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Brisbane Boys' College (BBC), founded in 1902, is an all boys day and boarding school located in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

History

Brisbane Boys' College is rated as one of Brisbane's finest schools[citation needed]. It was established in 1902 By Mr Arthur "Barney" Rudd. Rudd arrived in Brisbane in 1901 by boat from Melbourne. He decided to start a school in Clayfield in a house called "Knockarda". The school opened in February 1902 with just 4 students.

In 1906 the school moved to a new premises on the corner of Bayview Terrace, near the tram terminus. There was limited room for sporting fixtures, so for many years the boys walked to the nearby Kalinga park. In 1908 the school had 32 students, and a cadet corps was formed with the impending 1914-1918 war. The school suffered the losses of 8 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 generous 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.

Present day

BBC is owned by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools' Association which was formed in 1929 and owns other private schools in Queensland.

Although the College fosters a strong belief in academic success, there are wide range of co-curricular activities offered to students from Grade 4 - 12. With years of success and close losses Brisbane Boys' College believes strongly in teaching students discipline and sportsmanship. The school won the first ever GPS head of the river rowing race. They also provide manyother sports like Rugby, where it is run under Peter Wilson and Bevan Canning who facilitate the boys with exceedingly good coaching and defensive session. Thanks Guys!!!!!!!!!!!!

Future Plans

BBC seems to be under constant expansion and redevelopment. Probably the largest development is the extension of the Junior School to allow the integration of Preparatory School and Grades 1 - 3, expected to be completed by the end of 2008. Other developments include the refurbishment of the out-dated McKenzie wing, which is being cited as the new facility for Film, Television and New Media; as well as the minor landscaping project taking place outside the Integrated Learning Centre (ILC) to implement new seating facilities. Unfortunately for the ILC, however, the building was erected on a swamp and is in the process of falling over. There are several construction scaffold supports holding the building in place. Most notably the pathways around the ILC look like an earthquake 9.8 on the richter scale hit it.

Campus

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The Brisbane Boys' College front entrance.

BBC's campus is located in the Brisbane suburb of Toowong, with the main entrance from Kensington Terrace, although the school is also bordered by Miskin Street and Moggil Road.
The school is a landmark for Moggil Road traffic with its distinctive yellow buildings. The main building dates from the 1930s when the school moved to the site and is characterised by its Mediterranean arches and clock tower. Rudd and Hamilton wings form a T extending away from the main building and the modern glass fronted library fills the semi-circle. Other buildings on the site include McKenzie wing, College Hall, Barbra Helen Thomson Sports Complex, Birtles wing and the Junior School buildings.
There are 4 ovals included within the BBC grounds: Main, Junior School, 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 4-6, 7-9, 10 and 12. In years 4-6 the uniform consists of a green shirt, a green and black tie, 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. Blazers are worn in terms 2 and 3 and a boater is worn for the whole year. Prefects wear a distinguished tie, which features Green, Black and Gold stripes.

House system

The school is divided into a house system with 9 houses in the school. These are:

Birtles

Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Azure, Purple

Campbell

Named After: Secretary of PMSA
Colours: Yellow, Black

Flynn

Named After: John Flynn- Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
Colours: Blue and White

Hamilton

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

Knox

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

McKenzie

Named After: Former Headmaster
Colours: Orange, Black

Rudd

Named After: Founding Headmaster
Colours: Green, Gold

Wesley

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

Wheller

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

Headmasters

  • Mr A Rudd 1902-1931,
  • Mr P Hamilton 1931-1946,
  • Dr T Mckenzie 1946-1955,
  • Mr A Birtles 1956-1973,
  • Mr G Thompson 1974-1989, 1996,
  • Mr M Cujes 1990-1994,
  • Mr M Norris 1997-2001,
  • Mr G McDonald 2002- Current.

Culture & College Spirit

Brisbane Boys' College is one of the few Australian schools that maintains the tradition of playing the bagpipes. Another key point of BBC's culture is the great success of its rowing teams throughout the years, having produced the "world beaters" crew in 1993 which won the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta beating Eton college in the final and being the first Australian crew to win the prestigious event.

Mascots

BBC's support for many years has been provided by the College pipeband. However, with support at GPS events radically declining the school decided that drastic action was needed, and thus the Highlander was created. This seven-foot-tall beast attends GPS sports events, and leads the school in its many war cries. He wears face paint in the colours green, white and black. He wears a kilt, and is never seen without his sword or shield, the latter of which is also painted in the school colours.

War cries

The school has many war cries, which are used to rally support at sporting events.

The official college war cry is:
Aloomba Kaloomba by-a-duco
Winya Winya go go go
Karigal Karigal Nany-o-mar
Nurumbeta Burundarra tarra-kara-la
Go on College Green White Black
Ray Ray Ray!

Sports & Activities

The college offers a number of sports including Rugby, Football, Rowing, Gymnastics, Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Chess, Tennis, Cross Country, Australian Rules Football, Athletics, Swimming and Sailing.

Recent Sporting Achievements

  • Basketball - 2005
  • Cricket - 2003
  • Football - 2004
  • Gymnastics - 2000, 2001, 2004
  • Rowing - 2002, 2003
  • Volleyball - 2001

The 2005 team of the year was the basketball first V, who won the GPS, Club and State championships and went on to achieve 3rd in nationals. The season of excellence included a superb victory over the national champions.

Notable Alumni

Rhodes Scholars

  • Graeme Wilson
  • Gordon Donaldson
  • Hugh Dunn
  • John Wylie
  • Michael Huggins

Sporting

(bold indicates current player)

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