Mount Carmel High School (Varroville)

Mount Carmel Catholic College is a Marist coeducational, comprehensive college located in Varroville, New South Wales, Australia. The current principal is Wayne Marshall.HistoryMount Carmel Catholic College was first initiated in 1983/84 by a committee of parishioners located in Ingleburn and Macquarie Fields. The goal of this committee was to establish a Catholic secondary school for the northern part of the Macarthur region. The submission for the school was put to Bishop Murray who was the Bishop of Wollongong at the time.After negotiations with the Carmelite Fathers the site was chosen in Varroville near St Andrews Road and Spitfire Drive.The first 145 students of the school commenced their education in 1985 at John Therry Catholic High School in Rosemeadow. In September that year the Commonwealth Government allocated a capital grant, which began Stage 1 of construction.In 1986 students from Years 7 to 8 (292 students) were therefore able to begin studies at the main site in Varroville. The principal at this time was Brother Clarence Cunningham.In 1990/91 Brother Clarence stepped down as principal and Brother Neville Solomon was appointed. In this time, the construction of the Champagnat Centre began.