| Freeman Catholic College | |
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To Proclaim The Good News
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| Location | |
| Bonnyrigg Heights, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Catholic Systemic, Co-educational, Day school |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1985 |
| Principal | Ray Wooby |
| Staff | 114[1]. |
| Enrolment | 1200[2] |
| Colour(s) | Red, White and Blue |
| Website | Freeman Catholic College |
Freeman Catholic College is a co-education, systemic Roman Catholic secondary school (year 7 to 12) located in Bonnyrigg Heights, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The school was founded in 1985, and named after Cardinal Sir James Freeman, the 6th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney.
The College has a student population of approximately 1250, with 250 students in the each grade from 7-10 and 125 in each grade from 11-12.
Freeman students are placed into Pastoral Houses, each representing a significant person within the Community they are:
The Houses compete in numerous activities throughout the year in such competitions as the Swimming Carnival, Athletics Carnival, Cross Country and MISA. The House that accumulates the most points at the end of the year becomes House Champions.
The school made headlines in the late 90's after firing an openly homosexual teacher.
In 2010 Guy Zangari who was the schools Pastoral Care Coordinator was chosen as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the state electorate of Fairfield for the New South Wales State elections in March 2011[3] as Joe Tripodi's replacement who had recently resigned.