Whitefriars College is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in the Melbourne suburb of Donvale. Established in 1961, the College reflects the tradition of the Carmelites, and is recognised for its uniform's brown blazer with the College Crest appearing on the breast pocket. The school has been a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges since 1999. Whitefriars College was established by the Carmelites in 1961, with a single stream of forty boys. In the school's early years all teachers were Carmelites, under the leadership of the founding Principal, Fr Frank Shortis, O.Carm., and lay teachers were appointed as the need arose. However, as time has transpired, the Carmelites, although retaining a small number of their own members on staff – including, the current Principal – have been far outnumbered by lay staff. The current Carmelites on staff are Fr Paul Cahill O.Carm, Fr Noel Kierce O.Carm and Br Sean Keefe O.Carm. The school's campus is currently set on 19 hectares at the northern end of a property acquired by the Carmelites in 1937 for a novitiate and seminary. The original property, of 113 acres (0.