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Mazenod College
Nihil Linquendum Inausum ("Leave Nothing Undared For The Kingdom of God")
Established	1967
School Type	Independent, day school
Location	Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia
Enrolment	1,180
Colours	Blue, White, and Black
Homepage	www.mazenodcollege.org/

Mazenod College is a boys' Secondary Regional College, located in Mulgrave, Victoria.

It is one of three schools run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) and the only one in Victoria. Mazenod College is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges - Victoria (ACC). Its sister school is Avila College, located in Mount Waverley. The current rector is Fr. Pat Moroney OMI (2002 - present).

Crest, motto, name and history

The College is named after St Eugene de Mazenod, founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the College motto is to "Leave Nothing Undared for the Kingdom of God." This translates into taking every opportunity to share the Gospel messages. It requires radical daring and necessary and appropriate risks to share Christ with the world. In honour of France, the country of Bishop de Mazenod, there is a band of five fleur-de- lys along the top, one for the Oblate Fathers and one each for the four foundation parishes. The centre features the Cross, the Christian symbol, worn by the Oblates who direct the College, and on it is mounted the emblem of the State of Victoria, the Southern Cross on a blue background, the colour of Mary Immaculate. The letters O.M.I. appear around the foot of the Cross indicating the Oblate service of Christianity. The motto, "Nihil linquendum inausum---Leave nothing undared", is taken from the writings of Bishop de Mazenod. The College colours—black, white and blue—appear in the badge. Mazenod College was founded in 1967 in St. Joseph's Primary School in nearby Springvale, Victoria to serve the parishes of Springvale, Clayton, Springvale North and Glen Waverley. Due to no government funding, the school was in a tight financial position which lasted for six years. In the first year, there was 79 students and two teachers. Mazenod stayed at St Joseph's until Tuesday, 22 April 1968 when it moved into the first stage of its present building - two classrooms just beyond the office section.

In 1969 the two science rooms beyond the second stairs were added and in 1971 further (much needed) classrooms. Further extensions were the library / canteen in 1974, the penthouse block in 1975, the administration block in 1978 and the chapel in 1983.

The college expanded to the other side of Kernot Avenue in 1984 when the Manual and Fine Arts Complex was opened. The present school library was built in 1987 when, with the addition of a lecture theatre and Year 12 complex, the O'Rourke Wing opened. Finally, a new staff and conference room was added in 1992 to cater for the needs of an expanding staff and use of school facilities.

Building continues to this day with the new Founders' Complex completed in 2007 dedicated to those people who founded the College; the Families, the Students, the Staff and Oblates. It houses state of the art computer, music and drama facilities. In 2009, Fr. Moroney O.M.I, built a new Year 12 cafeteria facility.

Catholic identity

Mazenod College is a Catholic College where the faith is given great respect and centrality. Mass is celebrated every morning at 8:10am and each year level is responsible for a morning. A full school Mass(called The Inaugral Mass) is celebrated in St Patrick's Cathedral each year and full school masses are held on May 21 for Founder's Day (St Eugene de Mazenod's feast day), August 15 (Assumption of Mary) and an Advent Mass on the last day of school in preparation for Christmas.

Liturgy prefects

Liturgy Prefects are present in each of the classes and help with the planning, leading, celebration and cleaning up of each liturgy of the College. They are responsible for the distribution of ashes on Ash Wednesday and also the planning of the Class Masses each morning.

Rector history

The Rector of Mazenod College is appointed by the Provincial of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate who have the responsibility for the administration of the College and the Pastoral care of students. The appointment is confirmed by the Archbishop. The College's Rectors are:

• 1967 - 1972 Fr. J. FitzPatrick O.M.I
• 1973 - 1977 Fr. K. Davine O.M.I
• 1978 - 1983 Fr. I. Mackintosh O.M.I
• 1984 - 1988 Fr. P. Moroney O.M.I
• 1989 - 1995 Fr. K. Davine O.M.I
• 1996 - 2001 Fr. J. Sherman O.M.I
• 2002 - 2009 Fr. P Moroney O.M.I

On Thursday, 6 August, it was confirmed that Fr. Michael Twigg O.M.I, currently the Vice Rector for the college, has been appointed as Rector of the College by the College Board, commencing 2010.

College houses

• Charlebois (Light Blue) named after Bishop Ovide Charlebois
• Cebula (Dark Blue) named after Blessed Jozef Cebula OMI
• Albini (Yellow)named after Father Charles Albini OMI
• Grandin (Red) named after Blessed Vidal Grandin
• Anthony (Maroon) named after Brother Anthony Kowalczyk OMI
• Gerard (Green) named after Blessed Joseph Gerard
• Chisholm (Purple) named after Caroline Chisholm
• Mackillop (Grey) named after Blessed Mary MacKillop
• 2009 Sport Competitions:
• Athletics: Charlebois
• Swimming: Gerard
• Cross Country: N/A

Notable alumni

VFL/AFL Players

• Matt Johnson (Footscray)
• Silvio Foschini (Sydney and St.Kilda)
• Carl Steinfort (Collingwood and Geelong)
• Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)
• Heath Black (Fremantle and St Kilda)
• Scott Thornton (Fremantle)
• Ashley Hansen (West Coast Eagles)

Tennis

• Peter Luczak (Australian Davis Cup Representative)

Athletics

• Peter Robertson (World Champion Triathlete)

Food

• George Calombaris (Award winning chef and judge on Masterchef Australia)

Television

• Gerard Whateley (ABC media commentator)
• Tom Steinfort (National Nine News Reporter)

Today

Mazenod College has over 1,180 students enrolled in the school and over 140 staff members. It also has several bands, including its symphony orchestra, string ensembles, 5 choirs, the Concert Band, The Symphonic Wind Band. In 2006, building works commenced and were completed in 2007. These included a brand new complex, called the Founder's Complex (blessed and opened on March 25, 2007), for the Computer Rooms, servers, Manual and Fine Arts Complex and the music tutorial provided by the college, renovations of the 'old' Manual and Fine Arts Centre (it became the Year 7 area) and a new building catering to the needs of maintenance and grounds staff. The new building also comprises staff amenities and equipment storage.

The College has now commenced its next major development, a full-sized cafeteria and multi-purpose centre.

International relationships

Mazenod College currently has a close relationship with two overseas schools; Daisho Gakuen College in Osaka, Japan, and Istituto Maria Immacolata in Milan, Italy. These relationships were formed to strengthen Mazenod's LOTE department, giving students the invaluable opportunity to come in contact with Japanese and Italian students (both languages are available for study at Mazenod). Each year Mazenod and its brother schools overseas undertake a student exchange study trip, with Mazenod students travelling to Osaka or Milan for a study trip and students from Daisho or I.M.I travelling to Melbourne on exchange for a short period. This usually occurs in alternating years.

International Oblate Youth Encounter 2008

On July 9 through to July 13, 2008, Mazenod College hosted the International Oblate Youth Encounter for over 800 pilgrims from around the world. This gathering was the Oblate Preparation for the World Youth Day to be held in Sydney. Over 150 current and former students took part in the Encounter and World Youth Day.

External links

• Mazenod College's website

References