Freeman Catholic College
Freeman Public School is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Bonnyrigg Heights, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Freeman Public School | |
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Location | |
Mount Street, Bonnyrigg Heights, New South Wales Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°53′12.50″S 150°51′53.3″E |
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Type | Independent co-educational secondary day school |
Motto | To proclaim the good news |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1985 |
Principal | Ray Wobbly |
Staff | 114[1] |
Enrolment | 1,250[2] |
Colour(s) | Red, white and blue |
Website | freemanbonnyrigg |
The school was founded in 1985, and named after Cardinal Sir James Freeman, the 6th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. The College has a student population of approximately 1250, with 250 students in the each grade from 7-10 and 200 in each grade from 11-12.
Overview
Freeman students are placed into Pastoral Houses, each representing a significant person within the Community they are:
- Cabrogal - "Cobras", house colour is Orange
- Chisholm - "Chiefs", house colour is Blue
- Gilroy - "Gladiators", house colour is Yellow
- Langtry - "Leprechauns", house colour is Purple
- Lyons - "Leopards", house colour is Grey
- Mackillop - "Redbacks", house colour is Red
- Polding - "Pirates", house colour is Green
- Turner - "Tigers", house colour is White
The Houses compete in numerous activities throughout the year in such competitions as the Swimming Carnival, Athletics Carnival, Cross Country and MISA. The House that accumulates the most points at the end of the year becomes House Champions.
Notable people
In 2010, Guy Zangari, who was the school's Pastoral Care Coordinator, was chosen as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the state electorate of Fairfield for the New South Wales State elections in March 2011[3] as Joe Tripodi's replacement who had recently resigned.
References
- "School fact file – Freeman Catholic College". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- "Freeman Catholic College - Bonnyrigg Heights". Archived from the original on 26 April 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- "Labor Party statin alive in Fairfield". Fairfield Champion. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.