Notre Dame College, Shepparton

Notre Dame College is a dual-campus independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school located in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. The college is situated on two campuses: Knight Street Campus, that houses students in Year 7, 8, and 10–12; and the Emmaus Campus, on Grace Road, North Shepparton, that houses students in Year 9 and also the McAuley Champagnat Programme for students who struggle to learn in a normal classroom environment. The college is located within in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst.

Notre Dame College
Location
Notre Dame College Location in Victoria
Shepparton, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	36°22′30″S 145°24′28″E
Information
Type	Independent co-educational secondary day school
Motto	To seek - To see - To respond
Religious affiliation(s)	Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Established	1954 (1954)
Founded	24 February 1901 (1901-02-24) as Sacred Heart Convent
Status	Open
Authority	Roman Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst
Principal	John Cortese
Years	7–12
Campus	Knight Street Campus Emmaus/MCP (McAuley Champangat Programme) Campus
Campus type	Regional
Website	www.notredame.vic.edu.au

History

The College initially opened in on 24 February 1901 as Sacred Heart Convent - later Sacred Heart College, a school for girls. A boys' school, St Colman's College (which opened on 9 July 1951), was also built on Knight Street. Sacred Heart was established by the Sisters of Mercy, whilst St Colmans was established by the Marist Brothers.

The two schools merged in 1984 after a two-decade period of expansion and increased enrolments in both Colleges. The new amalgamated school was named Notre Dame College, with the literal French meaning of "Our Lady". The campus of St Colman's became known as "South Side" and is the Junior Campus where years 7 to 8 attend. This is also home to the Mercy Centennial Stadium and the original Monastery. The original Sacred Heart campus is known as "North Side" and is home to students from year 10 to year 12, as well as the administration building, a chapel, the Ursula Frayne Library and the Bishop Noel Daly centre. In 2009 there was a new campus unveiled known as the Emmaus Campus. It is a community for the year 9 students only.[1] The current principals is John Cortese.[2]

The year 2001 celebrated the centenary of the establishment of the Sisters of Mercy in Shepparton. This was celebrated through the unveiling of the Mercy Centennial Stadium.

Affiliations

In 1987, Notre Dame College became the sister school of Notre Dame of Marbel University in Koronodal, in the Philippines.

Houses

Notre Dame College operates a house system comprising six houses, changing from the original four in 2004. The six houses are:

House	Colour	Namesake
Crane	Red	Bishop Martin Crane
Jennings	Blue	Sister Gabrielle Jennings, the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Mercy in 1984
Kennedy	Green	Father Reverend Michael Kennedy, the First Parish Priest of the St. Brendan's Parish
MacKillop	Gold	Mother Mary MacKillop, the first Australian saint
McGann	Orange	Brother Bernard McGann, the first principal of St. Colman's College
Mungovan	Purple	Mother Augustine Mungovan, the founder of Sacred Heart College in Shepparton

Curriculum

School curriculum

The main areas of study at Notre Dame College are:

• Religious Education;
• English;
• Mathematics;
• Science;
• Technology;
• The Arts;
• Health, Physical Education and Sport;
• Languages other than English;
• Humanities

Italian and Japanese are the two languages taught at the school.[3] In Year 7 and 8 students undertake study in a number of compulsory areas. From Year 9 to Year 10, study revolves around a number of core subjects, as well as electives chosen by the students.[3] There is also a program, the Nova Program, on offer to Year 10 students aimed at those who may otherwise want to leave school. This provides a pathway for students to apprenticeships, the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning, Vocational Education and Training and other employment opportunities.[4]

During Year 11 and 12, there are three pathways available to students:

• Victorian Certificate of Education;
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning;
• Vocational Education and Training.

Additional information

The School hosts a Careers Day for Year 10 students, which is attended by over 1,500 students.[5]

School Productions

Notre Dame is critically acclaimed for their musical productions. Many Notre Dame graduates have gone on to professional careers in the performing arts. From 2005–2014, Notre Dame staged two productions annually. In addition to the whole school production, a junior production was performed by Year 7-9 students from 2005–2009. From 2009–2011, these Year 7–9 productions were replaced with a Year 9 production.

Year	Production	Director	Musical Director	Vocal Coach	Choreographer	Trainee
1986	The Wizard of Oz	Karen Ewart	Karen Ewart	Unknown	Kathy Kyriakou
1987	Godspell			Unknown	Unknown
1988	Oliver!	Kierin Murphy	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
1989	Sweet Charity		Karyn Joyce	Unknown	Unknown
1990	Annie		Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
1991	My Fair Lady		Devina McClure	Devina McClure	Amanda Rae
1992	Fiddler on the Roof				Unknown
1993	Joan				Unknown
1994	The Pirates of Penzance				Unknown
1995	Peter Pan	Erika Gibson	Julie Leo	Unknown	Unknown
1996	Anything Goes	Kierin Murphy	Trish Baggs	Trish Baggs	Jessica Enes Julie Leo
1997	Sweet Charity		Julie Leo	Julie Leo	Libbie Cunneen
1998	Man of La Mancha		Neroli Cochrane Julie Leo	Neroli Cochrane
1999	West Side Story		Julie Leo	Julie Leo	Libbie Cunneen Cassie Milner
2000	Joan		Neroli Cochrane	Neroli Cochrane	Danelle Cooney Olivia Fontana Cassie Milner Maree Quinn
2001	Godspell				Danelle Cooney
2002	Fame
2003	Into The Woods				Kathie Duqueman Kierin Murphy
2004	Cabaret			Ryan Black Neroli Cochrane	Meg Cooney Connie Daniel Kate Lancaster Shane Price
2005	Bye Bye Birdie			Neroli Cochrane	Connie Daniel Dayna Tinline
	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat		Ryan Black	Ryan Black	Dayna Tinline
2006	Beauty and the Beast		Neroli Cochrane	Neroli Cochrane	Connie Daniel
	The Wizard of Oz		Ryan Black	Ryan Black	Unknown
2007	Chicago		Neroli Cochrane	Neroli Cochrane	Emma Daniel Jen Scandolera	Clare Stevenson
	Aladdin Jr		Ryan Black	Ryan Black	Unknown
2008	Pippin		Neroli Cochrane	Neroli Cochrane Dayna Tinline	Emma Daniel Jen Scandolera Dayna Tinline	Jake Warner
	Mulan Jr.		Ryan Black	Ryan Black	Dayna Tinline
2009	Seussical	Dayna Tinline	Julie Leo	Neroli Cochrane	Dayna Tinline Jen Scandolera	Jamie Lea
2009	Little Shop of Horrors		Jason Giuliani	Ryan Black	Kathryn Demase
2010	Les Misérables		Ryan Black	Ryan Black Neroli Cochrane	Dayna Tinline	Molly Dyson
2010	I Love Rock and Roll		Jason Giuliani	Ryan Black
2011	Jesus Christ Superstar		Ryan Black	Ryan Black Neroli Cochrane		Krista Rumble
2011	Little Stars		Jason Giuliani	Dayna Tinline
2012	The Drowsy Chaperone		Julie Leo	Neroli Cochrane	Dayna Tinline Sam Coats	Marcus Egan
2012	High School Musical Jr		Jason Giuliani	Dayna Tinline	Dayna Tinline
2013	Aida		Julie Leo	Helen Janke Dayna Tinline		Georgie Wolfe
2013	Revolution!		Jason Giuliani	Dayna Tinline
2014	The Addams Family		Julie Leo		Dayna Tinline Natalie Ginnane	Natalie Ginnane
	Beneath the Southern Cross		Jason Giuliani
2015	Anything Goes	Casey Fogarty	Susan Dixon	Neroli Cochrane	Madi Jenkins Phoebe Newman	Phoebe Newman
2016	Beauty and the Beast			Neroli Cochrane Jane Elshaw Loretta Shannon	Robert Baxter Nicola Messer	Nicola Messer
2017	Big Fish		Jason Giuliani	Neroli Cochrane	Robert Baxter Ruby Shannon	Robbie Maher
2018	Godspell				Robert Baxter	Robert Baxter
2019	School of Rock					Kane Wilson
2020	Seussical‡				Sarah Anderson Robert Baxter Tayla Jenkins Grace Newman	Sarah Anderson

‡ Seussical had been cast and work was well underway before it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 global pandemic.

Graduate Diploma in Education

Notre Dame College offers the year-long Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) in conjunction with Australian Catholic University and the Catholic Education Office, Sandhurst.[6]

Notable alumni

• Tom Clurey - Port Adelaide Football Club AFL Footballer
• Chris Connolly - Melbourne Football Club General Manager
• Adam Donovan - member of the Australian band Augie March
• Marcus Drum - Australian rules footballer with Geelong and Fremantle
• Vince Lia - Australian football player
• Garry Lyon - television personality
• David McKenzie SBS Commentator Athlete-cyclist 7th stage winner of the 2000 Giro d’Italia
• David Teague, AFL Footballer
• Sam Wright - Australian rules footballer with North Melbourne
• Jacob Warner - Film, television and stage actor. (Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Hacksaw Ridge)
• Will Brodie - Gold Coast Football Club AFL Footballer
• Jy Simpkin - North Melbourne Football Club AFL Footballer
• Michael Barlow- AFL Footballer
• Lachlan Ash - GWS Giants Football Club AFL Footballer
• Laitham Vandermeer- Western Bulldogs AFL Footballer

See also

• List of non-government schools in Victoria
• Catholic education in Australia

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "March 2013 Newsletter" (PDF). Notredame.vic.edu.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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