Christian Brothers College, Burwood

Christian Brothers College, Burwood
Former school building, now used as a building for Southern Cross Catholic Vocational College
Location
Map
17 Comer Street

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Coordinates33°52′19″S 151°06′11″E / 33.871935°S 151.103160°E / -33.871935; 151.103160
Information
TypeRoman Catholic, all-male, secondary, day
MottoLatin: Auspice Christo
(Guided by Christ)
Established1909
FounderBr. P.G. O'Neill
StatusClosed
Closed2009
Grades7–10
ColoursSky blue, navy and white
AffiliationsRoman Catholic
WebsiteArchived website

Christian Brothers College, Burwood (CBC Burwood) was a Catholic high school located in Burwood, Sydney Australia. The school was founded in 1909. It was announced on 25 March 2008 that the school would close at the end of 2009, due to a decline in enrolment arising from a change in demographics in the suburbs surrounding the school.[1]

At closing, it taught boys from Year 7 to Year 10. The school chapel, the school grotto, the lower yard classrooms, and the old wall ball court were demolished, though the brothers' house and other buildings were left intact.

Its former premises are occupied by Southern Cross Catholic Vocational College, a co-educational specialized vocational school founded in 2010.[2][3]

House colours

Christian Brothers' College Burwood's homeroom classes and sport teams were divided by colours, which were nominated by significant names:

  • Red for Gadigal (the Gadigal people once lived on the land the school was built on)
  • Yellow for Moylan (Br. Brian Moylan)
  • Green for O'Neill (the first principal)
  • Blue for Delany (one of the school's principals)

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Bulletin 101 Christian Brothers Burwood Archived 29 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Catholic Education Office, retrieved 29 April 2008
  2. ^ "Southern Cross Catholic College Burwood". sccc.syd.catholic.edu.au. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ vijay (29 August 1909). "Christian Brothers College Burwood founded | Sydney Catholic Schools". Retrieved 23 February 2026.