De La Salle College Caringbah

School in Australia
34°02′41.9″S 151°07′20″E / 34.044972°S 151.12222°E / -34.044972; 151.12222InformationTypeIndependent comprehensive co-educational secondary day schoolMottoAmbulate Digne Deo
(Walk worthy of God)Religious affiliation(s)De La Salle BrothersDenominationRoman CatholicPatron saint(s)Saint John Baptist De La SalleEstablished1958; 66 years ago (1958)FounderDe La Salle BrothersOversightCatholic Education Office, Archdiocese of SydneyPrincipalPeter BuxtonDeputy PrincipalsDominic Ritchie
Mary MatthewsDean of MissionAngela PorroStaff59Teaching staff38Years7–10GenderMaleEnrolmentc. 458HousesBenildus (Blue)
Dermot (Gold)
Killian (Orange)
Miguel (Red)
Solomon (Green)AffiliationCatholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACTWebsitedlscaringbah.syd.catholic.edu.auMap

De La Salle College Caringbah is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Caringbah, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1958 by the De La Salle Brothers, the college currently caters for around 500 students from Year 7 to Year 10. The current principal is Peter Buxton.[1]

History

De La Salle Caringbah was established in 1958 as a Years 5–10 boys school and eventually settled to educate Year 7–10 students. Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer Bay is the Years 7–10 girls school. Students from both schools then transfer to De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla for Years 11–12.

From 2024, both De La Salle Caringbah and Our Lady of Mercy Burraneer will expand to offer Year 11 classes with both schools to be fully Years 7–12 from 2025. Students will still have the transfer to study at De La Salle Cronulla if they wish a co-educational education in their senior years with that school to be fully Year 7–12 from 2027.[2]

De La Salle Caringbah was founded after there was thought to be a need for a Catholic Boys High School in the area. On 28 January 1958, 65 students began the first class in the basement of the old Our Lady of Fatima Church. By 1963 the current college building was built.

Principals

Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Time in office
1 Dermot Brosnian 1958 1963 6 years
2 Harry Johnson 1964 1966 3 years
3 Leo Beasley 1967 1970 4 years
4 Dunstan Bourke 1971 1973 3 years
5 Killian "Ray" Ryan 1974 1980 7 years
6 Unknown 1981 1985 5 years
7 Unknown 1986 1988 3 years
8 Terry Blanchard 1988 1988 1 years
9 Denis O'Brien 1989 1997 9 years
10 Adrian Watson 1998 1998 1 years
11 Gary Burrows 1999 2008 10 years
12 Michael Egan 2009 2012 4 years
13 Christopher Agnew 2013 2017 5 years
14 Peter Buxton[3] 2018 incumbent 6 years

Notable former students

See also

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  • iconCatholicism portal

References

  1. ^ "Annual School Report". Google Docs. 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Vision for Catholic high schools revealed". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ "DLSC Caringbah appoints new principal for 2018". De La Salle College Caringbah.

External links

  • School Website
  • Official college Facebook page De La Salle Catholic College Caringbah
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