Bede Polding College

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Bede Polding College
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Bede Polding College

Australia
Coordinates 33°37′58″S150°47′54″E / 33.63278°S 150.79833°E / -33.63278; 150.79833
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Type Independent co-educational secondary day school
MottoCalled to Bring Peace
Denomination Roman Catholicism
Established1986;38 years ago (1986)
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
Oversight Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta
PrincipalGreg Malone
Teaching staff~100
Years 712
Enrolment~1,200
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Navy blue, maroon   
Website www.bedepoldingwindsor.catholic.edu.au
Bede Polding College

Bede Polding College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in South Windsor, on the north-western outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school delivers a religious and secular education to approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

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The school is administered by the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta [1] and serves the greater Hawkesbury region and the parishes of St Matthew's, Windsor and Richmond. The school opened in 1986 with 110 pupils and a staff of nine.

The school's patron is John Bede Polding, the inaugural Catholic bishop of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales.

The college was subject to a devastating fire in late 2003 that resulted in extensive damage to the administration building and teacher study areas. [2] [3] [4]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

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References

  1. "Parish links". St Matthew's Catholic Parish, Windsor, NSW. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. "Our Story". www.bedepoldingwindsor.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. "School fire under investigation". ABC News . Australia. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. "Blaze wrecks Sydney school building". The Sydney Morning Herald . 11 October 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2019.