Redfield College (New South Wales)


Redfield College is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex early learning, primary, and secondary day school for boys, located in Dural, a suburb in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The College was founded in 1986 by the Parents for Education Foundation and provides an education for students from early learning, through Year K to Year 12 based on the teachings of Saint Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei. Prior to moving to Dural, the College was located on Fox Valley Road,.

Mentoring

Each student is allotted a personal mentor, commonly known as a "tutor" within the school, who meets the student regularly to check on the student's advancement academically, socially, spiritually etc. The tutor tends to keep "tutees" over a period of years, and meets with the parents of the student each term. This system is the same across all Parents for Education Schools.

Chaplaincy

Redfield College is an independent school, however, is run spiritually by the Catholic Prelature of Opus Dei, which provides priests for the College, who say daily Mass during school terms. Bishop Richard Umbers, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney and the first priest of Opus Dei to be appointed a bishop in Australia, is a former chaplain of the College.

Programmes available

Community service

Throughout their schooling lives, Redfield students complete many Community Service Projects, both locally and abroad. In Year 9, boys do a small project that they complete weekly over a year. These include visiting disabled students, nursing homes, and community gardening. At the end of Year 10, students attend a five-day camp, known as "Work Camp", wherein they travel to the Riverina town of to work on farms and in the homes of elderly couples. In Years 10-12, many Redfield students attend the annual "Vietnam Workcamp", wherein they travel to K'Long Village, near Dalat, Vietnam, to built homes for impoverished families.

Sport

Redfield's principal sports include Basketball, Cricket, Rugby Union and Football. Redfield's sporting division is affiliated with the IPSHA, ISA , and CIS. Redfield's senior Rugby team has won the ISA second division championship six times since joining the ISA in 2006, more than any other school in the Independent Schools Association.
The Redfield First XI won the Second Division Football Championship in its inaugural year in 2012, and won the 2014 and 2015 seasons comprehensively. More recently they won the 2016 and 2017 season.

Co-curricular

Redfield offers the following co-curricular activities:
The following individuals have served as Headmaster of Redfield College.
OrdinalHeadmasterTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Frank Monagle19861995 years
2Andrew Mullins19962010 years
3James Burfitt20112016 years
4George Cavanna20172019 years
4Expo Mejia2019incumbent years

Notable alumni

The Redfield Old Boys' Association is a network/community of alumni. It has strong rugby union football and basketball teams.
Notable alumni include: