St Kevin’s College apologises for sexist chant by students on public transport

A private boys school acts against students filmed singing an offensive song on public transport.

Students from an elite Melbourne boys school have been suspended after footage emerged of them singing a misogynistic chant on public transport.

A spokeswoman for the prestigious St Kevin’s College in Toorak in Melbourne’s east confirmed the boys had been suspended after they were filmed singing the song on a tram as they travelled to their school athletics carnival on Saturday.

The ABC reported the chant included the lines: “I wish that all the ladies were holes in the road. And if I was a dump truck I'd fill them with my load.”

Headmaster Stephen F. Russell apologised for the boy’s offensive behaviour and said the school was taking disciplinary action.

“Students upset by the behaviour have already come to me and we have been following through in both a disciplinary and pastoral manner today,” he said.

St Kevin's College Toorak has apologised for the behaviour of students on Saturday.

“We have always and will continue to challenge such poor behaviour and misogynistic attitudes through programs at school and with the co-operation of parents.”

St Kevin’s is a single sex Catholic school and takes students from preparatory to year 12 with fees costing $19,100 per year from grade five, according to the school’s website.

Under the school’s online “Vision and Values” page it said: “Respect, truth, freedom, justice, love and service are the guiding principles of all relationships and social activities.

“St Kevin’s students are actively encouraged to develop an awareness of and empathy with people in the wider community, in particular through community service programs.”

Notable St Kevin’s alumni include the Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge, Australian Catholic University Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven as well as musicians Chet Faker and Vance Joy.