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.

Bede Polding College
Location
South Windsor, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°37′58″S 150°47′54″E
Information
TypeIndependent co-educational secondary day school
MottoCalled to Bring Peace
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Established1986 (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

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

See also

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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