O’Connor Catholic College is a regional co-educational secondary college serving the needs of students from the Armidale region. The school mission is to celebrate the Catholic faith and to ensure quality teaching and learning. The College is non-selective in its enrolment policy and strives to provide a comprehensive and relevant education. A feature of the curriculum is student access to online learning, open high school courses and vocational courses delivered by the local institute of TAFE. Students are provided with and encouraged to participate in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities ranging from music groups, sport and social outreach activities. Many students in the past have gone on to represent the school in sport and cultural pursuits at the diocesan and state levels. As the only Catholic College in the Armidale region, O’Connor offers a broad range of curriculum and extra curricula activities. These include access to the latest Information and Communication Technology services, Creative Arts and Cultural excursions to Sydney and sporting opportunities. O’Connor contributes to civic life through participation in St Vincent de Paul, ANZAC and Remembrance Days, Clean Up Australia, the agricultural show and outreach programs to two local aged care facilities. You are welcome to visit the School website at www.oconnor.nsw.edu.au. O’Connor is part of a system of schools in the Catholic Diocesan of Armidale. The Catholic Schools Office in Armidale is the administrative and service office for the Diocesan system of Catholic Schools. It acts as the central office for the receipt of Government recurrent and capital grants and payment of staff salaries and related costs. The recurrent revenues and costs, including the general administrative costs of the office, are apportioned to individual schools on the basis of relative need. The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church, Diocese of Armidale, own the land and buildings that the school occupies. The school is responsible for setting and..