LaSalle Catholic College, Bankstown
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| Coordinates | 33°54′30″S 151°02′07″E / 33.9082°S 151.0352°E |
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| Type | Independent, Day school |
| Motto | Commitment ∙ Confidence ∙ Success |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1999 |
| Founder | De La Salle Brothers |
| Principal | Michael Egan |
| Staff | ~82[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | ~637 (7-12)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Green and white |
| Website | www.lasalle.nsw.edu.au |
LaSalle Catholic College is a co-educational, Catholic, secondary, day school located in Bankstown, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The college is a Catholic school that runs systemically with the Catholic Education Office of the Archdiocese of Sydney and is a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC).[2]
The De La Salle Brothers run the college in the tradition of Saint John Baptist de La Salle.
History
LaSalle Catholic College was formed in 1999. It is an amalgamation of three previous schools that existed on the site - De La Salle College (7-10) (1951–1998), Benilde College (11-12) (1968–1999), and Nazareth Senior Girls College (11-12). Both Benilde and De La Salle were run by the De La Salle Brothers whilst Nazareth College was run by the Josephite sisters in the tradition of Blessed Mary McKillop. There are no longer Josephite sisters at the college, but several De La Salle Brothers still work at the College and live in the nearby Brothers' Residence.
In 2016, LaSalle Catholic College transitioned from single-sex (boys only) to co-ed with facilities upgraded to accommodate this change.
Campus
LaSalle Catholic College is located on a single campus in Bankstown. The college is located near the Hume highway and occupies a fairly large site which forms part of the Catholic Parish of Saint Felix, Bankstown. The college has expanded significantly since 1999, with new facilities built as well as upgrading of existing ones.
The most recent addition to the campus is the Saint Yon Trade Training Centre which opened in 2013. [3]
Co-curriculum
Sport
LaSalle Catholic College is a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC). Summer sports offered include basketball, cricket, squash and touch football. In winter, sports include rugby league and soccer. Sports which the college competes in throughout the year include athletics, tennis, swimming and volleyball.
Notable alumni
- Academic
- Dr. Christopher Kremmer – author, academic and journalist
- Entertainment, media and the arts
- Mike Bailey – Weatherman for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (also attended De La Salle College Ashfield)
- Politics, public service and the law
- Paul Keating – former Prime Minister of Australia
- Michael Hatton – Australian Labor Party former member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Blaxland, New South Wales
- Ken Moroney – former Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force
- Darryl Melham – Federal Member of Parliament for Banks electorate.
- Sport
- Brent Sherwin – former National Rugby League player
- Jamal Idris – National Rugby League player
- Daniel William Males – Olympic Boxer Featherweight (Rome 1960)
- Business
- Mark Bouris AM – founder of Wizard Home Loans, Australia's second largest non-bank mortgage lender.
See also
- List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales
- List of Lasallian educational institutions in the world
References
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Annual Report. Lasalle Catholic College.
- ^ "Teams". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Facilities". LaSalle Catholic College. Retrieved 24 September 2015.