{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox school | name = Holy Cross College | image = Holycrosscollegeryde.jpg | motto = {{langx|la|In cruce salus}} | motto_translation = In the Cross (is) Salvation | location = [[Victoria Road, Sydney|Victoria Road]], [[Ryde, New South Wales|Ryde]], [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] | country = Australia | coordinates = {{Coord|33.81846|S|151.11939|E|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:AU-NSW}} | established = {{start date and age|1891}} | founder = Alphonsus Delany | type = [[Independent school|Independent]] [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]] | gender = [[Single-sex school|Boys]] | denomination = [[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Roman Catholic]] | religious_affiliation = [[Patrician Brothers]] | principal = Phillip Stewart | staff = ~ 66 | teaching_staff = 55 | enrolment = 736 | enrollment_as_of = 2023 | grades_label = Years | grades = [[Year Seven|7]]–[[Year Twelve|12]] | colours = Maroon and gold {{color box|#990000}}{{color box|#FFCC00}} | website = {{URL|https://hccryde.syd.catholic.edu.au/}} }} '''Holy Cross College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]] [[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Roman Catholic]] [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]] for boys, located in the [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Ryde, New South Wales|Ryde]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holy Cross College |url=https://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/school_print.php?school=1135 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901221602/https://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/school_print.php?school=1135 |archive-date=2024-09-01 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Australian Schools Directory}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 |url=https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501085934/https://dataandreporting.blob.core.windows.net/anrdataportal/Data-Access-Program/School%20Profile%202023.xlsx |archive-date=2024-05-01 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority}}</ref> It is administered by [https://www.csnsw.catholic.edu.au/ Catholic Schools New South Wales], with an enrolment of 736 students and a teaching staff of 55, as of 2023.<ref name=":0" /> The school serves students from [[Year 7]] to [[Year 12]],<ref name=":0" /> and was originally conducted by the [[Patrician Brothers]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1907-01-24 |title=Holy Cross College, Ryde |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106285304 |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=[[The Catholic Press]] |pages=22}}</ref>
==History and tradition== In 1808, Bishop [[Daniel Delany]] established in Ireland the Congregation of the Brothers of St Patrick and sought to have the youth of his native land instructed in the principles and lifestyle of the Gospels.
The Patrician Brothers arrived in New South Wales in 1883, opening a Boarding College at Ryde in 1891,{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} and by the end of 1892, the college had an enrolment of 20 students.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1892-12-24 |title=Holy Cross College, Ryde |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111319763 |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=[[The Freeman's Journal (Sydney)]] |pages=17}}</ref>
The College moved to its present site in 1896,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1896-05-16 |title=Holy Cross College, Ryde |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111103399 |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=[[The Freeman's Journal (Sydney)]] |pages=15}}</ref> and was set to open in 1897,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1896-12-19 |title=Holy Cross College, Ryde |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111104498 |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=[[The Freeman's Journal (Sydney)]] |pages=19}}</ref> but the building was not completed until June 1898.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1898-06-18 |title=Holy Cross College, Ryde |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115388416 |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=[[The Freeman's Journal (Sydney)]] |pages=14}}</ref> The official opening and blessing occurred on 3 July 1898.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1898-07-04 |title=Holy Cross College, Ryde |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113250442 |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=[[The Evening News (Sydney)]] |pages=3}}</ref>
The great sandstone edifice which is now a landmark of the district gradually rose on the heights above the Parramatta River. It celebrated 125 years in 2016.
==Motto and crest== The Crest was designed in the early 1900s, and was installed in a stained glass window of the Oratory in the Monastery building. In 1959, a larger replica was installed in the new College Chapel. The Crest features the Waratah and Shamrock entwined, symbolising the shared Patrician Apostolate of Australia and Ireland. In one adaptation, the Harp is replaced by the Southern Cross. The overall design of the Crest is technically termed "Quarterly per Cross" and "Cross Fillet". The stars indicate the Southern Cross. Clockwise, from top left, the Quarters symbolise: * The Bishop's Mitre, for Bishop Daniel Delany, founder of the Patrician Brothers (and the Brigidine Sisters). * The Heart, as the universal symbol of love of God and mankind. * The Book of Learning (education), as the embodiment of the Scriptures, the humanities and the sciences. * The Harp, as the national emblem of Ireland, the country of origin of the Patrician Brothers...
==Sport== Holy Cross College was previously affiliated with the [[Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association]] (MCC).
==Principals== The following individuals have served as Principal of Holy Cross College: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Principal !! Notable achievements |- | 1891 || Fintan O'Neill || First Principal of Holy Cross College |- | 1891–1893, 1899–1904 || Andrew Dwyer || |- | 1894 || Stanislaus Bergin || |- | 1896 || Louis Hunt || |- | 1897 || Anthony Lee || |- | 1898 || Dominic Rickerby || |- | 1905–1907, 1912–1919 || Boniface Carroll || |- | 1908–1911, 1923–1924 || Beningnus Kealy || |- | 1920–1922, 1925 || Canice Grimes || |- | 1926–1928 || Celsus Daly || |- | 1929–1936 || Austin O'Connell || |- | 1937–1939 || Alphonsus Eviston || |- | 1940–1943, 1948–1954 || Aloysius Hannigan || |- | 1944 || Charles Cody || |- | 1945–1947 || Anthony Phelan || |- | 1955–1956, 1960–1965 || John Gallagher || |- | 1957–1959 || Norbert Phelan || |- | 1966–1968 || Patrick Lovegrove || |- | May 1968 – 1970 || Mark Ryan || |- | 1971–1980 || Stephen Aitken || |- | 1981–1986 || Philip Mulhall || |- | 1986–1997, 1999–2000 || Anthony Visser || |- | Acting 1998 || Frank Malloy || |- | 2001–2002 || Matthew Mahoney || |- | 2003–2008 || Garry Williams || First Full-Time Lay Principal |- | 2009–2016 || Adam Taylor || |- | 2017–present || Phillip Stewart || School Captain of Holy Cross in 1984 |}
==Notable alumni== <!-- List is alphabetical order by family name. Add references, preferably to linking the reference to their education at HCC, Ryde. --> * [[Chris Anderson (rugby league)|Chris Anderson]] – boarded and attended 6th form (Yr 12) 1971 while playing reserve and first grade for the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] * [[Mark Beaven]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Paul Beaven]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Luke Brooks]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crawley |first=Paul |date=2013-08-23 |title=Wests Tigers rookie sensation Luke Brooks ready for NRL debut against St George Illawarra |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers-rookie-sensation-luke-brooks-ready-for-nrl-debut-against-st-george-illawarra/news-story/5c392ee801bb318e6e079df07cae35fd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708090548/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/wests-tigers-rookie-sensation-luke-brooks-ready-for-nrl-debut-against-st-george-illawarra/news-story/5c392ee801bb318e6e079df07cae35fd |archive-date=2022-07-08 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}</ref> – [[rugby league]] footballer for [[Wests Tigers]] * [[Matt Cecchin]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matt Cecchin: Coming out in the masculine world of rugby league |url=https://www.youi.com.au/you-connect/youi-stories/stories-of-change-matt-cecchin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901231909/https://www.youi.com.au/you-connect/youi-stories/stories-of-change-matt-cecchin |archive-date=2024-09-01 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Youi |language=en-AU}}</ref> – former NRL Referee * [[Darren Clark]] – former Australian 200m and 400m sprint champion and dual Olympic Representative at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games * [[Joe Clark (Australian politician)|Joseph Clark]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLennan |first=N. T. |date=2021 |editor-last=Wilks |editor-first=Stephen |title=Joseph James (Joe) Clark (1897–1992) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clark-joseph-james-joe-28219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708054147/https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clark-joseph-james-joe-28219 |archive-date=2024-07-08 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Australian Dictionary of Biography}}</ref> – Federal Parliament Member for seat of Darling for 35 years from 1934 to 1969. * [[Paul Clarke (rugby league)|Paul Clarke]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Peter Clarke (rugby league)|Peter Clarke]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Greg Cox (rugby league)|Greg Cox]] – rugby league footballer * [[Bradley Deitz]] – rugby league footballer * [[Ignatius John Doggett]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=1934-05-10 |title=Holy Cross College, Ryde - Welcomes Home Two Ex-Students after Ordination |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146410031 |access-date=2024-09-01 |work=The Catholic Freeman's Journal |pages=17}}</ref> – Catholic Bishop * [[Benny Elias]] – former rugby league footballer for [[Balmain Tigers]], [[NSW State of Origin]], [[Australian Kangaroos]] * [[Anthony Fisher]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archbishop's Biography |url=https://www.sydneycatholic.org/our-archbishop/archbishops-biography/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613035410/https://www.sydneycatholic.org/our-archbishop/archbishops-biography/ |archive-date=2024-06-13 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney |language=en-AU}}</ref> – Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, 2014 * [[Maurice Fitzgerald (rugby league)|Maurice Fitzgerald]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=1940 |title=Application for Air Crew |url=https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=5522674&T=P&S=27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713204107/https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/NAAMedia/ShowImage.aspx?B=5522674&T=P&S=27 |archive-date=2020-07-13 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Archives of Australia}}</ref> – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Brett Gale]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Scott Gale (rugby league)|Scott Gale]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[David Gower (rugby league)|David Gower]] – [[rugby league]] footballer for Wests Tigers, [[St. George Illawarra]], [[Parramatta Eels]] * [[Bronson Harrison]] – [[rugby league]] footballer for Wests Tigers, [[Canberra Raiders]], St. George Illawarra, [[New Zealand national rugby league team]] * [[Andrew Kazzi]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Ben Keneally]] – former Mayor of Botany Bay * [[Esan Marsters]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[David Marando]] – former [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Michael Marketo]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Krystian Mapapalangi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-11-15 |title=NSW Schoolboy Cup Teams of the Year |url=https://www.ourfootyteam.com.au/blog/nsw-school-footy/schoolboy-cup-news/nsw-schoolboy-cup-teams-of-the-year/2020/11/16/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227234722/https://www.ourfootyteam.com.au/blog/nsw-school-footy/schoolboy-cup-news/nsw-schoolboy-cup-teams-of-the-year/2020/11/16/ |archive-date=2024-02-27 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=OurFootyTeam |language=en-AU}}</ref> – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Nathan Milone]] – [[rugby league]] footballer for Wests Tigers * [[Mitchell Moses]] – [[rugby league]] footballer for Parramatta Eels and NSW State of Origin * [[Darren Nicholls]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Justin O'Brien]] – artist * [[Dean Parata]] – former [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Troy Perkins (rugby league)|Troy Perkins]] – former [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Pat Politoni]] – former [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Jaxson Rahme]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Jack Renshaw]] – Labor [[Premier of New South Wales]] from 30 April 1964 to 13 May 1965 * [[Mark Riddell]] – former rugby league footballer for St. George Illawarra and Parramatta Eels * [[Junior Roqica]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Keith Rugg]] – former [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Alex Seyfarth]] – [[rugby league]] footballer for the [[Wests Tigers]] * [[James Shepherd (rugby league)|James Shepherd]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Jacin Sinclair]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Bayley Sironen]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Curtis Sironen]] – [[rugby league]] footballer for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]]. He is the son of [[Paul Sironen]] * [[Paul Sironen]] – former rugby league footballer for Balmain Tigers, NSW State of Origin, [[Australian Kangaroos]] * [[Jim Stride]] – Olympian (Rowing) * [[Dion Teaupa]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Tevita Tatola]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Brandon Tumeth]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Eloni Vunakece]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Grant Wheelhouse]] – [[rugby league]] footballer * [[Aaron Woods]] – [[rugby league]] footballer for Wests Tigers, NSW State of Origin, Australian Kangaroos
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Schools|Catholicism}}}} * [[List of Catholic schools in New South Wales]] * [[Catholic education in Australia]]
==References== {{reflist|2}} {{Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association}} {{Patrician Brothers schools|state=collapsed}}
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