Thomas Carr College

Thomas Carr College is a Roman Catholic co-educational day school in Tarneit, Victoria, Australia. It is named after Thomas Joseph Carr, the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne.

Thomas Carr College
An aerial panorama of Thomas Carr College, in 2017
Address
35 Thomas Carr Drive Tarneit , Victoria 3029 Australia
Coordinates	37°50′50″S 144°42′1″E
Information
School type	Catholic school
Motto	They Will Shine
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Principal	Rose Connolly
Grades	7–12
Gender	Co-educational
Language	English
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	10 hectares (25 acres)
Colour(s)	Navy blue and white
Publication	The Beacon
Newspaper	The Beacon'
School fees	$4,980 per annum + $550 family levy fee[1]
Affiliation	Sports Association of Catholic Coeducational Secondary Schools (SACCSS)
Website	thomascarr.vic.edu.au

School principals

In 2006, the principal since the College's founding, Paul D'Astoli, was transferred and succeeded by Bruce Runnalls. Runnalls died in office in 2011 and was succeeded by Andrew Watson until December 2018, when he resigned. Craig Holmes took over the role as college principal from January 2019 to 2020, before the role was passed to Jamie Madigan until 23rd of June 2023. Rose Connolly currently holds the position as of 2023.

Sport

Thomas Carr College is a member of the Sports Association of Catholic Co-educational Secondary Schools (SACCSS) since 2019 and a former member of the Association of Co-educational School (ACS) sporting competition from 2003-2018.

ACS premierships

Thomas Carr College won the following ACS premierships.^[2]

Combined:

• Beach Volleyball – 2018
• Touch Football (3) – 2008, 2010, 2011

Boys:

• Hockey (2) – 2015, 2016
• Basketball (7) – 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019
• Cricket (3) – 2011, 2015, 2017
• Soccer – 2005
• Softball (6) – 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012
• Table Tennis – 2005
• Tennis – 2015

Girls:

• Football (3) – 2012, 2014, 2015
• Hockey – 2011
• Netball (3) – 2006, 2008, 2009
• Softball (3) – 2007, 2008, 2009

Houses

There are four houses at Thomas Carr College. They are the Galway (yellow), the Moylough (blue), Maynooth (red) and Westport (green). All are named after towns in Ireland and are significant places in Thomas Carr's life.

Controversy

In 2002 it was reported that some Year 8 students were given money from male students to perform sexual acts.^[3]

In 2003, a Year 9 student committed suicide after being bullied at school camp. The resulting controversy led to widespread bullying awareness, and the state government introduced various reforms.^[4][5]

In 2005 the school established a "wireless bully button" system which alerts teachers by SMS when students push the button and records incidents via a network of 20 video cameras.^[6]

Notable alumni

• Michael Czepil – basketball coach^[7]
• Dante Exum – basketball player^[8]
• Manyiel Wugol – basketball player^[9]

See more

• List of schools in Victoria
• List of high schools in Victoria
• Victorian Certificate of Education