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.
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Coordinates | 37°50′55″S 145°5′50″E |
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Type | Independent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school |
Motto | To Know Christ |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1980 |
Principal | Karen Jebb |
Years offered | 7–12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrolment | 1,428 |
Houses | Chavoin Colin More Rice |
Colour(s) | Blue and yellow |
Affiliations | Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne |
Website | www |
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.
Year | Rank | % of Scores 40+ | Median Study Score | Cohort Size |
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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.
- Chavoin House is named after Chavoin College (1967–1979), the school on the Burwood site prior to Emmaus College. This school was named after Jeanne-Marie Chavoin, foundress of the Marist Sisters.[8]
- Colin House is named after Jean-Claude Colin, the founder of the Marist Fathers.[9]
- More House is named in recognition of St. Thomas More College (1968–1979) which was the original school on the Vermont South (formerly Forest Hill) site, run by the Christian Brothers. The school was named after Thomas More (1478–1535), a legendary figure in English history.[10]
- Rice House is named after Edmund Rice (1762-1844) founder of the Christian Brothers.[11]
The fours house are:
- Chavion (Red)
- Colin (Blue)
- More (Yellow)
- Rice (Green)
Notable alumni
- Tara Bohanna – AFLW footballer, Gold Coast Suns
- Scott Edwards - cricketer[12]
- Tess Flintoff – cricketer, Melbourne Stars[13]
- Natalie Gauci – musician
- Catherine King – federal MP and government minister[14]
- Ryan Moloney – actor
- Tony Robinson – politician, elected as the state member for Mitcham 1997-2010 and a Minister in the Brumby Government
- Dylan Williams – AFL footballer, Port Adelaide
- Gabrielle Williams – politician, elected as state member for Dandenong in 2014
References
- "Vermont South". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- "Burwood". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- "Emmaus College". AroundSchools.com.au. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- "Emmaus College History and School Crest". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- "Trend of EMMAUS COLLEGE 3133 by VCE results". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "EISM". www.eism.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "EISM". www.eism.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- "Chavion". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- "Colin". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- "More". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- "Rice". emmaus.vic.edu. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
- Barber, Dylan (20 December 2013). "Labor's frontbench, too, is a mostly private-school affair". Crikey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.