Red Bend Catholic College

Red Bend Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day and boarding school located in Forbes in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The college is run by the Marist Brothers, a religious institute. Established in 1926, the college has enrolled approximately 800 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

History

Marist Brothers' College, Forbes had a School building in Johnson St, Forbes. In 1939, the Bishop purchased the now current site along the Lachlan River. WWII prevented any building.

On the 6th of November, 1955 the first classes commenced at the Red Bend site as the location of Marist Brothers' College, Forbes.[citation needed]

Prior to 1977, the Catholic education of students in this region was provided by three secondary schools; Our Lady of Mercy College, Forbes; Our Lady of Mercy High School, Parkes; and Marist Brothers' College on Johnson St, Forbes.[citation needed]

In February 1977, these three schools combined to form one co-educational High School from years 7-12, with the name of Red Bend Catholic College, at the site of the former Marist Brothers' College, on the banks of the Lachlan River. This merger brought together the teaching traditions of the Mercy Sisters and the Marist Brothers.[citation needed]

Principals

The following individuals have served as College Principal:

House system

In 1943, four houses were established (Basil, Denis, Loyola and Xavier) at the Johnson Street School, this was prior to College's move to Red Bend. In 2014, two new houses (Chisholm and McAuley) were introduced. In 2025, an additional two new houses (Mackillop and O'Connor) were introduced.

See also

• List of Catholic schools in New South Wales
• Catholic education in Australia

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