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The school commenced in August 1936 with four students, increasing to 30 in 1937 when there were 10 day and 20 [[Boarding school|boarding]] students. The College served the then rural area of "The Hills",<ref name=Prospectus>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakhill.nsw.edu.au/Files/PDF%20Files/College%20Information/prospectusPDF.pdf |title=Prospectus |accessdate={{Date|2008-02-24}} |format=PDF |work=College Information |publisher=Oakhill College}}</ref> and grew slowly until in 1953, its enrolment reached 100.
The school commenced in August 1936 with four students, increasing to 30 in 1937 when there were 10 day and 20 [[Boarding school|boarding]] students. The College served the then rural area of "The Hills",<ref name=Prospectus>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakhill.nsw.edu.au/Files/PDF%20Files/College%20Information/prospectusPDF.pdf |title=Prospectus |accessdate={{Date|2008-02-24}} |format=PDF |work=College Information |publisher=Oakhill College}}</ref> and grew slowly until in 1953, its enrolment reached 100.


In 1974 the decision was taken to phase out the boarding school and, in 1976 Oakhill College became a co-educational senior school.<ref name=Prospectus/> The phasing out of primary classes commenced in 1980, and by 1983, Oakhill College was enrolling only secondary students.
In the year 2006, the 100th year of the Brothers in Australia was celebrated with a mass at [[St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney|St Mary's Cathedral]].


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== Notable alumni ==
The property was initially used as a training college for brothers; the school came later. The training college for brothers evolved into a training college for Catholic lay teachers, which was then merged into the [[Australian Catholic University]] in the 1980s, which then became the Castle Hill campus of the ACU. Finally, in the 1990s, the ACU decided to consolidate their campuses in Sydney, and abandoned their Castle Hill facility, which then reverted to the De La Salle brothers. Since then, the original training college has been extensively renovated, named the De La Salle Building and forms part of the school.

==Sport==
Oakhill College plays in the ISA competition. Rugby is popular at the college with the college winning the ISA rugby shield for the past two years. The under 14 age group excelled this year with A's–D grades winning the premiership. Soccer is played at the college with the firsts winning the ISA as well. The college has good tennis teams with the firsts among the best in NSW. The college also excels at basketball, cricket,netball athletics and rugby league.
Sport plays an important part in the co-curricular life of students at Oakhill College and all students are expected to participate in as many as they can in their years of school at Oakhill College. Oakhill has a fine reputation across Sydney , NSW and Australia for producing top class sports men and women who are proud to represent the College, but above all, compete with a sense of fair play and sportsmanship.

==Facilities==
The Centenary Sports Centre is the newest addition to the college campus. It was built during the course of 2006, and was opened in late November 2006. It has a 25 metre pool, PD/H/PE classrooms, and a gym. The main part of the centre is a double basketball court, which is also used for school assemblies.
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==Co-curriculum==
The College conducts a major musical every two years, and a junior musical every alternate year. Additionally, Year 10 and 12 respectively stage plays in the later part of the school year, with the cast and crew comprised entirely of drama students, whose performance is graded and forms part of their assessment mark. Past productions have included:
* All Shook Up
* Jesus Christ Superstar
* Les Misérables
* Chess
* The Dream
* The Importance Of Being Earnest
* Cosi
* The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew
* The Sting
* Hooked

==Pastoral care==
Pastoral care at Oakhill involves classroom based programs in years 7 and 8 and a [[House System]] from Years 9–12. The Houses include:
* '''Benildus House''' — (Gold). Named after Saint Brother Benildus Romancon patron saint of awesome-ness (1805–1862). Feast Day 13 August .
* '''La Salle House''' — (Red). Named after [[St. John Baptist de La Salle]] (1651–1719), the founder of the De La Salle Brothers. Feast Day 15 May.
* '''Miguel House''' — (Purple). Named after St Brother Miguel Febres Cordero (1854–1910). Feast Day 9 February.
* '''Mutien House''' — (Green). Named after St Brother Mutien-Marie Wiaux (1841–1917). Feast Day 30 January.
* '''Solomon House''' — (Light Blue). Named after Blessed Brother Solomon LeClercq (1745–1792), Martyr, France. Feast Day 2 September.
* '''Turon House''' — (Dark Blue). Named after Eight Brothers and one Passionist priest martyred 8 October 1934, in the Brother's School, Turon, Spain. Feast Day 9 October.

==Government funding==
On 9 February 2008, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' revealed that a [[Australian Greens|Greens]] analysis of government figures showed that, over four years, Oakhill received $13.2 million more in federal government funding than it is entitled to under the [[Socioeconomics|Socioeconomic status]] (SES) formula.<ref>{{cite news |first=Patty |last=Anna |title=How private schools owe taxpayer $2b |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |page=1 |date={{Date|2008-02-09}} |accessdate={{Date|2008-02-09}} }}</ref>

Debate continues within the community on the issue of funding for government and non-government schools.

This information will help to clarify how Oakhill College is funded.

You need to take into account both Federal and State funding, as well as contributions from parents, to get the full story about how governments fund schools.

The Federal government allocates some 68% of its expenditure on school education in NSW to non-government schools. The remaining 32% is allocated to government schools. This means that non-government schools receive more Federal funds than government schools.

The NSW State government allocates 8.4% of its education budget to non-government schools. The remaining 91.6% is allocated to government schools. This means that government schools receive more State funds than non-government schools.

When Federal and State funding are combined, a student in a government school attracts considerably more government funding than a student in a non-government school.

In the 2006/2007 financial year, NSW government schools received on average $9,548 per student from Federal and State governments. By contrast, Oakhill College received on average $6,650 per student from Federal and State governments (2007 calendar year).

In other words, each Oakhill College student received, on average, almost $3,000 less in government funding than a student in a government school. This difference is offset by fees, building levies and other charges paid by parents.

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== Notable alumni ==
* [[Katherine Bates]], Australian olympic cyclist
* [[Beau Brady]], actor, best known for his role as [[Noah Lawson]] on ''[[Home and Away]]''
* [[Brian Castro]], novelist and [[essayist]] (also attended [[St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill]])<ref name=BCastro>{{cite web |url=http://www.lythrumpress.com.au/castro/biog.html |title=Biographical details |accessdate={{Date|2008-02-24}} |work= Biographical and contact information |publisher=Brian Castro}}</ref>
* [[Brian Castro]], novelist and [[essayist]] (also attended [[St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill]])<ref name=BCastro>{{cite web |url=http://www.lythrumpress.com.au/castro/biog.html |title=Biographical details |accessdate={{Date|2008-02-24}} |work= Biographical and contact information |publisher=Brian Castro}}</ref>
* [[Catherine Cox]], Australian netball team
* [[Andrew Ogilvy]], Vanderbilt Commodores Center
* Most Rev Julian Porteous, [[Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of Sydney|Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney]], [[Titular bishop]] of [[Furni|Urusi]]
* [[Ben Quilty]], Australian painter
* [[Tim Rogers]], vocalist/guitarist and primary songwriter of Australian alternative rock band ''[[You Am I]]''
* David Collins, actor, member of [[The Umbilical Brothers]]
* [[Big Brother Australia 2001#Ben|Ben Williams]], winner of ''[[Big Brother Australia 2001]]''
* [[Doris Younane]], actress (''[[McLeod's Daughters]]'')
* [[Grant Brits]], olympic swimmer, bronze medallist in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay|4 x 200m freestyle relay]] at 2008 Beijing Olympics
* [[Steve Le Marquand]], actor
* Stephen Hunyor, doctor, Chair of Medicine University of Sydney
* [[Anthony Summers]], golfer, 2005 NSW PGA Player of the Year
* Peter Jenkins, Australian newspaper and Foxel Sports rugby commentator


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 12:08, 6 July 2009

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Oakhill College is a Catholic, co-educational, secondary, day school, located in Castle Hill, New South Wales, a suburb in the Hills District of the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Founded in 1936, the College is run by the De La Salle Brothers[1] in the tradition of St. John Baptist De La Salle, and currently caters for approximately 1,600 students from Years 7 to 12.[2]

Oakhill College is a member of the Independent Schools Association (ISA),[3] and is a school of the Diocese of Parramatta.[4]

History

The De La Salle Brothers purchased the Oakhill property in 1932. The school commenced in August 1936 with four students, increasing to 30 in 1937 when there were 10 day and 20 boarding students. The College served the then rural area of "The Hills",[5] and grew slowly until in 1953, its enrolment reached 100.


Notable alumni

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Oakhill College Sport". College Information. Oakhill College. 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Oakhill College". Our Schools. Catholic Education: Diocese of Parramatta. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  5. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). College Information. Oakhill College. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Biographical details". Biographical and contact information. Brian Castro. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
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