LaSalle Catholic College, Bankstown

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LaSalle Catholic College
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LaSalle Catholic College, Bankstown
544 Chapel Road

Bankstown
,
New South Wales
,
2200

Australia
Coordinates 33°54′30″S151°02′07″E / 33.9082°S 151.0352°E / -33.9082; 151.0352
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Type Independent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school
MottoCommitment, Confidence, Success
Religious affiliation(s) De La Salle Brothers
Denomination Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Saint John Baptist de La Salle
Established1999;25 years ago (1999)
Founder De La Salle Brothers
Educational authority New South Wales Education Standards Authority
OversightSydney Catholic Schools
PrincipalPaul Forrester
Staff120 [1]
Years 7–12
Enrolment990 [1]  (2023)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Green and white
  
Website lasalle.syd.catholic.edu.au

LaSalle Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in Bankstown, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The De La Salle Brothers run the college in the tradition of Saint John Baptist de La Salle.

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The college provides a Catholic and general education for students from Year 7 to Year 12, with oversight provided by the Sydney Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Sydney.

History

LaSalle Catholic College was formed in 1999. It is an amalgamation of three previous schools that existed on the site – De La Salle College (7–10) (1951–1998), Benilde College (11–12) (1968–1999), and Nazareth Senior Girls College (11–12). Both Benilde and De La Salle were run by the De La Salle Brothers whilst Nazareth College was run by the Josephite sisters in the tradition of Blessed Mary McKillop. There are no longer Josephite sisters at the college, but several De La Salle Brothers still work at the College and live in the nearby Brothers' Residence.

In 2016, LaSalle Catholic College transitioned from single-sex (boys only) to co-ed with facilities upgraded to accommodate this change. [2]

Campus

LaSalle Catholic College is located on a single campus in Bankstown. The college is located near the Hume Highway and occupies a fairly large site which forms part of the Catholic Parish of Saint Felix, Bankstown. The College has expanded significantly since 1999, with new facilities built as well as upgrading of existing ones.

The Saint Yon Trade Training Centre, which delivers vocational training to students was opened in 2013, at a cost of $7 million. [3] The training facility is shared with a number of Catholic schools in Sydney. [4]

The LaSalle 'Heart Building' project, which commenced in 2019, saw the development of a new multi-purpose complex with pedestrian links to neighbouring buildings. The multi-purpose complex delivered under the project includes an expanded gymnasium, a 200-seat lecture theatre, a dance studio and a VET healthcare room. The project was completed in April 2021, at a cost of $11.3 million. [5]

Co-curriculum

Houses

House nameNamed afterColourNotes
Benildus Saint Benildus  
Liesse Our Lady of Liesse  
Miguel Saint Miguel  
Turon Martyrs of Turon  

Sport

LaSalle Catholic College competes in the Sydney Catholic Schools Sport, an inter-school sporting competition for Catholic schools in Sydney. Sports offered include athletics, basketball, netball, soccer, swimming and touch football. LaSalle was previously affiliated with the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC). [6]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown Annual Report 2023". LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown. 21 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "About the College". LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Facilities". LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "School Partners". Saint Yon Trade Training Centre. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "LaSalle Catholic College, Bankstown". COWYN Building Group. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Teams" . Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 Abernethy, Mark. "Wizard of Oz". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "LaSalle boys to represent state at All-Schools comp". The Catholic Weekly Sydney. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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