De La Salle College is a Catholic private school for boys in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern. The college was founded in 1912 by the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order based on the teachings of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, and is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges. The college consists of three campuses (Tiverton, Holy Eucharist and Kinnoull) located in Malvern and Malvern East. De La Salle's sister school is Star of the Sea College.
Timeline
1911 – Father Simon Hegarty CM, parish priest of Malvern, announced that a boys school was to be established, conducted by the Brothers of Christian Schools.
1912 – On 4 February, Brother Dunstan Drumm, Brother Leopold Loughran and Brother Jerome Foley arrived in Melbourne from Waterford, Ireland. The following day, they commenced teaching 54 boys in the Parish Hall. On Easter Tuesday, Archbishop Thomas Carr blessed the new school in Stanhope Street West. 1926 – The brothers were operating a junior (primary), senior and boarding school. The first edition of the college magazine Blue and Gold was published, and the first student to complete his leaving certificate finished. 1929 – The house Manresa on the corner of Stanhope and Dalny Streets was purchased and the Tower Building was erected, blessed and opened by Archbishop Daniel Mannix. The old Stanhope building was sold to Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Trust. The Old Collegians' Association was formed.
1937 - The college's "crowded" boarding school closed with many boarders enrolling at St Bede's College, established in 1938 in Mentone by the De La Salle Brothers. 1944 – Two-classroom buildings on the corner of Stanhope and Dalny Streets was constructed on the site of a tennis court. 1946 – The Old Collegians' Association was reformed after it lapsed during the Second World War. 1948 – The World War II shrine was erected on Stanhope Street. 1954 – On 21 March, Archbishop Mannix officially opened Kinnoull (named after Kinnoull Hill), the then preparatory school for the College. 1959 – Gardens to the east of the homestead Kinnoull were removed to create what is now known as Kinnoull Oval. 1960 – The new senior school, on High Street, now the Brother Oswald Murdoch Building, was erected. The Fathers' Association was formed. 1962 – The former Gymnasium and Hall, now the Performing Arts Centre, was erected. 1967 – Kinnoull homestead was demolished. 1972 – Manresa was demolished and the Brothers moved to a new residence on High Street. The Brother Jerome Foley Library and the now Brother Dunstan Drumm Administration building was opened on High Street. Father Les Troy, CM, was appointed College Chaplain. 1983 – The Lasallian Award was introduced by the Old Collegians' Association. 1984 – The Brother Peter Duffy Memorial Building was opened and the Kinnoull Campus became the Senior School for Years 11 and 12. 1987 – The Brother Stanislaus Carmody Centre for the Arts and Technology was opened. 1988 – The Brother James Taylor Gymnasium was opened. 1990 – The Brother Damian Harvey Building was opened. 1995 – The High Street campus was renamed, Tiverton, after the former Brothers' residence on Stanhope Street (which, in turn, was named after Tiverton, Devonshire). 2004 – The Old Collegians' building was opened on the Kinnoull campus. Year 10 classes move to Kinnoull for the first time in the College's history. 2007 – The Old Collegians' Association executive committee was reformed. 2009 – The St Miguel Theatre attached to the Brother Adrian Fitzgerald Building (colloquially known as the Chapel Building) was opened. 2012 – De La Salle celebrated their 100th anniversary of the school's opening. 2014 – The College's first lay principal Peter Houlihan began his term. 2014 – 1,200 students enrolled across all campuses. 2019 – The 3rd Campus, Holy Eucharist was opened at 1241 Dandenong Road, Malvern East. This campus is exclusive to Year 9. 2019 – After over 100 years, due to a decline in enrolments, Year 4 has ceased being offered. 2022 – 980 students enrolled across all campuses.
Campuses
There are three campuses, Tiverton, Kinnoull and Holy Eucharist, all within Malvern. Because of their proximity and for government funding reasons they are considered one campus.
Approximately 430 students in years 10–12 occupy Kinnoull Campus, adjacent to Malvern Cricket Ground and Malvern Library. The site was purchased in 1955, and was initially a junior campus until it was established as the senior campus in 1984. De La Salle offer multiple pathways including VCE, VET and VCAL Facilities include a chapel, Saint Miguel lecture theatre, amphitheatre, library, oval, and a cafeteria style canteen.