Just two years ago the proposed site of Marymede Catholic College, South Morang was little more than an open grassy paddock and a dream driven by the need to provide Catholic education for students from Prep through to Year 12 in Melbourne’s rapidly expanding northern suburbs. Visit the same site today and you will witness a transformation! CDF is pleased to help make dreams come true.

Stage 1 facilities were completed in 2006 in readiness for the first trail blazing students. Stage 2 will be ready for the start of the 2007 school year. Plans are in place for 5 more stages of development. There is a real sense of new beginnings

and excitement for future promise at Marymede where construction sounds are constant and mix with the sounds of sheep and cattle in the distance.

Paul Herrick, Principal, spoke with enthusiasm for Marymede, “Eventually 3 separate campuses all joined to core facilities are envisaged to serve Junior (Prep – Grade 4), Middle (Grades 5 – 8), and Senior (Years 9 – 12) students. A dean will oversee each satellite school. Student numbers have grown from zero to 500 in the space of a year!”

The name Marymede, a seemingly curious choice, is full of symbolism. The college is dedicated to the Blessed Mother and

“mede” stands for courage, strength and the open grassy paddock. Adding to the symbolism, there is a fresh water spring on campus – a sign of the richness of Mary’s meadow where young people are nurtured and encouraged to grow in the way of Mary.