St Joseph's College Melbourne was a Roman Catholic secondary college that is part of the Association of Edmund Rice schools (that is, schools founded and ran in the tradition of the Christian Brothers). The school allows students opportunities to undertake a variety of courses of study: VET, VCAL, VCE, university extension. While the campus is physically restricted, students have access to a range of facilities (including sporting, academic and artistic) located in the city of Melbourne. St. Joseph's College students are members of one of four houses. These houses, named after four headmasters of the college, are: Hogan (green), McSweeney (gold), Kelly (royal blue), Geoghegan (red). The Gryphon is a mythological creature whose role is the guardianship of hidden treasures. It has long been used in institutes of learning. In our case it represents the treasures of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual values. In our logo the Gryphon, half lion half eagle, is in the rampant posture with the claw protectively spread over the inner shield. The larger outer shield is a simple heraldic design which provides the ideal frame for the many elements of the logo.