

Birtles

Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Azure Blue, White, Gold

Campbell

Named After: Secretary of PMSA
Colours: Yellow, Black, White

Flynn

Named After: John Flynn- Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Colours: Blue, Red

Hamilton

Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Royal Blue, Black, White

Knox

Named After: John Knox- Leading Reformer of the Church of Scotland, a major influence on Presbyterian churches worldwide
Colours: Red, White, Black

McKenzie

Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Orange, Black

Rudd

Named After: Founding Headmaster
Colours: Gold, Black, Green

Wesley

Named After: John Wesley- Founder of the Methodist Church
Colours: Light Blue, Dark Blue

Wheller

Named After: Long serving Minister of Albert St church
Colours: Maroon, Black, White

Co-curriculum

Music

BBC's Music Department hosts several string, orchestral and vocal ensembles, as well as concert and stage bands throughout the levels of the school. Brisbane Boys' College maintains the tradition of conducting a pipe band, which plays at several public events such as the annual ANZAC Day March in Brisbane. The school also, along with St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School, conducts annual musicals along with other theatrical productions.

Sport

The College offers Rugby, Football, Rowing, Gymnastics, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Chess, Tennis, Cross Country, Australian Rules Football, Athletics, Soccer, Swimming and Sailing.

Recent sporting achievements

  • Australian Football – 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Basketball – 2005
  • Cricket – 2003
  • Football – 2004
  • Gymnastics – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007
  • Rowing – 2002, 2003
  • Volleyball – 2001
  • Tennis – 2006, 2007
  • Sailing – 2007, 2008 [6]

Rowing club

BBC students rowing on the Brisbane River, 1935

The BBC Rowing Club is active during Terms 1, 3 and 4 of the school year (October to March), and is open to boys in Years 7–12. The boathouse is located on the Brisbane River, near the University of Queensland at St Lucia. The club has been successful since its first race in 1918, winning more Queensland Head of the River races than any other school.[citation needed] The club's most recent wins were in 2002 and 2003.[citation needed]

The club was founded in 1916, by school founder Mr A W Rudd. The first shed was built on Breakfast Creek in 1918, with the club winning its first Head of the River the following year. The shed was moved to its current site in 1930, where it was destroyed by flood in 1974. A new shed was built on the same site in 1976.

The club is split into four stages – Junior (grades 7, 8 and 9), Under 15 (grades 9 and 10), Under 16 (grades 10 and 11) and Open (grades 11 and 12). Juniors and Under 15s row in quad sculls, and Under 16s and Opens row eights. The 1st VIII has been successful at the Head of the River on 23 occasions, winning in 1919, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 2002.[citation needed] The club's 1st VIII also won the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1993, becoming the first Australian crew to do so.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

Alumnus of Brisbane Boy's College are known as Old Collegians' and may elect to join the schools' alumni association, the BBC Old Collegians' Association.[7] Some notable Old Collegians' include:

Academic
Business
Media, entertainment and the arts
Politics, public service and the law
Rhodes Scholars
  • Gordon Donaldson (1946)[19]
  • Hugh Dunn (1949)[19]
  • Michael Huggins (1996)[19]
  • Graeme Wilson (1940)[19]
  • John Wylie (1983)[19]
Sport

References

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  3. ^ a b "Brisbane Boys' College". Schools. Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  4. ^ "JSHAA Queensland Directory of Members". Queensland Branch. Junior School Heads Association of Australia. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  5. ^ "AHISA Schools: Queensland". Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Brisbane Boys College wins team racing
  7. ^ "Old Collegians' Association". College Community. Brisbane Boys' College. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
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  16. ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "COLLISON Kerry Boyd". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  17. ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "GOTTERSON Robert William". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
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  19. ^ a b c d e "Queensland Rhodes Scholars" (doc). Rhodes Scholarship. University of Queensland. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  20. ^ a b c d http://www.bbc.qld.edu.au/activities/afl/default.htm BBC AFL page

See also

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