Oxley College (Burradoo)

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Oxley College
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Oxley College (Burradoo)
Burradoo, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 34°29′56″S150°23′29″E / 34.49889°S 150.39139°E / -34.49889; 150.39139
Information
Type Independent school
Motto Latin: Patientia et Fortitudine [1]
(Patience and Fortitude)
Denomination Non-denominational [2]
Founded1983;42 years ago (1983)
Chair of the Board of GovernorsMrs Jane Crowley [3]
Head of College (K–12)Mr Scott Bedingfield [4]
Head of Senior SchoolMr Mark Case [5]
Head of Junior SchoolMs Heidi Shvetsoff [5]
Years P–12 [2]
Gender Co-educational [2]
Enrolment838 (2022) [1]
Website www.oxley.nsw.edu.au

Oxley College is an independent school located in Burradoo, New South Wales, Australia. [2] It is a member of the Round Square network of schools. [6]

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History

The college was founded in 1983 as part of a non-profit project by the local community. A $600,000 (equivalent to $2,377,587in 2022) building grant was provided by the Commonwealth Schools Commission, and local investment brought the total funding to $1 million. [7] [8] The college had an initial enrolment of 24 students, with a goal of enrolling 350 students within a few years of opening. [1] [7] The College takes its name from Australian explorer, John Oxley. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The College". www.oxley.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Oxley College". privateschoolsdirectory.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Board of Governors". www.oxley.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Welcome from the Head of College". www.oxley.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 "2022 Key Staff" (PDF). www.oxley.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Oxley College". Round Square. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. 1 2 Brass, Ken (20 October 1982). "A 'million dollar' school... set up by parents". The Australian Women's Weekly . p. 31. Retrieved 17 February 2024– via Trove.
  8. ↑ AU = 1850-1901: McLean, I.W. (1999), Consumer Prices and Expenditure Patterns in Australia 1850–1914 . Australian Economic History Review, 39: 1-28 (taken W6 series from Table A1, which represents the average inflation in all of Australian colonies). For later years, calculated using the pre-decimal inflation calculator provided by the Reserve Bank of Australia for each year, input: £94 8s (94.40 Australian pounds in decimal values), start year: 1901.
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