Bishop Druitt College

Bishop Druitt College
Location
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	30°18′S 153°5′E / 30.300°S 153.083°E / -30.300; 153.083Coordinates: 30°18′S 153°5′E / 30.300°S 153.083°E / -30.300; 153.083
Information
Type	Independent, co-educational
Motto	Faithfulness in Service.
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1994
Principal	Alan Ball (2010-present), Roger Oates (2004-2009), Victor Branson (1994-2003)
Employees	~200[1]
Enrolment	1200[2]
Colour(s)	Red, white and navy blue
Slogan	Dynamic, Caring, Optimistic
Website	www.bdc.nsw.edu.au

Bishop Druitt College (BDC), is an Independent Anglican school located in southwest Coffs Harbour. Named after Right Reverend Doctor Cecil Henry Druitt, the first Bishop of the Diocese of Grafton, it consists of a primary, middle school and senior school section (K-12).^[3]

Background

Bishop Druitt College is an independent, co-educational Kindergarten to Year 12 Anglican school situated in North Boambee on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.

The College commenced operations in 1994 with an enrolment of 57 primary school students.^[4] The original plan was for a school of just 600, but this has expanded through a building program to cater for an enrolment of over 1100 students.^[2]

Secondary Curriculum

As well as compulsory study in English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, Personal Development and Health, the school provides opportunities for students to undertake electives in Technology and Applied Science, Creative and Performing Arts and Languages (including French and Japanese courses, which can be taken within the college campus, as well as Italian and German, through distance education).

School Houses

Each student belongs to a Tutor Group and a House. The Tutor Group is horizontal (the same Year level) and the House is Vertical (K-12). Students usually remain in the same Tutor Group and House for the duration of their Secondary enrolment. Students participate in sporting events and pastoral care in these house groups.^[5]

The school's houses are named after significant people in Australia's history and are as follows:

• Cottee, named after Kay Cottee (Blue)
• Hollows, named after Fred Hollows (Red)
• Kngwarreye, named after Emily Kngwarreye (Orange)
• Murray, named after Les Murray (Green)
• O'Shane, named after Pat O'Shane (Yellow)
• Sutherland, named after Joan Sutherland (Black)

House shield winners from past years have included:

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales

References

1. ↑ Staff List Archived 12 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
2. 1 2 Enrolment Overview Archived 1 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
3. ↑ Official Website
4. ↑ Bishop Druitt College, College Diary, 2007, p11
5. ↑ House System Archived 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Bishop Druitt College
• Bishop Druitt College Library