MARIST BROTHERS PRIMARY SCHOOL

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The Marist Brothers’ Primary School was established in 1888, at the request of Bishop Julian Vidal, initially to provide education for the children. However, the school has always been more popularly known as “Marist Suva Street.”

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The multi racial only All Boys School in Suva

The Suva boys catch a snap as they wait for the next Lesson

Bula Vinaka Old Boys/current members still serving at Suva Street,teachers/former teachers,parents/former parents,friends and family.Marist Suva Street has nutured some of the finest young men we are today.Some have moved abroad and some still remain at home while some have passed on.
Here is our site to bring back memories of the old days.Lets not forget the brothers for all their tireless efforts.

Have your say and put school pictures up if you want......

You are all most welcome.
Vinaka

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Comment by KENJI on July 24, 2010 at 9:03pm: isa..i remember those desks.

was a student at suva street in the 80s

Comment by TuKZz... on June 24, 2010 at 12:08pm: Vinaka OB Ox na Veisureti.

God Bless.

Comment by Usaia Pita Waqatairewa on May 11, 2010 at 3:37pm: Hi,
I was a student from 1973 to 1980 and have many good and funny hillarious memories of the school. My only son Henry Waqatairewa also attended class one to class three from 2002 to 2004 before moving to Sydney.

Love the school and hope to live long enough to see my grandsons attending one day.

Would love to reconnect with anyone that attended primary school with me back then.

Vinaka

Comment by savaira nawalu on April 26, 2010 at 11:15pm: World Childrens Day was celebrated @ the school on Friday 23/04/2010. Our chief guest was Miss South Pacific, Merewalesi Nailatikau, our Marist Superstar, Banuve Tabakaucoro and Sisilia Seavula. The boys really 'njoyed the day along with Parents and friends.

Comment by Ox™ on March 13, 2010 at 2:25am: Bula Vinaka OB

I got this from a Link as I was a little unsure myself........

The Marist Brothers’ Primary School was established in 1888, at the request of Bishop Julian Vidal, initially to provide education for the children of European settlers. Very quickly, the brothers saw that the need for education was much wider than just this. At that time, there was no provision at all for the children of the indentured Indian settlers, and in 1897 a school for Indians was opened, though children of all races attended, so that it soon became designated as Marist Brothers’ Cosmopolitan School. In 1913, the Felix College was opened, catering for Europeans and Part Europeans. From this school developed the Marist Brothers’ High School, later to be transferred to the present Carew street site. In 1936 St Columba’s Claudius Memorial School was opened. These two schools continued to run as separate institutions until 1963 when they were combined and named the Marist Brothers’ Primary School. However, the school has always been more popularly known as “Marist Suva Street.”

I hope that info may be of little help OB

Remain blessed......

Comment by George Sale Asuega on March 12, 2010 at 10:16pm: Bula OB Ox, vinaka na veisureti mai.
My memory of the school and its inception
in Suva Street, Toorak, is rather vague.
Correct me if I am wrong..was Marist Suva
Street formerly known as St. Columbus?
In the old days, it was often referred to by
the locals as "Brother School."

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Comment by Teca Jones on March 12, 2010 at 11:45am: Vianaka vakalevu na visureti ...I've worked with Brother Samuel ..nd Brother Fergus ...bac in fiji .....m not catholic but i'ved experienced worked with ol the brothers ..down in marcellin ..isaaa..ra sa dau loloma dina....job valailai i MArist bro high skul ....i was been honoured to know ..ol the bros ..Isa not forgetting brother Paulo na bikey ..hahahhahahahahaahahahaha.....!!!...

GOD BLESS U ALL ......MALOOOOOZ..!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Ox™ on February 10, 2010 at 1:21am: Vinakavakalevu adi nabou...

Comment by adi nabou on February 6, 2010 at 4:58pm: Bula vinaka to all , my dad was OB and my son to OB , so it runs in the family .Thanks for initiating our family MARIST PRIMARY SCHOOL on net .Never regretted till today ,could not of been any other better choice-------------------- Go Marist !!