History
Arndell Anglican College was named after Thomas Arndell. He was one of Hawkesbury's first settlers and he founded the Ebenezer Church in 1809. It is Australia's oldest church. The College was originally established at Cattai in 1990 on the Macquarie Retreat. Mr Craig Laffin was the first Headmaster of Arndell Anglican College. The College was relocated to its present location at Oakville in 1993. In 1995, Mr Peter Walker became the Headmaster of the College and the population grew to over 800 students from K-12. In 1996, Arndell Anglican College became apart of the Sydney Anglican Schools Cooperation. In 2003, Dr John M. Goddard became the Headmaster of the College. He improved the curriculum and the co-curriculum and done a lot of building projects. In 2009, Mr Leechman became the Headmaster of the College and he is the current Headmaster.
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