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50-529: The Lawrence Campbell Oratory is widely regarded as the most prestigious, and difficult of the New South Wales Public Speaking Competitions. Each school is represented by one speaker. Each speaker is required to give a speech of eight minutes length of one of three topics given to him or her 15 minutes beforehand. In this competition, the emphasis is on oratory, the art of speech, and so the manner of delivery counts at least equally with

100-590: A boarding-only school until the 1920s, the Day Boys remained a small minority until the late 1960s. The College now has a majority of day-boys. Established in 1897, the alumni association of Saint Ignatius' College is named the Old Ignatians' Union or OIU, and has a mission to "sustain and strengthen the connection between Old Ignatians and to further the interests of the College." Reunions and fundraisers are held to help

150-774: A convict priest, ministered in Sydney from 1803 to 1809 with the title Prefect Apostolic of New Holland . In 1819, two priests were officially authorised by the British government to minister to the Catholics of the Australian colony. Until 1834, the territory of the entire Australian mainland (including what is now the Archdiocese of Sydney) and the island of Tasmania was a distant outpost of the Vicariate Apostolic of Mauritius. On 12 May 1834,

200-718: A non-military solution. They told Howard a poll of 574 students at the college showed 75 per cent were against Australian military participation in Iraq, regardless of the United Nations ’ position. During February 2005, students sang for Pope John Paul II outside his hospital in Rome as part of the 2005 Pilgrimage of Hope. The students had previously met the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury , Rowan Williams , meditated in Assisi and worked

250-591: A senior teacher. Mentor Groups meet after recess every day for 12 minutes. Mother Teresa , MC With a boarding student population of 335, Riverview is one of the largest boarding schools in New South Wales . Boarders are spread across 3 boarding houses on the College Campuses, including Fr Charles Fraser House (holding Years 6–8), St Johns House (Years 9–10) and Kevin Fagan House (Years 11–12). Officially

300-477: A sign of righting the wrongs of the past and of a better future and better treatment by the church of the victims and their families." Mark Fabbro, a victim of abuse and member of the Catholic Abuse Survivors Collective, said that while he was "happy to receive the apology, we still consider it indirect and insufficient". Chris MacIsaac of the victims' rights advocacy group Broken Rites said

350-712: A small suburb on the Lane Cove River on the Lower North Shore of Sydney. Established in 1880 by Joseph Dalton SJ , Saint Ignatius' is a Jesuit school in the tradition of Saint Ignatius of Loyola . It is part of the international network of Jesuit schools that began in Messina , Sicily in 1548. Saint Ignatius' College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,560 students from Years 5 to 12, including 335 boarders in Years 6 to 12. The College

400-983: Is "Ignatius Teach Us to Know". A former Society of Jesus Superior General, Peter Hans Kolvenbach , wrote in The Characteristics of Jesuit Education that the "ideal is the well-rounded person who is intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving and committed to doing justice in generosity to the people of God". Riverview's Jesuit partner schools include St Aloysius' College in Sydney, Saint Ignatius' College, Adelaide , Xavier College in Melbourne , Loyola College, Mount Druitt , Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare, Ireland, Belvedere College in County Dublin, Ireland and Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, England. St Ignatius' College offers students

450-540: Is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church . Its episcopal see is Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Erected in 1842, the archdiocese is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Armidale , Bathurst , Broken Bay , Lismore , Maitland-Newcastle , Parramatta , Wagga Wagga , Wilcannia-Forbes and Wollongong . The Military Ordinariate of Australia , as well as

500-879: Is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association, and is a founding member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS). Numerous leading contributors to Australian politics, arts, law, religion and sport were educated at Riverview. Notable alumni include former Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott ; former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Barnaby Joyce ;

550-408: Is an urgent priority to promote a safer and more wholesome environment, especially for young people." On 21 July 2008, before flying out of Australia, Pope Benedict met at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, with two male and two female victims of sex abuse by priests. He listened to their stories and celebrated Mass with them. The Premier of New South Wales , Morris Iemma , said that "Hopefully it will be

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600-525: Is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Sydney and the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. The cathedral is dedicated to "Mary, Help of Christians", Patron of Australia. St Mary's holds the title and dignity of a minor basilica , bestowed upon it by Pope Pius XI in 1930. St Mary's is the largest church in Australia, though not the highest. It is located on College Street in the heart of

650-594: The Vicariate Apostolic of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land was created and Father John Bede Polding , an English Benedictine , was appointed vicar apostolic with jurisdiction over what is now the Commonwealth of Australia. The Diocese of Sydney ( Dioecesis Sydneyensis ) was created on 28 February 1842 with Bishop Polding as its diocesan bishop . On 5 April 1842 the Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide and

700-523: The City of Sydney where, despite the high rise development of the Sydney central business district , its imposing structure and twin spires make it a landmark from every direction. In 2008, St Mary's Cathedral became the focus of World Youth Day 2008 and was visited by Pope Benedict XVI . A foundation stone for the cathedral was laid in 1821 by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and completed in 1851. When this cathedral

750-795: The Melkite Catholic Eparchy of St Michael, Archangel and the Maronite Diocese of St Maroun —these latter two Eastern Catholic —are also associated with the archdiocese. St Mary's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney . The current archbishop is Anthony Fisher . The Archdiocese of Sydney is involved in many different agencies within Sydney to provide services, care and support to people in need, including aged care; education; health care; prayer, worship and liturgy; solidarity and justice; vocations and seminary; youth and young adults ministry. Fr James Dixon ,

800-475: The Royal Society of New South Wales . The Dalton Memorial Chapel was also built in 1909. The organ in the chapel was built in 1910 at a cost of £460 by Charles Richardson and installed in 1911. By the 1970s the organ was becoming unreliable and the college organist at the time, Peter Meyer, contracted Arthur Jones to rebuild it in 1976. Although the first dayboys were not officially admitted until 1923, there

850-728: The University of Sydney ; St. Ignatius' College, Riverview, conducted by the Jesuit Fathers; and St. Joseph's College, Hunter Hill [ sic ], under the management of the Marist Fathers [ sic , actually the Marist Brothers ], are three educational institutions that reflect the highest credit on the Catholic population of the parent colony". The main building of the college was constructed in three stages between 1885 and 1930 and

900-476: The Archdiocese of Sydney, in 2007, Ross Murrin, 52, a former Sydney Catholic school teacher and Marist brother , accused of indecently assaulting eight male Year 5 students at a Daceyville school in south-east Sydney in 1974, pleaded guilty to some of the 21 charges. On 19 July 2008, before a congregation of 3,400 assembled in St Mary's Cathedral, Pope Benedict XVI lamented that child sex abuse had taken place and

950-549: The Development Office fundraise bursaries . Old Boys also partake in sporting competitions through such institutions as the Old Ignatians Rugby Club. Alumnus of Saint Ignatius' College are known as Old Ignatians. For a list of notable Old Ignatians, see List of Riverview Old Ignatians . Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney The Archdiocese of Sydney ( Latin : Archidioecesis Sydneyensis )

1000-545: The House System at Riverview aims to develop the "well-rounded person", as Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ emphasised in the Characteristics of Jesuit Education : "In a Jesuit School the atmosphere is one in which all can live and work together in understanding and love, with respect for all men and women as Children of God. Jesuit Education insists on individual care and concern for each person... Cura Personalis (concern for

1050-553: The Jesuits to come to Sydney, on condition that they open a boys' boarding school, and the bequest of Fr John Joseph Therry , who on his death in 1864 left the greater part of his property to the Society of Jesus, Joseph Dalton SJ concluded arrangements for the purchase of the Riverview property on 28 June 1878. Dalton became founding rector of the college. The first students were brought to

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1100-447: The Pope had taken his apology further than his previous comments on the issue as he has "never put it quite so strongly before", but expressed disappointment that the Pope had not made his apology directly to sexual abuse victims. One Australian victim of sexual abuse by a Catholic priest has stated in the media: Dealing with the church itself was a hell of a lot more traumatic than dealing with

1150-544: The Seminary of the Good Shepherd in the Sydney suburb of Homebush in 1996. It serves men who are in formation for diocesan priesthood for the Archdiocese of Sydney and a number of dioceses from the province of New South Wales and beyond. The Seminary of the Good Shepherd replaced St Patrick's College, Manly. Part of the Archdiocese of Sydney's initiatives for young adults is the social networking site Xt3. Standing for 'Christ in

1200-461: The Third Millennium', Xt3 is a content-driven social networking site launched at World Youth Day 2008, held in Sydney. The Catholic sexual abuse scandal in Australia is part of the wider Catholic sexual abuse scandal which are a series of convictions, trials and ongoing investigations into allegations of sex crimes committed by Catholic priests and members of religious orders . Across

1250-589: The Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart were erected, on territory split from the Diocese of Sydney. On 22 April 1842, the Apostolic Vicariate of Adelaide was promoted as the Diocese of Adelaide and the Vicariate Apostolic of Hobart became the Diocese of Hobart . The Diocese of Sydney was elevated to an archdiocese and a metropolitan see, with Hobart and Adelaide as suffragans . At that time, the Archdiocese of Sydney included

1300-405: The aid of books or references, the content of the speech will test the candidates' general knowledge and ingenuity. Each school is represented by one speaker. Saint Ignatius’ College has the most distinguished history, with twenty-two winning candidates in the competition's history. Waverley College and The Armidale School have never fielded a winning candidate. Because of the emphasis on oratory,

1350-479: The archdiocese, with a total population of 2,085,000. The Catholic population is 27.7% of the total. There are 139 parishes, in the pastoral care of around 246 diocesan priests. There are some 480 priests in total, including religious priests, working within the archdiocese, including those on lesser duties and retired priests. There are 1,238 religious sisters and 275 religious brothers and five permanent deacons. While Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal Clancy established

1400-647: The college extended the curriculum to include English composition, writing, music, singing, drawing, painting, Irish history and oral Latin . Lessons were taught six days a week. Prayers began the day at 6.15 am, followed by Mass and study before breakfast at 8.30 am and concluded with night prayers at 8.30 pm. On Sundays and holidays the boys were allowed to sleep in until 6.30 am. Within seven years of its founding, keen observers were taking notice. In 1887, James Francis Hogan wrote in The Irish in Australia that: " St. John's College , affiliated to

1450-417: The competition on two occasions are: There have been many controversies in the history of the competition. These usually arise out of allegations of plagiarism and the use of prepared material in the speech. Often, the candidate is given the benefit of any doubt, if only because candidates train intensively for the competition and must necessarily think of themes, quotations, and one-liners that may emerge in

1500-508: The current Chief Justice of New South Wales , Tom Bathurst ; the current Archbishop of Sydney , Anthony Fisher OP ; former Premier of New South Wales Nick Greiner ; seventeen former Wallabies , nine Olympians and eight Rhodes Scholars ; as well as the first Australian-born astronaut, Paul Scully-Power , and numerous writers including poet Christopher Brennan , art critic Robert Hughes , and playwright Nick Enright . Following Archbishop Roger William Bede Vaughan OSB 's invitation to

1550-498: The dioceses of New South Wales, with the exception of portions of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn, which are geographically situated outside the Australian Capital Territory. The suffragan dioceses are: Maitland (1847), Armidale (1862), Bathurst (1865), Lismore (1887), Wilcannia-Forbes (1887), Wagga Wagga (1917), Wollongong (1951), Parramatta (1986) and Broken Bay (1986). The "Metropolitan Cathedral of St Mary"

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1600-667: The distinguished Jesuit astronomer and seismologist, Edward Francis Pigot (1858–1929), who ordered a complete set of seismographs from Göttingen. Daniel O'Connell was director of the Observatory from 1938 and was later called to be director of the Vatican Observatory . Another distinguished Jesuit seismologist and astronomer, Thomas Burke-Gaffney, became assistant-director of the Observatory in 1946 and director from 1952. His studies of seismic aspects of nuclear explosions garnered worldwide attention and he served as vice-president of

1650-432: The former "Dare to do your Best". The motto is taken from a song of Saint Thomas Aquinas (1227–1274) entitled Lauda Sion Salvatorem ('Praise, O Sion, Praise Thy Saviour'). The next line after Quantum Potes Tantum Aude is Quia Maior Omni Laude , which, together, translates to "As much as you can do, so much dare to do, because He is above all praise". It is a longstanding practice for students, particularly in

1700-453: The foundation stone was laid by Cardinal Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, on 15 December 1885. As originally designed by Gilbert, Dennehy and Tappin, of Ballarat , the building was to be a huge square, representing four identical fronts, but only the South front was completed according to plan due to financial constraints. The Riverview College Observatory was built in 1909, and was established by

1750-415: The individual person) remains a basic characteristic of Jesuit Education". From an initial eight Houses in 1983, four more were added in 1997 and another four were added in 2014 to reflect the growth in the student population. Each House is divided into five mentor groups made up of students from Years 7–12. Approximately three students from each of these year groups are in every mentor group, led by

1800-552: The lower years of the college, to write " A.M.D.G " in the top left-hand corner of any piece of work they do. This stands for " Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam" which means "To the Greater Glory of God": a central theme of Jesuit spirituality. Traditionally, at the end of a piece of work they wrote "L.D.S." in the center of the page, a practice which is no longer widespread. This stands for " Laus Deo Semper" which means "Praise to God Always", another traditional Jesuit motto. The college song

1850-429: The oldest musical institution in Australia, is formed of approximately 40 choristers and sings at High Mass every Sunday and on special holy days. The following individuals have been elected as Archbishop of Sydney, with a number elected as cardinals, as well as receiving civilian honours. Their highest title is shown here: Coadjutors are included in the table above. In addition: There are around 577,000 Catholics in

1900-438: The opportunity to participate in a number of co-curricular activities including: The House system was established in 1983 with the aim of improving the quality of care for students. There are sixteen Houses, each consisting of approximately 85 boys from Years 7–12, with a Housemaster and five tutors in each House. Housemasters are concerned with the academic and pastoral development of boys under their care. In so doing,

1950-442: The pain and suffering the victims have endured and I assure them that, as their pastor, I too share in their suffering. ... Victims should receive compassion and care, and those responsible for these evils must be brought to justice. These misdeeds, which constitute so grave a betrayal of trust, deserve unequivocal condemnation. I ask all of you to support and assist your bishops, and to work together with them in combating this evil. It

2000-451: The pain it caused. He also condemned those responsible for it and demanded punishment for them. However, he did not state or imply that the institutional church, or any of its leaders, accepted any responsibility for what had taken place. His statement reads: "Here I would like to pause to acknowledge the shame which we have all felt as a result of the sexual abuse of minors by some clergy and religious in this country. I am deeply sorry for

2050-468: The school as advertised in the Catholic newspaper The Express , whereby boys aged between 8 and 12 would be received at Riverview "as soon as possible after the Christmas holidays". Classes commenced with two students on 11 February 1880, in a small stone cottage on the Riverview estate. The original cottage became very cramped with greater numbers and, to provide better accommodation, St Michael 's House

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2100-545: The speech the candidate later gives at the competition. However, the wholesale repetition of prepared material is strongly discouraged, and with enough proof, a winner may be stripped of the title if wholesale preparation is shown. Jude Egerton-Warburton St Ignatius' College Saint Ignatius%27 College, Riverview Saint Ignatius' College Riverview is an Australian independent single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school for boys located in Riverview ,

2150-466: The streets and orphanages of Calcutta with Mother Teresa 's Missionaries of Charity . The school motto , Quantum Potes Tantum Aude ("Dare as much as you can, for God and for Man"), was introduced by the rector-headmaster, Thomas Gartlan SJ, in 1906. Quantum Potes Tantum Aude is now formally translated from Latin as "As much as you can do, so much dare to do", seen to best reflect the Latin, replacing

2200-604: The subject matter. The emphasis is on giving a speech that combines humour with pathos, dramatic elements with more conversational moments, serious commentary with light-hearted asides, quotations drawn from a variety of sources, but all around a common thread based on the chosen topic, and showing the style of the candidate. Accordingly, the style of speech is very different from many other public speaking competitions in which candidates research and prepare speeches of their own in advance, often on questions of current affairs or public policy. With only fifteen minutes to prepare and without

2250-435: The topics usually admit of wide latitude for the candidates to be creative. Often, quotations from literature, public figures, and popular culture are chosen as topics, along with proverbs or even single words. Past topics include: The Lawrence Campbell oratory competition has many distinguished previous winners, particularly in the areas of law, politics, and the arts. Famous past winners include: The only people to have won

2300-460: The whole of the eastern portion of the continent, comprising what are now known as the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. In 1848 the Diocese of Melbourne was created out of territory of the then Sydney archdiocese. In 1859, the Diocese of Brisbane was established, with responsibility for the entire state of Queensland. At present, the Archbishop of Sydney is metropolitan of all

2350-516: Was a small group of pupils who were permitted to attend the college as dayboys. In fact, up until the 1960s dayboys remained relatively small in number and Riverview was mainly for boarders. In the lead up to the 2003 Iraq War , the three school captains wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard , calling for a withdrawal of Australian troops from the Persian Gulf and for

2400-527: Was built. The building was designed by W. W. Wardell and opened on the feast of Saint Michael, 29 September 1880. In 1882 a wooden boatshed was built for rowing and in 1883 the infirmary took shape. In its early years the college offered classical and modern languages , history, mathematics, the natural sciences and all other branches required for the civil service, the junior, senior and matriculation examinations, along with modern mercantile subjects. By December 1882, with an enrolment of only 70 boys,

2450-477: Was completed in 1961 and the most recent additions, two pinnacled spires, were commenced in 2000 and completed in advance of World Youth Day 2008. St Mary's Cathedral College , located adjacent to the cathedral, was founded in 1824 and is a secondary day school that caters for approximately 750 boys from Years 5 to 12 and is administered by the Congregation of Christian Brothers . St Mary's Cathedral Choir ,

2500-540: Was destroyed by fire in June 1865, plans were put in place for the construction of the current cathedral. Constructed in the Geometric Decorated Gothic Revival style based on the designs of William Wardell , a foundation stone for the current cathedral was laid in 1868, with a dedication Mass held in 1882. Further construction of the nave commenced in 1913 and was dedicated in 1928. The richly decorated crypt

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