St Vincent’s College Ashfield may have only formed a year ago but it has already established itself as an innovative name in education in Sydney’s inner west, offering the highest standard of education. 

Born out of the amalgamation of St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, Bethlehem College and De La Salle College, St Vincent’s College has re-energised the local area by offering families a K-12, coeducational school with a unique, contemporary learning model. 

Now more than twelve months on from its formation, the college is aiming to further develop its broad curriculum, enhance its teaching and learning capabilities, and provide its students with more opportunities to achieve personal and academic success. 

Ana O‘Reilly, Dean of Middle Years at St Vincent’s College, said it’s an exciting time to be part of the school community. 

“We’re in the process now of being able to do some bold and transformational things,” Mrs O‘Reilly said.

“And it’s a by-product of our model. In the middle school for example, we have the opportunity to re-engage students in their learning and to capture their imaginations by offering new ways of doing things in a globally connected world.”

Mrs O‘Reilly said the college’s new K-12 model provides a continuum of learning that helps support students to explore their interests and abilities in a variety of areas from Kindergarten right through to Year 12. 

“Across their schooling years, our students have access to the type of expert teachers and specialist learning spaces that you normally wouldn’t get in a traditional school setting” – Ana O’Reilly  

“Whether it be literacy and numeracy or STEM or design and technology, we’re able to use the talents and expertise of both our primary and high school teachers, and enjoy the benefits of having both groups of experienced teachers contributing for the benefit of all our students.

“That collaboration across those two traditional domains is unique and something that really sets the college apart.” 

This sense of unity is something that is felt by staff and students alike. 

College captains Luca and Nicole said the culture at the school is one that is grounded in togetherness. 

“It’s in the nature of the word community – we’re all one community and it’s a very supportive community,” Luca said. 

“For example, right across all year groups you see older students helping out the younger students. The school has done a fantastic job of bringing the schools and students together and the new model is something that I think everyone is enjoying,” he said. 

The college welcomed its first Year 7 co-ed class group this year and Nicole said students are already seeing the benefits of the college’s transformation. 

 “It’s been an amazing change especially for those of us who have come from a single sex school but it’s taught us how to be adaptable which is great for preparing us for the future,” Nicole said. 

“We’re united as one now and I feel like it’s a lot more inclusive – we have boys and girls of all ages working together to build that feeling of community together.” 

Now enrolling Kindergarten and Year 5 2025, Year 7 2026.