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Galen Catholic College
Location
Wangaratta, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	36°20′25″S 146°18′32″E / 36.34028°S 146.30889°E / -36.34028; 146.30889
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Type	Independent co-educational day high school
Mottoes	Faith and Integrity
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Established	1887; 137 years ago (1887)
Founder	Brigidine Sisters (as Brigidine Convent Wangaratta)
Principal	Darta Hovey
Years	7–12
Affiliations	Catholic Regional Education Wangaratta Catholic All Schools Sports Association
Website	www.galen.vic.edu.au

Galen Catholic College is a Roman Catholic co-educational high school located in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. The College is affiliated with the Association of Marist Schools of Australia.

History

The college was established in 1974, by the Marist Brothers, as Galen College, a senior campus (Yrs 11 and 12) for both male and female students. Most of its students came from the long-established St Joseph's Girls College and Champagnat Boys College, an agricultural boarding school; these two schools amalgamated and formed the current Galen College.

By 1983, Galen was operating as a full Year 7–12, co-educational college.

Sport

The school is a member of the Catholic All Schools Sports Association (CAS).

The school today

Galen Catholic College now caters for grades 7 to VCE/VCAL (11 and 12). With 17 buildings on over 5,900 square metres (63,000 sq ft) of educational space, it serves around 1,200 students from Wangaratta and other local districts including Corowa, Rutherglen, Beechworth, Yarrawonga and Moyhu.

Notable alumni

• Daniel Andrews – Former Premier of Victoria
• Baden Cooke – Retired Professional Cyclist
• Chris Naish – Retired Professional Australian Rules Footballer
• Ben Reid – Retired Professional Australian Rules Footballer
• Sam Reid – Retired Professional Australian Rules Footballer
• Jarrad Waite – Retired Professional Australian Rules Footballer
• Darcy Wilson – Current Professional Australian Rules Footballer
• Joe Richards – Current Professional Australian Rules Footballer

See also

• List of schools in Victoria
• List of high schools in Victoria

References

1. "History of Galen".

External links

• Galen Catholic College Website

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Marist Brothers	Assumption College, Kilmore Bunbury Catholic College Catholic College Sale Chanel College (Gladstone) Corpus Christi College Maroubra Galen Catholic College John Therry Catholic High School Lavalla Catholic College Marcellin Bulleen Marcellin Randwick Marist Ashgrove Marist Bendigo Marist Canberra Marist Eastwood Marist Emerald Marist Kogarah Marist North Shore Marist Penshurst Marist Rosalie Marist Regional College Marist-Sion College Mount Carmel Catholic College Mt Maria College Newman College Notre Dame College Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Alice Springs) Parramatta Marist High School Red Bend Catholic College Sacred Heart College, Adelaide Saint Thomas More School, Sunshine Beach St Augustine's College, Cairns St Francis Xavier's College (Hamilton) St Gregory's College, Campbelltown St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill St Michael's Primary School Daceyville St Patrick's Marist College St Peter Claver College Trinity Auburn Trinity Beenleigh Trinity Lismore Closed Samaritan Catholic College
Marist Sisters	Cerdon College Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich
Marist Fathers	St John's College, Woodlawn
Defunct/merged schools	Marist Brothers High School, Mailtand

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