Red Bend Catholic College

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Red Bend Catholic College
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Red Bend Catholic College and statue of Marcellin Champagnat
Location
Red Bend Catholic College

Australia
Coordinates 33°25′06″S148°01′16″E / 33.418225°S 148.021193°E / -33.418225; 148.021193
Information
School type Independent co-educational secondary day and boarding school
Motto Latin: Per Angusta Ad Augusta
(Through Difficulty to Greatness)
Religious affiliation(s) Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established
  • 1926;98 years ago (1926)(Johnson Street)
  • 1955;69 years ago (1955)(Red Bend)
PrincipalMr Stephen Dwyer
Enrolmentc.800
Colour(s)Navy and sky blue   
Website redbendcc.nsw.edu.au
Red Bend Catholic College

Red Bend Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day and boarding school located in Forbes in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The College is run by the Marist Brothers, a religious institute. Established in 1926, the College has enrolled approximately 800 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

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History

Prior to 1977, the Catholic education of students in this region was provided by three secondary schools; Our Lady of Mercy College, Forbes; Our Lady of Mercy High School, Parkes; and Marist Brothers' College, Forbes.

In February 1977, these three schools combined to form one co-educational High School, with the name of Red Bend Catholic College, at the site of the former Marist Brothers' College, on the banks of the Lachlan River. This merger brought together the teaching traditions of the Mercy Sisters and the Marist Brothers.

Principals

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

OrdinalOfficeholdersTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1John Hillet200320128–9 years
2Michael Flanagan2013201910–11 years
2Stephen Dwyer2019incumbent4–5 years

House system

In 1943, four houses were established (Basil, Denis, Loyola and Xavier) at the Johnson Street School, this was prior to College's move to Red Bend. In 2014, two new houses (Chisholm and McAuley) were introduced. [1]

HouseColourMottoName origin
BasilGreen

 

"Action Not Words"
ChisholmOrange

 

Caroline Chisholm
DenisRed

 

"Second to None"
LoyolaYellow

 

"Leading the Way with Strength and Honour"
McAuleyPurple

 

"Pride in Excellence" Catherine McAuley
XavierBlue

 

"Determination, Paticipation, Success" Francis Xavier

College Crest

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References

  1. "House System | Red Bend Catholic College". Mysite. Retrieved 17 July 2024.