Red Bend Catholic College is a co-educational day and boarding school situated in Forbes.
Red Bend Catholic College has a proud heritage.
Prior to 1977, the Catholic education of students in this region was provided by three secondary schools - Our Lady of Mercy College, Forbes; Our Lady of Mercy High School, Parkes; and Marist Brothers' College, Forbes.
In February 1977, these three schools combined to form one co-educational high school, with the name of Red Bend Catholic College. The campus is at the site of the former Marist Brothers' College, on the banks of the Lachlan River. This merger, as symbolised on the college crest, brought together the great teaching traditions of the Mercy Sisters and the Marist Brothers.
The college has expanded in numbers, in teaching areas, and in facilities.
The boarding accommodation, the swimming pool, the multi-purpose hall and performing arts centre, and the design and technology centre have complemented the strong characteristic features of the main college building.
The college educates 750 students and offers 150 boarding places.
- Site: Trevor Elliot Pavilion.
