Emmaus College, Melbourne

Emmaus College is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, that serves the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school has a Main Campus (years 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12) in Vermont South[1] and a Year 9 campus in Burwood.[2] It has a population of approximately 1,400 students. Emmaus College is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne having joined in 1989. Emmaus was used as external shots for Erinsborough High in Neighbours.

Emmaus College
Location

Australia
Coordinates37°50′55″S 145°5′50″E
Information
TypeIndependent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school
MottoTo Know Christ
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1980 (1980)
PrincipalKaren Jebb
Years offered7–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment1,428
Houses  Chavoin
  Colin
  More
  Rice
Colour(s)Blue and yellow   
AffiliationsEastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
Websitewww.emmaus.vic.edu.au

History

Emmaus College[3] was established in February 1980 through the merger of St Thomas More's Boys College in Vermont South (1968–1979) and the all-girl Chavoin College in Burwood (1966–1979).[4]

Academics

Emmaus College is the best performed Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school in Victoria.

Emmaus College VCE Results[5]
Year Rank % of Scores 40+ Median Study Score Cohort Size
2009 107 9.0 32 239
2010 153 6.0 31 231
2011 120 7.6 32 249
2012 129 9.2 31 229
2013 153 7.3 31 256
2014 161 5.2 31 275
2015 138 8.0 31 281
2016 153 7.0 31 291
2017 182 6.1 30 289
2018 142 7.2 31 303
2019 122 9.3 31 303
2020 138 7.2 31 291
2021 174 7.7 30 297
2022 196 5.5 30 303

Extracurricular activities

Musicals

  • Little Woman-2023
  • Anastasia-2022
  • Legally Blonde-2021
  • The Addams Family- 2019
  • Seussical- 2018
  • The Little Mermaid- 2017
  • Beauty and the Beast- 2016
  • Hairspray- 2015

Sport

Emmaus College is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM).

EISM premierships

Emmaus College has won the following EISM senior premierships.[6][7]

Premierships won prior to 1980 were done so by the pre-amalgamation schools Chavoin College and St Thomas More College.

Combined:

  • Athletics - 1982

Boys:

  • Athletics (3) - 1966, 1971, 1973
  • Badminton - 2017
  • Basketball - 2020
  • Cross Country (6) - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Hockey (4) - 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
  • Soccer (4) - 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
  • Soccer five-a-side (2) - 2016, 2021
  • Softball - 2018
  • Swimming (3) - 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Tennis (2) - 2017, 2021

Girls:

  • Basketball (3) - 1981, 2016, 2020, 2022
  • Cricket Super 8 - 2021, 2022
  • Football - 2019
  • Hockey (2) - 2012, 2013
  • Indoor cricket (2) - 2019, 2020
  • Netball - 1978, 2022
  • Soccer - 2018
  • Soccer five-a-side - 2021
  • Softball - 2020, 2022
  • Tennis (3) - 1977, 2018, 2019


Emmaus Year 9 EISM Premierships


Year 9 Boys:

  • Basketball (2) - 2021, 2022
  • Football - 2011
  • Indoor Cricket - 2011
  • Indoor Soccer - 2011
  • Soccer - 2011
  • Table Tennis - 2010


Year 9 Girls:

  • Badminton - 2011
  • Basketball (2) - 2021, 2022
  • Cricket - 2022
  • Netball - 2022
  • Soccer - 2011, 2023

Houses

Emmaus College is divided into four houses each bearing the last name of a notable figure in the History of the Catholic Church.

The fours house are:

  •   Chavion (Red)
  •   Colin (Blue)
  •   More (Yellow)
  •   Rice (Green)

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Vermont South". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. "Burwood". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. "Emmaus College". AroundSchools.com.au. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. "Emmaus College History and School Crest". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. "Trend of EMMAUS COLLEGE 3133 by VCE results". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. "EISM". www.eism.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. "EISM". www.eism.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  8. "Chavion". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  9. "Colin". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  10. "More". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  11. "Rice". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  12. "Congratulations to Scott Edwards (Class of 2014) who is playing up a storm as Captain of the Netherlands team". facebook.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  13. "Heather Graham has been ruled out of Australia's three-game ODI series against Ireland due to a calf strain". facebook.com.au. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  14. Barber, Dylan (20 December 2013). "Labor's frontbench, too, is a mostly private-school affair". Crikey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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