Having dealt with the ‘Six Great Schools’, I’m now moving onto their more recent companions. In 1958, the Associated Public Schools of Victoria was enlarged with five more schools invited to join the six. These five schools were therefore (in the eyes of many) raised to a preeminence of position, and tradition, to be considered among the best boys schools in the state.

The first one I have looked at is St Kevin’s College, the second Catholic school admitted to the APS. It’s a Christian Brother’s School, and its history does contain some mention of corporal punishment. In particular, there’s a corporal punishment themed cartoon that appeared in a major Melbourne newspaper during the 1960s when Scotch College and St Kevin’s College were fighting to prevent the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works from requisitioning sections of their sports grounds to build a freeway. I will scan this and upload it somewhere if I can find a suitable place for it.