Bethlehem College, Ashfield

Infobox Aust school private
name = Bethlehem College


motto = "Este Fideles"
"Be Faithful"
established = 1881
type = Independent, Single-sex, Secondary, Day
denomination = Roman Catholic
slogan =
key_people = Mrs. Anna Dickinson (Principal)
Fr. Michael Walsh (Chaplain)
fees = AU$11,104 p.a - AU$21,632 p.a [http://www.bethlehemcollege.nsw.edu.au/fees.htm Bethlehem College Fees 2007] (accessed:16-08-2007)]
city = Ashfield
state = New South Wales
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|33|53|6|S|151|7|28|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~660 (7-12)
num_employ = ~58 [http://www.bethlehemcollege.nsw.edu.au/Files/2006_Annual%20_Report.pdf Bethlehem College Annual Report 2006] (accessed:16-08-2007)]
revenue =
products =
colours = Purple & Navy Blue
homepage = [http://www.bethlehemcollege.nsw.edu.au www.bethlehemcollege.nsw.edu.au]

Bethlehem College is a Catholic day school for girls run by the Sisters of Charity.It is located in Ashfield, New South Wales and was established in 1881. Students are easily identifiable by the purple school uniform - fondly known around the inner western suburbs of Sydney as "Ribena Berries". Bethlehem excels in their sport as well as academically. The school was amalgamated in 1976, when the Sisters of Charity worked in union with the founders of Trinity Catholic College. The school's sole purpose was to educate the religious aspects of Christianity, but this was then altered in 1990, in persuasion by the Board of Education.

Notable alumni

*Monica Attard - Award-winning Australian journalist
* Danielle Brogan - Young Matildas 2006
*Geraldine Brooks - Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist
*Angela D'Amore - Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly [ [http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1413b.htm "D'Amore, Angela - Biographical Entry"] "Australian Women's Archive Project"]
* Sarah Oh - Winner of the 2006 Australian Junior Golf Championship. [Smith, Terry, "Little Sarah a rising star", "Daily Telegraph" (Sydney, Australia), February 12, 2001, Sec. Sport, Pg. 38.]

References

Presidents of the Student Representative Council2002 - Juvy Marcellano2003 - Sarah Haid2004 - Ermelinda Antonelli2005 - Claire Waqa2006 - Shelann Webb2007 - Pauline Nakhl2008 - Pauline Appiah2009 - Elizabeth Bell

See also

* List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales

External links

* [http://www.bethlehemcollege.nsw.edu.au/ Bethlehem College website]