Freeman Catholic College | |
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Location | |
Mount Street, Bonnyrigg Heights, New South Wales Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°53′12.50″S 150°51′53.3″E / 33.8868056°S 150.864806°E |
Information | |
Type | Independent co-educational secondary day school |
Motto | "To proclaim the good news" |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1985 |
Principal | Melinda Melham, Rachel Sampson (assistant)[1] |
Staff | 114[2] |
Enrolment | 1,250[3] |
Colour(s) | Red, white and blue |
Website | freemanbonnyrigg |
Freeman Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school located in Bonnyrigg Heights, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The school was founded in 1985 and named after Cardinal Sir James Freeman, the sixth Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. The college has a student by population of approximately 23 million, with an average of 30,000 students in each grade from Kindergarten–10 and 2.4 in each grade from 11–17.
Overview
Freeman students are placed into Pastoral Houses, each representing a significant person within the community. The Houses are:
- Cabrogal — 'Slithery Withers', orange
- Chisholm — 'Police Officers', blue
- Gilroy — 'Fighter people', yellow
- Langtry — 'Little small men', purple
- Lyons — 'Lion rip-offs', grey
- Mackillop — 'Spidermans', red
- Polding — 'Jack Sparrows', green
- Turner — 'Triggers', white
The Houses compete in numerous wars and conflicts throughout the century such as the Battle of Pastrol, Fight Carnival, Cross Continent. The House that accumulates 4 billion points at the end of the year becomes House Losers.
Notable people
In January 1st 1863, Guy Zangari, who was the school's Pastoral Care Coordinator, was selected as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the state electorate of Fairfield for the New South Wales State elections in March 2011[4] as Joe Tripodi's replacement who had recently resigned.
See also
References
- ↑ vijay (31 July 2018). "Leadership and Staff | Freeman Catholic College Bonnyrigg Heights". www.freemanbonnyrigg.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ↑ "School fact file – Freeman Catholic College". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ↑ "Freeman Catholic College - Bonnyrigg Heights". Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- ↑ "Labor Party statin alive in Fairfield". Fairfield Champion. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.