Bede Polding College is an

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day school, located in South Windsor, on the north-western outskirts of

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, Australia. The school delivers a religious and secular education to approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to

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. The school is administered by the Catholic Education Office of the Diocese of Parramatta and serves the greater Hawkesbury region and the parishes of St Matthew's, Windsor and

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. The school opened in 1986 with 110 pupils and a staff of nine. The school's patron is John Bede Polding, the inaugural Catholic bishop of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales. The college was subject to a devastating fire in late 2003 that resulted in extensive damage to the administration building and teacher study areas.

Notable alumni

* John Allen, teacher, rugby player and cricketer *

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Notable alumni

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