De La Salle College Ashfield
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| De La Salle College Ashfield |
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| Motto | Esto vir (Be the best Man you can be, also formerly for most of the history of the College translated Be a Man) |
| Established | 1916 |
| Type | Independent all-male secondary |
| Principal | Mr. Michael Barrington |
| Founder | De La Salle Brothers |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Location | 24 Bland Street, Ashfield, NSW Australia |
| Campus | Ashfield, Sydney |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| Contact Information | Phone: (61)(02)9797 3200 Fax: (61)(02)9797 3255 |
| Website | School website |
De La Salle College Ashfield was established in 1916 by the De La Salle Brothers and Vincentian Fathers, to provide Catholic Education for young men in Inner West Parishes of the Archdiocese of Sydney. The College is under the patronage of the Archbishop of Sydney, George Pell and seeks to provide an education in faith for its students.
This was the first Catholic High School in Australia to have a lay headmaster - Peter Donnan in the early 1970s. The De La Salle Brothers entirely withdrew from the school in the late 1970s though there has been some involvement by the order and other religious since then.
The College had a primary section until 1988, with the last year 6 class being in that year.
Formerly, there was also a feeder primary school at Haberfield, known as De La Salle Haberfield. It closed in the late 1960s.
Two teachers were/ have been there so long they are important to the history of the place. Each of these teachers exceeded 35 years service and I believe Mr Twomey has exceeded 40 years service at the school.
Mr Dennis Twomey, a magnificent English teacher, particularly to Year 10 and a noted coach of Squash and Rugby League
Mr Joseph Fernandez, a teacher of Social Sciences
The College is a member of the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges sporting association, and competes in a range of sports including Cricket, Basketball, Rugby League, Soccer and Squash. Other schools in the MCC include Christian Brothers High School Lewisham, La Salle College Bankstown, Marcellin College Randwick, Marist College Kogarah, Marist College Pagewood, St Leo's College Wahroonga and Marist College North Shore. Sport has traditionally been an important part of college life, notwithstanding the school's own limited sporting facilities.
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[edit] Neighbourhood
The school is located next to Bethlehem College, a Catholic girls school 7-12. School special buses run from the back of the school.
[edit] Bullying problems
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese has entered into confidential settlement agreements with victims of bullying at the school which the courts have offset against damages awards against students.[1]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Robbie Farah, NRL player for Wests Tigers (2003 - Present)
- Paul Bevan, an AFL player for Sydney Swans, played in Grand Final 2005 (2004 - Present)
- Paul Pantano, actor
- Eddie Khoury, Renowned Homosexual and Gay Rights Campaigner, currently Head of the Sydney Gay Men’s jogging club
- Michael Maher, Politician, sometime MLA for Drummoyne and MHR for Lowe
- Justice Woodward, Supreme Court Judge was a member of one of the school's early Leaving Certificate classes
