Bede Polding College

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Bede Polding College
Location

Australia
Coordinates33°37′58″S 150°47′54″E / 33.63278°S 150.79833°E / -33.63278; 150.79833Coordinates: 33°37′58″S 150°47′54″E / 33.63278°S 150.79833°E / -33.63278; 150.79833
Information
TypeIndependent co-educational secondary day school
MottoCalled to Bring Peace
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Established1986; 35 years ago (1986)
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
OversightCatholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta
PrincipalMark Compton
Teaching staff~100
Years7-12
Enrolment~1,200
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Navy blue, maroon   
Websitewww.bedepoldingwindsor.catholic.edu.au

Bede Polding College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in South Windsor, on the north-western outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school delivers a religious and secular education to approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

The school is administered by the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta[1] and serves the greater Hawkesbury region and the parishes of St Matthew's, Windsor and Richmond. The school opened in 1986 with 110 pupils and a staff of nine.

The school's patron is John Bede Polding, the inaugural Catholic bishop of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales.

The college was subject to a devastating fire in late 2003 that resulted in extensive damage to the administration building and teacher study areas.[2][3][4]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Parish links". St Matthew's Catholic Parish, Windsor, NSW. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Our Story". www.bedepoldingwindsor.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ "School fire under investigation". ABC News. Australia. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Blaze wrecks Sydney school building". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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