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
Coordinates	33°37′58″S 150°47′54″E
Information
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	Called to Bring Peace
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Established	1986 (1986)
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
Oversight	Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta
Principal	Mark Compton
Teaching staff	~100
Years	7-12
Enrolment	~1,200
Campus type	Suburban
Colour(s)	Navy blue, maroon
Website	www.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 2003 that resulted in extensive damage.[2][3]