Oxley College (Burradoo)


The Oxley College is an independent non-denominational co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in, in the of New South Wales, Australia.
The school takes its name from the early Australian explorer John Oxley and nestles at the foot of a hill named after him. His descendants gave permission for his family crest to be used as the basis of the College crest.

History

The College first opened to students in 1983, with an initial enrolment of 234 fro students in Year 7 to Year 12. In 2012 enrolments were opened for Kindergarten through to Year 6, in addition to the existing secondary school years.

Head of College

The following individuals have served as Head of College, or precedent titles:
OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1David Wright19831994 years
2Christopher Welsh19952007 years
3Grant Williamson20082014 years
4Michael Parker20142018 years
5Jenny EthellJanuary 2019incumbent

Houses

Oxley College has six houses named after notable Australians: Dobell Durack, Florey, Mawson, Monash, and Oodgeroo. All houses have multiple tutor groups compiled of years 7-12 and compete against each other in music, drama, public speaking, cross country, athletic and swimming carnivals. In addition there are three Kindergarten to Year 6 houses: Chisholm, Flynn and Walton.
As of 2020, the current leading senior house is Dobell.
As of 2020, the current leading junior house is Chisholm.

Notable alumni

Oxley College regularly competes in ISA sport, including cricket, hockey, touch football, basketball, equesterian, rugby and netball amongst others. They compete across NSW, most notably with their rival school Chevalier College.