James Sheahan Catholic High School
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James Sheahan Catholic High School is a Catholic
non-government co-educational School located in Orange
, New South Wales
260 km West of the state capital Sydney
. It is located on Anson Street in Orange next to the train line and is adjacent to the Orange Christian School. It is the largest Catholic school in the Bathurst
Diocese.
and a small 2 room science
building adjacent to the corner of the West edge. There was also a large house which was where the De La Salle Brothers lived for several years. There was also 8 basketball courts and 2 cricket
nets down from the school.
Several years later another 2 floored C shaped extension was added containing more classrooms and several art rooms closing off the original C shape creating what is now know as the Quad. There was a single story industrial technology
wing on the edge of the Second C. Several demountables were located on the exterior side of the second C. There was also a chapel located a fair way from the main school which still stands today. There were also 6 tennis courts constructed.
In the following years the single story wing was demolished and a large 2 story building was added with a flattened Z shape which went out past the chapel. The demountables were also removed. A large separate 2 story building was constructed on the West side of the Quad which housed the new library and food technology rooms. Between that building and the single floor 2 rooms science building a large 4 room science block was built, which had a later extension to house the science
staffroom.
Behind the 2 floor library and food rooms there was a large Industrial Technology building built which was and still houses extensive woodwork, metalwork, mechanics, sewing, graphic technology and computing rooms. There is also a staff room.
In 2001 a large Gymnasium with 2 indoor basketball courts, P.E. staffroom, P.E. store rooms, a large gym mezzanine and various other store rooms, toilets and change rooms and offices on top of extensive storage rooms, a drama/dance room, music room and changing rooms was built. This coincided with the construction of an oval with 2 football fields and a cricket pitch.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
non-government co-educational School located in Orange
Orange, New South Wales
Orange is a city in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of . Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre....
, 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...
260 km West of the state capital Sydney
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...
. It is located on Anson Street in Orange next to the train line and is adjacent to the Orange Christian School. It is the largest Catholic school in the Bathurst
Bathurst
-Places:In Australia:* Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and the following things associated with the city** Bathurst Regional Council, the local government area for the Bathurst urban area and rural surrounds...
Diocese.
Houses
- Mercy - Maroon
- Sheriden - Black -
- La Salle - Red -
- Benilde - Green -
- Norton - Yellow -
- Mcauly - Blue -
School Design
James Sheahan Catholic High School was completed shortly before opening in 1980. The Original design only consisted of a 2-3 floored C shape building housing classrooms facing North with a wing leading of the edge to the East housing the office and libraryLibrary
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
and a small 2 room science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
building adjacent to the corner of the West edge. There was also a large house which was where the De La Salle Brothers lived for several years. There was also 8 basketball courts and 2 cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
nets down from the school.
Several years later another 2 floored C shaped extension was added containing more classrooms and several art rooms closing off the original C shape creating what is now know as the Quad. There was a single story industrial technology
Industrial technology
Industrial technology is the field concerned with the application of basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers...
wing on the edge of the Second C. Several demountables were located on the exterior side of the second C. There was also a chapel located a fair way from the main school which still stands today. There were also 6 tennis courts constructed.
In the following years the single story wing was demolished and a large 2 story building was added with a flattened Z shape which went out past the chapel. The demountables were also removed. A large separate 2 story building was constructed on the West side of the Quad which housed the new library and food technology rooms. Between that building and the single floor 2 rooms science building a large 4 room science block was built, which had a later extension to house the science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
staffroom.
Behind the 2 floor library and food rooms there was a large Industrial Technology building built which was and still houses extensive woodwork, metalwork, mechanics, sewing, graphic technology and computing rooms. There is also a staff room.
In 2001 a large Gymnasium with 2 indoor basketball courts, P.E. staffroom, P.E. store rooms, a large gym mezzanine and various other store rooms, toilets and change rooms and offices on top of extensive storage rooms, a drama/dance room, music room and changing rooms was built. This coincided with the construction of an oval with 2 football fields and a cricket pitch.
Notable Alumni
- Daniel MortimerDaniel MortimerDaniel Mortimer is an Australian professional rugby league player. He currently plays for Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League and previously played for the Parramatta Eels. He is the son of former Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Australian Rugby League player Peter Mortimer...
- Professional Rugby League Player - Freya BlackwoodFreya BlackwoodFreya Blackwood is an illustrator and special effects artist who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Blackwood is notable for her work with the special effects of the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy movies from 2001 to 2003 as well as for her illustrations in the children's book Harry & Hopper,...
- Illustrator and Special Effects Artist