Marcellin College, Bulleen

Marcellin College is a Catholic secondary school which was founded by the Marist Brothers to meet the educational needs of boys.

Marcellin is owned and conducted by the Marist Brothers and it derives its inspiration from the traditions and spirit of the Brothers, the teachings of the Church and current educational theory and practice. The name Marcellin comes from the founder of the Marist Brothers, Saint Marcellin Champagnat.

Marcellin Champagnat had very simple and yet rich directions for his schools. His schools were asked to provide opportunities for the young entrusted to their care and to encourage the students to develop their individual talents to the fullest. This is the challenge that Marist schools have endeavoured to meet for the past 200 years.

The College motto is – Virtute Ad Altissima, meaning ‘Strive for the highest with Virtue and Courage’.

There is an established Student Representative Council which allows students to be actively involved in various College matters to help organise functions and events relative to their student body. There is a SRC representative in each year level for each house for years 7 to 11. In year 12 there is a College Captain and two Vice Captains as well as House Captains and Vice Captains for their representative houses, who form the SRC Executive Committee. 2008 saw the introduction of various Academic Captains including LOTE and various Performing Arts Captains. This was also the year for the first World Youth Day Captain in conjunction with the World Youth Day event held in the same year with the position being called the Liturgy Captain for future years.

Marcellin College is a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) and has, most recently, won the 1st Football grand final in years 2015, 2016 & 2017, as well as Marcus Bontempelli going on to win the 2016 AFL Grand Final.

Sports offered

• Summer: Cricket, basketball, tennis, volleyball, squash
• Winter: cross-country, hockey, football, rugby, soccer
• Additional: athletics, swimming, golf, chess, water polo

Notable alumni

• Marcus Bontempelli – AFL Western Bulldogs player[2]
• Mark Bresciano – Socceroo, plays also for Al-Gharafa, holds the record for highest transfer fee for an Australian player.
• Gavin Brown – former AFL Collingwood captain & Premiership player.
• Callum Brown- AFL Collingwood player.
• Tyler Brown - AFL Collingwood player.
• Anthony Carafa – former AFL Fitzroy Football Club player.
• Peter Curran – former AFL Hawthorn Premiership player.
• Paul Dimattina – former AFL Western Bulldogs player & restaurateur.
• Michael Dimattina – Cricketer
• Greg Madigan – former AFL Hawthorn and Fremantle player.
• Peter McNamara – tennis player, former world No. 7.
• Leigh Montagna – AFL St Kilda player.
• Daniel Mullen - SocceroosAdelaide United Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers
• Luke Shuey – AFL West Coast Eagles player.
• Andrew Tranquilli – AFL Collingwood player.
• Jason Cripps – former AFL St Kilda player.
• Matthew Head - former AFL field umpire.
• Stephen Silvagni – former AFL Carlton Football Club player, Full Back of the Century.
• Brayden Sier- AFL Footballer Collingwood Football Club (AKA. Phill Inn)[3]
• David Zaharakis – AFL Essendon player.
• Patrick Karnezis – former AFL Brisbane Lions and Collingwood player
• Josh Caddy – AFL Richmond Football Club player
• Jack Newnes – AFL St Kilda player
• Dale Fleming – former AFL Fitzroy and Hawthorn player.
• Frank Marchesani – former AFL Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club player.
• Pat Cash – Tennis Player (attended Marcellin College at the Camberwell Campus on Canterbury Road).
• Michael Erwin- AFL Collingwood Football Club

Entertainment, media and the arts

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

Politics

• Michael O'Brien- Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, Victorian Opposition Leader.[4]
• Martin Dixon-Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2018, Minister for Education 2010-2014

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.

• Marcellin College