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“About 25 years ago, the Brothers
were looking to update resources for
all their schools, to really redefine
what it is to be Marist,” explains
Miss Fogarty. “We went back to the
days of the founder, St Marcellin
Champagnat, and those original five
characteristics [presence, love of
work, simplicity, family spirit and in
the way of Mary], to help us define
what is distinctive about Marist
education.”
To this day, it combines a spiritual
identity with excellence in teaching
and pastoral wellbeing. But what are
the specifics that make this school
the thriving ground for the next
generation of successful millennials?
The essence of family
Over time, it was the spirit of family
that the school really focused on;
AT A GLANCE WHO: Assumption College WHAT: A Catholic, year 7 to 12 co- educational, day and boarding school in Kilmore, Victoria WHERE: Sutherland St, (PO Box 111) Kilmore VIC 3764 WEBSITE: assumption.vic.edu.auboarders in 1901. The first female
day students arrived in 1971, and
the first female boarders in 1995. As
Kilmore grew, so did Assumption. In
the late ‘70s the school was home to
more than 300 boarders. In recent
years, due to reduced boarding
demand, the college now has 72
boarders and an overall enrolment of
more than 1200 students.