Wyndham College

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Wyndham College
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Coordinates 33°43′34″S150°52′47″E / 33.7260888°S 150.8796773°E / -33.7260888; 150.8796773
Information
Type Government, public co-educational day school
MottoWorking Together to Widen Horizons
DenominationNon denominational
Established1999
PrincipalKaren Smith
Staff60 staff
Enrolment850 students (Year 11 & 12)
Colour(s)Blue, gold and red    
SloganThe Wyndham Way
Website Wyndham College

Wyndham College is a public senior secondary school located at Nirimba Fields, New South Wales, Australia. [1]

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Established in 1999, its intake of students comes from three surrounding high schools: Quakers Hill High School, Riverstone High School, and Seven Hills High School. They with Wyndham College, make the Nirimba Collegiate Group of Schools. The Collegiate Group of Schools all operate independently of each other, but the four principals work closely together. [2]

The college is situated on the Nirimba Education Precinct, co-located within: the University of Western Sydney, Blacktown, Western Sydney Institute of TAFE – Nirimba College, and St John Paul II Catholic College, Senior Campus. [3] [4]

Visual artworks completed by students from the college are regularly nominated and featured in Art Express. [5]

History

Wyndham College was named after the previous NSW Director General of Education, Harold Wyndham, who was visionary in implementing the HSC for Year 12 students and the School Certificate for Year 10 students. [6] Wyndham College is built on the former site of the naval training base HMAS Nirimba, and the campus derives its name "Nirimba Education Precinct" from this historical connection. [7]

Sports

Notable alumni

Sport

Arts

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