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Parade College
Parade College
Location
	Bundoora and Preston, Victoria; Australia
Coordinates	37°41′30″S 145°4′11″E / 37.69167°S 145.06972°E
Information
Type	Private secondary school
Motto	Latin: Tenetes Traditiones; (Hold fast the traditions)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Christian Brothers
Established	January 1871; 154 years ago
Trust	Edmund Rice Education Australia
Principal	Mark Aiello
Years offered	7–12
Gender	Bundoora:Boys Preston:Co-Ed from 2025
Enrolment	1,953
Campus	Bundoora (Years 7–12); Preston (Years 10–12 By 2025);
Houses	Nolan; Hughes; Lynch; Bodkin; Treacy;
Colour(s)	Purple, green and blue;
Affiliation	Associated Catholic Colleges
Website	www.parade.vic.edu.au

Parade College is a private Catholic secondary school for boys. It is located across two campuses in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; one at Bundoora; the other, 8 km (5.0 mi) away, at Preston. The school is a member of Edmund Rice Education Australia and the Associated Catholic Colleges.

History

Parade College was founded by four Christian Brothers in January 1871. They had taught for two years in a small school behind St Francis’ Church in Lonsdale Street before moving into the bluestone building in Victoria Parade. Hence the name Parade College. About one hundred boys enrolled on the first day and this number grew steadily over the years until it became necessary in 1953 to move the junior classes to a site newly acquired by the Old Paradians Association at Alphington. In 1968 further expansion was necessary and the college moved to a site of 80 acres on Plenty Road, Bundoora.^[1]

In January 2009, Parade College officially opened their Preston Campus for Years 7–12.^[2] In 2021, the school celebrated their 150th anniversary with a commemorative logo and a screening based off the school's rich history at Westfield Plenty Valley in 2022.^[3] In 2022, the school announced that the Preston Campus would become Year 10–12 only.^[4] This would take place after all the current Year 7–9 students finished.

In July 2021, Parade College announced a partnership with English Premier League side Manchester City F.C. to build a football program for selected students starting from the 2022 academic year.^[5]^[6] At the end of 2022, the school announced the implementation of Nolan House, to join the main four houses at the start 2023.^[7] Students from Year 7 and 8 in 2022 were given the opportunity to move and join the house.

The school will admit female students for the first time from 2025 for its Tertiary Pathways Program, which provides direct entry into a range of undergraduate courses at La Trobe University without an ATAR.^[8]

Curriculum

Parade College offers its senior students the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

VCE results 2012–2023^[9]
Year	Rank	Median study score	Scores of 40+ (%)	Cohort size
2012	144	31	8.7	345
2013	194	30	5.8	361
2014	191	30	6	409
2015	140	31	7.8	361
2016	127	31	9.1	428
2017	149	31	6.6	359
2018	173	30	7.5	451
2019	130	31	8.5	481
2020	213	30	3.2	508
2021	186	30	6.5	534
2022	191	30	5.8	477
2023	212	30	4.5	585

Sport

Parade College is a founding member of the Associated Catholic Colleges (ACC).

ACC premierships

Parade College has won the following ACC premierships.^[10]

Athletics (17) – 1912, 1913, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1992, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Basketball (16) – 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2022, 2023
Cricket (15) – 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986
Cricket T20 (3) – 2019, 2020, 2021
Cross Country (4) – 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992
Football (25) – 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2023
Handball (9) – 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1952
Hockey (3) – 2003, 2004, 2010, 2022
Soccer (3) – 1994, 2001, 2002
Swimming (12) – 1936, 1938, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1997
Tennis (16) – 1953, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2020

Notable alumni

Alumni of Parade College are known as Old Paradians.

Jock McHale – Australian rules football player and coach for the Collingwood in VFL.^[11]
General John Baker – Australian Army general; Chief of the Australian Defence Force (1995–1998)
Peter Bedford – Australian rules football player
Mark Beers – Former Collingwood player and teacher at Parade
Brad Boyd – Australian rules football player
Sir Bernard Callinan – Australian Army officer, engineer and businessman
Nate Caddy – AFL footballer
Blake Caracella – Australian rules football player
Peter Caven – Australian rules football player
Vice Admiral Sir John Collins – Royal Australian Navy admiral; Chief of Naval Staff (1948–1955)
Trent Cotchin – Australian rules football player
Adam Dale – Australian cricket player
Walter De Backer – singer and musician – Gotye
Richard Di Natale – Former leader of the Australian Greens and Senator for Victoria
Ricky Dyson – Australian rules football player
Jade Gresham – Australian rules football player
Daniel Harford – Australian rules football player
Peter Helliar – Comedian, actor, television, radio presenter, writer, producer and director.
Gary Honey – athlete and Olympic silver medallist
Nathan Hrovat – Australian rules football player
Ben Johnson – Australian rules football player
Terry Keays – Australian rules football player
Gavan McCormack – Asian languages and affairs academic
Major General Jim Molan – senior Australian Army officer and Senator for New South Wales
Jarrod Molloy – Australian rules football player
Terry Moran – Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Massimo Murdocca – association football player
Michael Kenneth Pratt – George Cross medal recipient
Andrew Robb – former Howard Government Minister
Sergio Silvagni – Australian rules football player
Tony Sneazwell – athlete and Olympian
John Wegner – German-born opera singer