| Bethlehem College | |
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 Bethlehem College, pictured in 2007 | |
| Location | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°53′6″S 151°7′28″E / 33.88500°S 151.12444°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Bethlehem Ladies College |
| Type | Independent comprehensive single-sex secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Este Fideles (Be faithful) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 26 January 1881 |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 20 December 2022 |
| Oversight | Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney |
| Principal | Ann Freeman |
| Employees | ~75[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | c. 534 (2021[1]) |
| Colour(s) | Purple and navy blue |
| Slogan | Este Fideles |
| Website | bcashfield |
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Bethlehem College was an Independent Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in Bland Street, Ashfield, the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college was founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity.[2]
On 8 June 2022, it was announced that the college would amalgamate with adjacent boys' high school, De La Salle College, and St Vincent’s Primary School, due to increasing demand for co-educational schools in inner Sydney.[3] From 2023, the new school was known as St Vincent's College and from 2027, after a five year transition period, it will become a fully K–12 co-educational school precinct.[4][5]
Students are easily identifiable by the amethyst and navy school uniform—fondly known around the inner western suburbs of Sydney as "Ribena Berries". The Sisters of Charity ran the college until 1991, when it became a systemic Catholic School run by the Catholic Education Office of the Archdiocese of Sydney.
- ^ a b "Annual Report to the Community 2021" (PDF). Plans/Reports. Bethlehem College, Ashfield. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "College History". Bethlehem College. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Ashfield Plans". Sydney Catholic Schools. Sydney Catholic Schools. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Baker, Jordan (11 June 2022). "Two inner west single-sex schools to merge into new co-ed college". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ Trimboli, Domenic (10 June 2022). "St Vincent's College Ashfield Announced". Sydney Catholic Schools. Sydney Catholic Schools. Retrieved 2 July 2022.