Christian Brothers College (CBC) is a private Catholic school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded by a group of Irish Christian Brothers in 1878, and it is now one of three Christian Brothers schools in the state. CBC is predominantly a secondary school, although it has a primary school campus, and now includes a community childcare centre, with a combined student population of approximately 1135 (as of 2013). Houses Christian Brothers College has six houses. Each house is named after significant people and places that are connected with the story of Edmund Ignatius Rice. Upon commencement at the college, each student is assigned to one of the six houses: Notable alumni Anthony Byrne, Member of Parliament John Cahill, Australian rules footballer, Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee Kevin Crease, news anchor Louis D'Arrigo, Adelaide United soccer player C.J. Dennis, poet David Fitzsimons, Olympic runner Michael Frederick, Australian rules footballer Joseph Peter Gardiner, Member of Parliament George Joseph, 69th Lord Mayor of Adelaide Chris Kenny, Journalist, author and television host Stephan Knoll, South Australia Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government Aubrey Lewis, professor Richard Marsland, radio/television host Paul McGuire, diplomat Tony Monopoly, singer John Perin, soccer player Benedict Samuel, actor Xavier Samuel, actor Paul Vasileff, founder of Paolo Sebastian Frank Walsh, 34th Premier of South Australia Controversy In May 2014, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse heard that a long line of Christian Brothers accused of child sex abuse were transferred to Christian Brothers College in Adelaide from 1919 to 1969. On 12 December 2018, a former teacher at Christian Brothers College was sentenced to at least two years in prison for having a sexual relationship with one of her students over a two-month period in 2016. References External links Old Boys Educational institutions established in 1878 Catholic primary schools in Adelaide Catholic secondary schools in Adelaide Congregation of Christian Brothers secondary schools in Australia Boys' schools in South Australia Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools 1878 establishments in Australia Congregation of Christian Brothers primary schools in Australia