Red Bend Catholic College

Red Bend Catholic College
Red Bend Catholic College and statue of Marcellin Champagnat
Location
Forbes, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°25′06″S 148°01′16″E
Information
School type	Independent co-educational secondary day and boarding school
Motto	Latin: Per Angusta Ad Augusta (Through Difficulty to Greatness)
Religious affiliation(s)	Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1926 (1926) (Johnson Street) 1955 (1955) (Red Bend)
Principal	Mr Stephen Dwyer
Enrolment	c. 800
Colour(s)	Navy and sky blue
Website	redbendcc.nsw.edu.au

Red Bend Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day and boarding school located in Forbes in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The College is run by the Marist Brothers, a religious institute. Established in 1926, the College has enrolled approximately 800 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

History

Prior to 1977, the Catholic education of students in this region was provided by three secondary schools; Our Lady of Mercy College, Forbes; Our Lady of Mercy High School, Parkes; and Marist Brothers' College, Forbes.

In February 1977, these three schools combined to form one co-educational High School, with the name of Red Bend Catholic College, at the site of the former Marist Brothers' College, on the banks of the Lachlan River. This merger brought together the teaching traditions of the Mercy Sisters and the Marist Brothers.

Principals

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

Ordinal	Officeholders	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	John Hillet	2003	2012	8–9 years
2	Michael Flanagan	2013	2019	10–11 years
2	Stephen Dwyer	2019	incumbent	4–5 years

House system

In 1943, four houses were established (Basil, Denis, Loyola and Xavier) at the Johnson Street School, this was prior to College's move to Red Bend. In 2014, two new houses (Chisholm and McAuley) were introduced.

House	Colour	Motto	Name origin
Basil	Green	"Action Not Words"
Chisholm	Orange		Caroline Chisholm
Denis	Red	"Second to None"
Loyola	Yellow	"Leading the Way with Strength and Honour"
McAuley	Purple	"Pride in Excellence"	Catherine McAuley
Xavier	Blue	"Determination, Paticipation, Success"	Francis Xavier

College crest

• The motto: Per Angusta ad Augusta
• The colours: sky blue and navy blue
• The cross: the Mercy Cross as worn by all Sisters of Mercy
• The M: Marist emblem
• The twelve stars: crown of Mary

See also

• List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
• Catholic education in Australia

External links

• Red Bend Catholic College Website