Parramatta Marist High School
| Parramatta Marist High School | |
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| Address | |
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2 Darcy Rd Westmead, New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°48′21″S 150°59′05″E / 33.80583°S 150.98472°ECoordinates: 33°48′21″S 150°59′05″E / 33.80583°S 150.98472°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Secondary, Day |
| Motto |
Fortior Ito (Latin) ("Go Forth With Strength") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholicism |
| Denomination | Marist Brothers |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Marcellin Champagnat |
| Established | 1820 |
| Founder | Father John Therry |
| Educational authority | Catholic Education, Diocese of Parramatta |
| Principal | Br Patrick Howlett |
| Assistant Principals | Adam Hendry (Curriculum) Peter Stephens (Pastorial) |
| Chaplain | Rev Fr John Paul Escarlan |
| Teaching staff | 64 |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | 1,017 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses |
Alman St. Vincent's Campion Harroway |
| Colour(s) | Green and Gold |
| Song | 'Fortior Ito' by A. Clark |
| Nickname | PMHS/PMH/Parra Marist/MBP |
| Affiliations |
NTN MSA MCS |
| Website | www.parramarist.nsw.edu.au |
Parramatta Marist High School is a systemic Roman Catholic, secondary, day school for boys, located in Westmead, a suburb of the Greater Western Sydney region in New South Wales. It was the first Catholic school established in Australia, and second oldest school in Australia; only Newcastle East Primary School (founded in 1816) being older.
Parramatta Marist began as a school established by Father John Therry in 1820, under the direction of Mr. George Morley. The school was transferred to the site of the present Cathedral in 1837 and entrusted to the care of the Marist Brothers in 1875.
The school was entrusted to the care of the Marist Brothers in 1875, thus becoming Marist Brothers Parramatta (MBP); later, this was changed to 'Parramatta Marist High'. In the 1960s, a decision was made to move the secondary classes to a site in Westmead and leave only the primary classes at the Parramatta site. The Westmead campus was opened in 1966. In 2008, Parramatta Marist High introduced Project Based Learning into Year 9 to cater for a new technology-rich modern learning environment. Classrooms were redesigned to cater for this technology-rich environment. This ensured that each student in year 9 had access to individual computers. The school has since implemented new strategies such as 151 (One Five One), as of 2010[update]. In Year 12 2013, the school has now adopted a Flipped-Classroom approach. Also known as Project Based Learning, which students call PBL.
Father John Therry, an Irish priest, had resolved to emigrate to the penal colony of NSW to serve the spiritual needs of those being transported to Australia. Once there, he sought to establish a school in Parramatta in 1820 under the direction of emancipist George Morley (possibly 'Marley'), an accountant from County Meath, Ireland, who had been convicted of a petty crime and sent to Australia in 1813. Establishing the school in Hunter Street, Parramatta, in late 1820, the school had, by early 1821, 31 pupils (of both sexes) with 24 Catholics and 7 Protestants. In 1837, a Church was built at Parramatta (later St. Patrick's Cathedral) and the schoolhouse was built adjoining the new place of worship. The school continued to develop over subsequent decades with various lay teachers and pupils of largely Catholic background. Only three years after the arrival of the Marist Brothers in Australia under Brother Ludovic Labourers in 1872, the Catholic school at Parramatta came under their tutelage.
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