O'Connor Catholic College

O'Connor Catholic College, formerly O'Connor Catholic High School, is an independent Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. It was created by an amalgamation of St Ursula's College and De La Salle College.

O'Connor Catholic College
Location
Armidale, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates30°30′44″S 151°40′47″E
Information
Former names
  • St Ursula’s College
  • De La Salle College
  • O'Connor Catholic High School
TypeIndependent co-educational secondary day school
MottoThe Fruit of the Spirit is Love
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established
  • 1882 (1882) (as St Ursula's College)
  • 1906 (1906) (as De La Salle College)
  • 1975 (1975)
    (as O'Connor Catholic High School)
OversightRoman Catholic Diocese of Armidale
Enrollment507[1] (2022)

History

The college was formed in 1975 with the amalgamation of two of Armidale's longest-established schools – St Ursula's College (established in 1882 by Sister Mary Cordula)[2] and De La Salle College (established in 1906).[3]

The college takes its name from Patrick O'Connor, Bishop of Armidale from 1904–1930 who contributed greatly to Catholic education in the Diocese during that time.

Description

O’Connor Catholic College is a systemic secondary school in the Diocese of Armidale. It occupies the site of the former De La Salle College.

O’Connor has as its motto the quote from St Paul's Letter to the Galatians, "The Fruit of the Spirit is Love".

Alumni
  • Lyall Munro Jnr, from the Aboriginal mission at Moree was attending De la Salle College in 1966 when, at the age of 14, he attained his instructor's badge in lifesaving.[4]

See also

References
  1. "O'Connor Catholic College, Armidale, NSW". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. Kneipp, Mary, "Rowland, Caroline Ann (1852–1921)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 8 June 2021
  3. Moe, C. (2007). "Hardly a soft landing: the first Australian foundation of the De La Salle Brothers - Armidale 1906". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 28: 67–73.
  4. "Assimilation in NSW 1952–1975: Items of Interest from NSW Aborigines Welfare Board's Magazine "Dawn"". The Koori History Website. Copy of an article in Dawn, January/March 1966. Retrieved 26 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)


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