St Joseph's Nudgee College has created an environment to nurture the highest qualities in our youth for 112 years. The result is a modern academic performance as envied as its sporting heritage.

Since the beginning, ‘Blue, White, Blue’, the stirring cry of 1400 students has echoed across Ross Oval as the Nudgee College 1st XV appears. This scene has been reenacted a myriad of times during the College’s history, ever since John Lonergan (Jundah) led the first Rugby team onto a football field in 1892.

Since those years, Nudgee Rugby has been known for its skill, fierce competitiveness and success, winning thirty-six GPS Premierships since 1918 (war years being excluded) when the GPS competition began. Over that time, Nudgee’s famous colours of blue and white became synonymous with the network of Brothers’ Union and League teams throughout Queensland.

In 1892 Jerry Durack, a gifted young man, was sent to Nudgee for his chance at education. One wonders at the value placed on that opportunity when a young boy was sent from the ‘Grass Castles’ of the Kimberleys of Western Australia to Nudgee College in Brisbane.

In 1899 he graduated in Arts with First Class Honours in maths and physics. This was Sydney University’s first Double First. In 1900 Jerry was granted a Queen Victoria Traveling Scholarship to England for research in physics. He published papers on radioactivity which were “specially recognized” by Cambridge University. In 1904 he was appointed Lecturer in Physics in London.

In 1896 student Hugh Macrossan, Nudgee’s first Rhodes Scholar, won the University Exhibition medal going on to become a Chief Justice of Queensland.

Doctor Harry Windsor, 1st XV 1932, was Australia’s first heart transplant surgeon and his illustrious pupil was Dr. Victor Chang.

Chief Justice Sir Dormer Andrews, student 1932, 457 Squadron RAAF represents all Nudgee young men who fought in the World Wars.

Archbishop John Bathersby D.D. Nudgee student 1953, is Archbishop of Brisbane, Dr. Mark Loane Nudgee student 1969, Australian Wallaby Captain.

Paul McLean Nudgee student 1971, Australian Wallaby Captain.

Among Rugby Internationals are included John Doneley, John O’Neill, Kevin Ryan, Dallas O’Neill, Mick Purcell, Duncan Hall, Ross Hanley, Tony D’Arcy, Glenn Panoho, and Elton Flatley.

Doctors and Flight Lieutenants Steven Cook and Steven Frederikson who served with the United Nations Medical Corps in Dili were Nudgee students in 1987 and 1990 respectively.

Michael Hyland, Nudgee student in 1997, at 22, is Head Stockman on Alexandria Station.

Stephen Daley, Nudgee student in 1994, is a veterinary scientist and Rhodes Scholar in 2002.

Scott Buchanan, 17, year 12 student at Nudgee College, competed at the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra in January 2003 and will represent Australia in the International Youth Science Forum in London in July.

Nudgee College, to this day, embraces an ethos that offers all who go there, their ‘chance’.

Nudgee has enshrined the notion of a 'balanced education' of the whole person through mutual respect, compassion, loyalty and a strong sense of community.

For complete information on our comprehensive education, day and residential facilities (boarding for years 6 to 12), visit our website for enrolment details at www.nudgee.com, email:mga@staff.com or phone (07) 3865 0317.