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Waverley College is an independent, selective Catholic day school in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Rice, catering to approximately 1,350 students from Years 5 to 12.The school has since grown, branching out into a large Senior School of approximately 1550 students and a Preparatory School of 550. Waverley College is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,() the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),() the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),() the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),() and is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS).[〔 The school grounds are located on Birrell and Henrietta Street in Waverley, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Waverley College has also operated a Cadet Unit (WCCU) which teaches discipline and leadership skills for students in Years 8 to 12. The WCCU celebrated its 100th year in 2011. The college is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT (CSSA), and is a member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS). ==History== Waverley College celebrated its centenary in 2003. The school was founded in Ireland, pioneered by the Christian Brothers in Australia and more recently led by Edmund Rice Education Australia. The school opened with 20 students in 1903. In 1938, the school started accepting boarders. The school's boarders came from rural Victoria, Queensland, New Guinea, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Norfolk Island, Nauru, New Caledonia, Saigon and Singapore as well as country areas of New South Wales. The school stopped taking boarders in 1979. The college is now staffed entirely with lay teachers, including the first lay Headmaster, Ray Paxton, who was appointed in 2010. Two of the college's major buildings, the Chapel and the College Hall, date back to the 1950s. The latter, which includes stained-glass window displays dedicated to the armed services, has a vestibular Lady Chapel, focusing on the school's Marian tradition. Every year in May, the school hosts an annual May Procession in honour of Our Lady, which is the longest-running Marian procession in Australian history. The Senior School and Middle School ‘quads’ were added in 1963 and 1970 respectively. In 1970, an Olympic-sized swimming pool was also built, and in 1980 the school underwent massive renovations in which one of the halls, Ludlow, was transformed into a music centre and a modern gymnasium was built. In 2003, to celebrate the college centenary, the college built a $6.5 million Performing Arts Centre. The centre includes a 300-seat proscenium arch theatre with state-of-the-art lighting options; an 80-seat drama studio and a sixty-seat recital room. It was opened on June 15, 2003, by New South Wales Governor, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir. It has since been named the Brother R. J. Wallace Performing Arts Centre, in honour of the headmaster who oversaw its development. The centenary was also commemorated with a Mass for past and current students and families at the Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, led by Bishop David Cremin, and the publication of ''The Crest of the Wave'', a history of the school written by Justin Fleming. In 2003, the College refurbished the area surrounding Ludlow Hall, clearing the way for a playground, and in 2007 the school started its million-dollar plan to develop classrooms into the 21st-century facilities that students and teachers enjoy today. In 2014 the school began a major refurbishment and building plan including construction of a new car park on Carrington Road gates, refurbishment and expansion of the Gymnasium and Pool House, construction of a new TAS and Hospitality building, Art rooms and eventually Library to be concluded in 2016-17. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Waverley College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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