De La Salle College Caringbah
De La Salle College Caringbah is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Caringbah, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1958 by the De La Salle Brothers, the College currently caters for over 500 students from Year 7 to Year 10. The current Principal is Peter Buxton.
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Coordinates | 34°02′41.9″S 151°07′20″E |
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Type | Independent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school |
Motto | Ambulate Digne Deo (Walk worthy of God) |
Religious affiliation(s) | De La Salle Brothers |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1958 |
Founder | De La Salle Brothers |
Oversight | Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney |
Principal | Peter Buxton |
Staff | 60 |
Teaching staff | 42 |
Years | 7-10 |
Enrolment | c. 530 |
Affiliation | Catholic Secondary Schools Association NSW/ACT |
Website | dlscaringbah |
The official college Facebook page can be accessed here.
History
De La Salle Caringbah was established in 1958 as a Years 5–10 boys school and eventually settled to educate Year 7–10 students. Our Lady of Mercy College, Burraneer Bay is the Years 7-10 girls school. Students from both schools then transfer to De La Salle Catholic College Cronulla for Years 11–12.
De La Salle Caringbah was founded after there was thought to be a need for a Catholic Boys High School in the area. On 28 January 1958, 65 students began the first class in the basement of the old Our Lady of Fatima Church. By 1963 the current college building was built.
Principals
Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Dermot Brosnian | 1958 | 1963 | 4–5 years | |
2 | Harry Johnson | 1964 | 1966 | 1–2 years | |
3 | Leo Beasley | 1967 | 1970 | 2–3 years | |
4 | Dunstan Bourke | 1971 | 1973 | 1–2 years | |
5 | Killian "Ray" Ryan | 1974 | 1980 | 5–6 years | |
6 | Pingas | 1981 | 1985 | 3–4 years | |
7 | Pingas | 1986 | 1988 | 1–2 years | |
8 | Terry Blanchard | 1988 | 1988 | 9–10 years | |
9 | Denis O'Brien | 1989 | 1997 | 7–8 years | |
10 | Adrian Watson | 1998 | 1998 | years | |
11 | Gary Burrows | 1999 | 2008 | 8–9 years | |
12 | Michael Egan | 2009 | 2012 | 2–3 years | |
13 | Christopher Agnew | 2013 | 2017 | 3–4 years | |
14 | Peter Buxton | 2018 | incumbent | 2–3 years | [1] |
Houses
At DLSCCC, there are 5 houses
- Benildis
- Dermot
- Kilian
- Miguel
- Soloman
Notable former students
- John Della Bosca - politician
- Jonathan Docking - Rugby League player
- Andrew Ettingshausen - Rugby League player
- Steve Hutchins- Senator and ALP president
- John Kane - musician in the band Flying Emus
- John Lee - former Director General of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
- Michael Lee - former Federal Minister
- Carmelo Pesce - current Mayor of the Sutherland Shire Council [2]
- Jaeman Salmon - Rugby League player
- Tony Sheldon - trade union official
- Mark Vincent - opera singer (winner of Australia's Got Talent 2009)
See also
References
- "DLSC Caringbah appoints new principal for 2018". De La Salle College Caringbah.
- https://www.delasalle.org.au/blog/lasallian-alumni--mayor-carmelo-pesce