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Parramatta Marist High School

The Parramatta Marist High School is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Westmead, a suburb of the western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

History

Founded in 1820 by John Therry, it was the first Catholic school in Australia, and is the second oldest school in Australia.

Parramatta Marist began under the direction of George Morley. The school was transferred to the site of the present St Patrick's Cathedral in 1837. The school entrusted its operations to the Marist Brothers in 1875, thus becoming Marist Brothers Parramatta (MBP); which changed to 'Parramatta Marist High' when the school moved to Westmead in 1966. Secondary classes were moved in that year to Westmead, leaving only primary classes at the Parramatta site. The Westmead campus was opened in 1966. In 2008, Parramatta Marist High introduced project-based learning into Year 9 which focused on group learning.

Notable alumni

Sport

Politics

  • Fred Cahill MBE, politician and Member for Young in the NSW Parliament (1941–1959)
  • Jack Ferguson, politician and former Deputy Premier of NSW (1976–1984). Father of federal politicians Laurie Ferguson and Martin Ferguson
  • Pat Flaherty, Politician and Member for Granville in the NSW Parliament (1962–1984)
  • George Thomas Ford, politician, and Member of the NSW Legislative Council (1964–1966)
  • Chris Harris, former City of Sydney councillor and deputy mayor
  • Dan Mahoney, Politician and Member for Parramatta in the NSW Parliament (1959–1976)
  • Andrew Ziolkowski, Politician and Member for Parramatta in the NSW Parliament (1991–1994)

Other

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