The Crest of the Wave: A History of Waverley College 1903-2003 Fleming, Justin

A century of Catholic education in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, told through the lens of one school and the generations who passed through it. Justin Fleming charts Waverley College's evolution from a modest Marist Brothers school in 1903 to a major institution shaping young men across a hundred years of Australian history. This isn't just institutional chronicle — it's a social history of changing attitudes toward faith, discipline, masculinity, and class. Fleming weaves together archival records, personal testimonies, and cultural shifts, from the Great Depression and two world wars through to the turn of the millennium. The result is a portrait of how one school reflected and shaped the communities around it. For alumni, it's a nostalgia trip. For historians, it's a case study in Australian Catholic education and suburban identity.