Marcellin College, Bulleen

Marcellin College is a Catholic secondary boys' college in Bulleen, Victoria, Australia.

Marcellin College
Location
Bulleen , Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°46′29″S 145°4′54″E
Information
Type	Independent, single-sex
Motto	Virtute ad Altissima (Strive for the Highest with Virtue and Courage)
Denomination	Roman Catholic (Marist)
Established	1950[1]
Principal	Marco Di Cesare
Chaplain	N/A
Staff	~170+
Years offered	7–12
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	1,400 (7–12)
Houses	Augustine   Champagnat   Faulkner   Kenny   Lavalla   Mannes   Marlhes   Redden
Colour(s)	Maroon, blue & gold
Slogan	Virtute ad Altissima – Strive for the Highest with Virtue and Courage
Yearbook	Ad Altissima
School fees	$12,030 (7–9) $13,430 (10–12)
Affiliation	Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria
Website	marcellin.vic.edu.au

The school was founded in 1950 by the Marist Brothers originally in Canterbury Road, Camberwell, Victoria. A senior school campus was opened in Bulleen for years 9 to 12 with the Canterbury campus catering for years 4 to 8. With the school population growing the Junior School in Camberwell stopped accepting students in grades 4, 5 and 6 and took only Years 7 and 8. The college consolidated its campuses in 1993 and the Junior School was closed.^[2]

The college is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria and the Association of Marist Schools of Australia. It comes under the north eastern region of Catholic Education Melbourne.^[3]

Curriculum

Marcellin College offers its senior students the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

VCE results 2012-2023^[4]

Year	Rank	Median study score	Scores of 40+ (%)	Cohort size
2012	127	31	9.6	308
2013	135	31	8.6	311
2014	94	32	10.1	280
2015	128	31	8.8	295
2016	156	31	6.1	282
2017	168	30	7.5	291
2018	169	30	8.1	312
2019	138	31	7.8	316
2020	171	30	7.5	341
2021	169	30	18.5	337
2022	183	30	6.6	321
2023	121	31	9	302

Sport

Marcellin College is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria. The college was formerly a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges from 1952 to 1963.^[5]

Marcellin is one of many schools that are "renowned" for their production of AFL players in spite of the fact that the school does not issue scholarships to students who may be talented at a particular sport.^[6]

AGSV premierships

Marcellin has won the following AGSV premierships.^[7]

• Athletics (2) – 1968, 2019
• Basketball (17) – 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
• Cricket (9) – 1970, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2015
• Cross Country (23) – 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Football (9) – 1977, 1983, 1984, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2015, 2016, 2017
• Soccer (12) – 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021
• Squash (3) – 2000, 2003, 2010
• Tennis – 1999
• Volleyball – 2015

Notable alumni

Entertainment, media and the arts

• Stephen Curry – actor and comedian
• Kaz James – solo artist & international DJ
• Andrew Maher – media personality (The Front Bar)
• Anthony Pappa – international DJ

Politics

• Martin Dixon – Former Liberal member of Nepean, Minister for Education 2010–2014
• Michael O'Brien – Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, former Victorian opposition leader.^[8]
• Greg Mirabella – Former Liberal Party senator of the Australian Senate and current president of the Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)^[9]

Sports

AFL

• Marcus Bontempelli – AFL Western Bulldogs player^[10]
• Callum Brown – AFL Collingwood player.
• Gavin Brown – former AFL Collingwood captain & Premiership player.
• Tyler Brown – AFL Collingwood player.
• Josh Caddy – AFL Richmond Football Club player
• Anthony Carafa – former AFL Fitzroy Football Club player.
• Jason Castagna – AFL player Richmond Football Club
• Jason Cripps – former AFL St Kilda player.
• Peter Curran – former AFL Hawthorn Premiership player.
• Paul Dimattina – former AFL Western Bulldogs player & restaurateur.
• Michael Erwin – AFL Collingwood Football Club
• Dale Fleming – former AFL Fitzroy and Hawthorn player.
• Matthew Head – former AFL field umpire
• Patrick Karnezis – former AFL Brisbane Lions and Collingwood player
• Greg Madigan – former AFL Hawthorn and Fremantle player.
• Frank Marchesani – former AFL Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club player.
• Justin McInerney – AFL Sydney Swans player^[11]
• Leigh Montagna – AFL St Kilda player.
• Jack Newnes – AFL Carlton player
• Luke Shuey – AFL West Coast Eagles player.
• Brayden Sier – AFL Footballer Collingwood Football Club
• Stephen Silvagni – former AFL Carlton Football Club player, Full Back of the Century.
• Andrew Tranquilli – AFL Collingwood player.
• David Zaharakis – AFL Essendon player.

Soccer

• Mark Bresciano – Socceroo, plays also for Al-Gharafa, holds the record for highest transfer fee for an Australian player.
• Daniel Mullen – Socceroos, Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers

Tennis

• Pat Cash – Tennis Player (attended Marcellin College at the Camberwell Campus on Canterbury Road).
• Peter McNamara – tennis player, former world No. 7.

Cricket

• Michael Dimattina – Cricketer

Criminals

• Alphonse Gangitano – criminal known as the "Black Prince of Lygon Street", face of the Carlton Crew, said to have started the Melbourne Gangland War with the killing of Greg Workman.