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The Early Years:  1958 - 1979
 
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Fr P Erasme OMI
Founding
Provincial
Fr H Dalton OMI
Founding
Headmaster
Fr J Towell OMI
Latin 62 - 68
Head 69 - 7
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Fr.B.de.Sylva OMI
Headmaster
72 - 81
Fr J O'Brien
63 - 73
Prep Princ 74 - 82
Br L Tiernay OMI
Maintenance
64 - 88
Fr.F.McGreal.OMI
History
71 - 80
Kath Baston
Secretary
63 - 82

Headboy 1962 
Timothy Metlerkamp

R Rosenblatt
Afrikaans
65 - 83

Headboy 1963
Hugh
Baiocchi
1958 - 1961
College site purchased January 1957 
Pontificate of Pius XII

First five classrooms built 1958

SBC starts with 24 Gr 8 pupils:
22 Jan 1958
1958 Death of Pius XII 1958 Pontificate of John XXIII

Fr.F.McGreal.OMI
History
71 - 80

Headboy 1964
Terence
Weldon

Fr P Hartin OMI
Bib.Studs
72 - 83
1960: Raven removed from the School Badge!
1961: First College Magazine "Clamor" Sportsfield, Tennis Court and Pool established
 
1962

 

 Bishop Boyle opens College Hall

Headboy 1965
Gavin
Hartin

Headboy 1966
Greg
Robinson

Headboy 1967
Keith
 Smith

First Matric Retreat:  Boys Town

18th August: Snow!
First Matric Valedictory: 
Dinner at Park Station
Annual Speech Finals begun First Matrics: 14 boys write JMB exams
 
1963 - 1969

Headboy 1968
Ian
Gabriel

Headboy 1969
Christopher
Marais

Headboy 1970
Brendan
Baiocchi
1963 First Inter-House Swimming Gala
1963 Death of John XXIII 1963 Pontificate of Paul VI
1964 Priests' House & College Chapel opened
1967 First Matric Dance: Malvern Church Hall   1967 Mayoral House Trophy inaugurated
 1967 U14 Soccer Team win League Cup

Headboy 1971
Paul
Anderson

Headboy 1972
Michael
Galloway

Headboy 1973
Anthony Diepenbroek

1969 Prep School starts with first G5 class  

1969 U15s win Transvaal Soccer  League
 
1970 - 1973
1970 U10 Team win
Soccer League 
1970 U16 Soccer Team win McNair Cup 1973 Death of Fr Erasme, Founder

Headboy 1974
St John
Braund

Headboy 1975
Chris
Plint

Headboy 1976
John
ter Bruggen
 
1974 - 1977
1975 Staff Room, Library & Art Room built
1974 Last failure in matric! 1976 First Inter-Catholic Athletics Meeting
1976 New Prep School classrooms built

Headboy 1977
Robert
v.d. Plank 

Headboy 1978
Paul
Lindenberg

Headboy 1979
Roger
Lindegger
 
  1978 - 1979
1978 Death of Paul VI
1978 Death of John Paul I
Pontificate of John Paul II
  1978 First black pupils - despite Government
threats to close  Catholic Schools
 
1978 First G4 class in Prep School 1979 Opens win Eastern Transvaal Soccer Final