Casimir Catholic College
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Casimir Catholic College is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school (years 7–12) in the Sydney
suburb of Marrickville, New South Wales
, Australia
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. Casimir is located within a very multicultural area of Sydney and the school embraces the richness and diversity this brings to its culture.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
suburb of Marrickville, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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History
Casimir was formed in 1983 from the merger of De La Salle College, a boy's school, and St Brigid’s Girls’ School, which had existed since the 1921s. The founder of both schools was the parish priest Father Casimir Maguire, and so the amalgamated school took his name.Philosophy
The college adheres to the values and customs of the three orders involved in its history: the Good Samaritan Sisters, the De La Salle Brothers and the Passionist FathersPassionist
The Passionists are a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint Paul of the Cross . Professed members use the initials C.P. after their names.-History:St...
. Casimir is located within a very multicultural area of Sydney and the school embraces the richness and diversity this brings to its culture.
Local links
The college has strong links with its four feeder primary schools through the Marrickville District Catholic Schools Council. This structure supports a shared commitment to cooperate towards a complete K–12 perspective in the local educational community.Notable alumni
- Jack BedsonJack BedsonJohn William "Jack" Bedson is an Australian writer, poet, children's picture book author, and former university librarian....
, poet and children's author - Jeff FenechJeff FenechJeff Fenech is a retired Australian boxer and a three-time world champion who is now a boxing trainer.-Boxing career:...
, champion boxer - Kevin BerryKevin BerryKevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career...
Olympic Gold Medalist 200m Butterfly 1964