About Our School

Cerdon College is located in the Parramatta Diocese, New South Wales. We are a Marist school named after a little village in France where the Marist project began. Our school exists to foster the full development of each student whatever her gifts, talents or special needs.

Marist Education gains its spirit and special character from the person of Mary and therefore seeks to promote this personal growth within a happy, secure, family atmosphere.

Our current School Principal is Mr Paul Dolan and the Assistant Principal is Mr Kevin Jones. We have approximately 80 teaching staff.

Our school is currently undertaking a process of School Renewal and Development. Part of this process involves examining our School Vision Statement. It is reproduced below and gives you some idea of what is important to our school.

Vision Statement

Cerdon College is a Catholic Secondary School for girls established by and educating in the traditions of the Marist Sisters. Our school celebrates the uniqueness of each person and is committed to providing each student with a learning environment which is comprehensive and challenging.

We are a multicultural community which seeks to live out the values of Christ in a caring and supportive environment.

As a school, we strive for:

• a Christ-centred community with special regard for Mary and her life as an example for young women.
• a quality, broad-based education to prepare women to make their place in a changing world.
• effective teaching and learning which respects the talents and needs of individuals and challenges them to reach their full potential.
• an appropriate, dynamic and diverse curriculum which extends beyond the classroom.
• a strengthening of our commitment to a shared sense of purpose within our school community and the wider community.
• shared leadership and collaborative decision-making within the school community.
• the fostering of positive relationships and an atmosphere of care and respect for each member of our community.
• the creation of and an active concern for an environment which is safe, pleasant, and conducive to learning.

3rd July, 1998