St. Edward's College, East Gosford
| St Edward's Christian Brothers College | |
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East Gosford, New South Wales Australia 
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| Coordinates | 33°26′20″S 151°20′52″E / 33.43889°S 151.34778°ECoordinates: 33°26′20″S 151°20′52″E / 33.43889°S 151.34778°E |
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| Type | Independent Day School |
| Motto |
Fide ac Scientia (Through Faith and Knowledge) |
| Denomination | Catholic (Christian Brothers) |
| Established | 1953 |
| Principal | Mr Mark Bonnici |
| Deputy Principal | Mr Jay Sutton |
| Staff | Over 100 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | 1020 |
| Colour(s) | Black and Red |
| Slogan | Where Young Men Achieve |
| Website | http://www.stedwards.nsw.edu.au/ |
St Edwards Christian Brothers College is a Catholic independent/private boys day school in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia administered by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. It caters for boys from years 7 to 12. Sometimes it is colloquially referred to as 'Eddies'. St Edwards is the only Catholic Independent all-boys secondary school on the NSW Central Coast. It has over 100 staff and 1000 students.
The school was opened in 1953 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.
The Regal Theatre, in the city, was demolished in 1978 and the remains of the building were used as land fill for the College ovals.
In 2003 St Edwards College celebrated its 50th anniversary and on the day of its creation Founders Day used to be celebrated at the school with markets and games. Since 2005, however, the Founders Day was replaced with the Walkathon, an event where the students at the school walk or run to raise money for various charities. In 2010, "Founders Day" again was the major Edmund Rice event, but due to bad weather many activities were cancelled.
St. Edward’s covers a nine hectare site on the shores of Caroline Bay. The College has three multi-purpose ovals, other sporting facilities, a multipurpose hall/gymnasium known as the Edmund Rice Centre (or ERC), specialised technology & art facilities, computer laboratories, a library housing more than 7000 books, two music rooms and a purpose built food technology room.
All students are required to wear school uniform; with the Summer Uniform differing from the Winter Uniform.
The college has a significant emphasis on the concept of social justice and 'giving back' to the community; and is described as a 'Central part of school life at St. Edwards'. In 2002, teacher, Patrick Dell introduced a programme called The Waterford Project, where boys from years 8-11 perform compulsory community service and offers a wide variety of activities to help students complete their hours. The Waterford Project is named for the city in Ireland where Edmund Ignatius Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers', began his work.
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