In western Victoria, two small schools are gathering – but for vastly different reasons. At St Brendan's Primary School in Dunnstown, 13 kilometres east of Ballarat, it's the end of an era as ...

Abused at Ballarat's St Alipius primary school. Best would hit him until he cried, then hold him tightly and molest him.

George Pell and the abuse royal commission Cardinal George Pell has again been put under the spotlight over clergy sexual abuse in Ballarat, this time during a royal commission public hearing.

St. Alipius Boys’ School closed in 1976, and the boys moved down the road to the girls’ school which is now a co-ed primary that operates under the stewardship of principal Eileen Rice.

St. Alipius Boys’ School closed in 1976, and the boys moved down the road to the girls’ school which is now a co-ed primary that operates under the stewardship of principal Eileen Rice.

This Ballarat boys’ school was supposed to be a house of God. But at one stage in 1971, the entire male staff abused children. One student described the horror: “We had a paedophile priest, we ...

St Alipius Ballarat a holy house of horrors where boys treated like God’s garbage This Ballarat boys’ school was supposed to be a house of God. But at one stage in 1971, the entire male staff ...