Overview
Between 1978 and 1985, years 11 and 12 (the most senior years) at the college were co-educational. With the establishment of McCarthy Catholic College, Emu Plains, however, the college returned to being an all-boys school. Currently, more than 1000 students from across Greater Western Sydney attend the college.
In 2009 the schools 50th year, the school's captain was Joel Kelly. The DUX that year, who received an ATAR of 99.85 was Peter Fam. In the school's 59th year, Ahmed Khan, the DUX for that year, was announced as receiving an ATAR of 99.5. Subsequently, in 2019, Ahmed Khan commenced his studies in the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program at James Cook University.
Former College Captains, Cooper Hill from the class of 2020, and Dylan Wilson from the class of 2021, pursued their studies in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at Western Sydney University after completing year 12.
Year 8 students are now studying two languages: Italian and Japanese. [1]
The school's TAS Department is state-of-the-art, with multiple 3D printers, woodwork and metalwork workshops. The school provides qualified tutors for students.
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