Bede Polding College
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]
Notable alumni
- John Allen, teacher, rugby player and cricketer
Notable staff
- Linda Cassell
See also
- List of non-government schools in New South Wales
- List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
- Catholic education in Australia
References
- ^ "Parish links". St Matthew's Catholic Parish, Windsor, NSW. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Our Story". www.bedepoldingwindsor.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "School fire under investigation". ABC News. Australia. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Blaze wrecks Sydney school building". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2019.