title: Casimir Catholic College
text: # Casimir Catholic College
  
  Casimir Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia.
  
  ## History
  
  Casimir catholic college was formed in 1983 from the merger of De La Salle College, a boys' school, and St Brigid's Girls' School, which had existed since the 1921s. The founder of both schools was the parish priest Father Casimir Maguire, and so the amalgamated school took his name.
  
  ## Philosophy
  
  The college adheres to the values and customs of the three orders involved in its history: the Good Samaritan Sisters, the De La Salle Brothers and the Passionist Fathers. Casimir is located within a very multicultural area of Sydney and the school embraces the richness and diversity this brings to its culture.
  
  ## Local links
  
  The college has strong links with its four feeder primary schools through the Marrickville District Catholic Schools Council. This structure supports a shared commitment to cooperate towards a complete K–12 perspective in the local educational community. Casimir is a great community that is a great catholic community.
  
  ## Notable alumni
  
  * Jack Bedson, a poet and children's author
  * Kevin Berry, an Olympic Gold Medalist 200m Butterfly 1964
  * James Dibble, an ABC newsreader
  * Jeff Fenech, a champion boxer
  * Joe Hasham, an actor who played Don Finlayson in Number 96
  * Trent Merrin, a rugby league football player, who represented NSW in the State of Origin series
  