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 1,200 students and slowly growing.[3] Emmaus College is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM) Sporting Association (joined in 1989). Emmaus used as external shots for Erinsborough High in Neighbours.

Emmaus College
Location
Emmaus College, Burwood campus
Vermont South and Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria

Australia
Coordinates37°50′55″S 145°5′50″E
Information
TypeIndependent comprehensive co-educational secondary day school
MottoTo Know Christ
DenominationRoman Catholic
Established1980 (1980)
PrincipalTony Hirst
GenderCo-ed
Enrolment1,324
Houses     Chavoin
     Colin
     More
     Rice
Colour(s)Blue and yellow         
AffiliationsEastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
Websitewww.emmaus.vic.edu.au

History

Emmaus College was established in February 1980 through the merger of St Thomas More's Boys College in Vermont South (1968–1979) and Chavoin's all Girls College in Burwood (1966–1979). Emmaus College was the first co-educational secondary college in the Archdiocese of Melbourne to be formed from the union of an all-boys school with an all-girls school.[4]

Academics

In 2009, Emmaus College achieved a 100% pass rate and all Year 12 students were qualified for tertiary entrance, Emmaus College's 2009 VCE results were above state average. Median Study Score was 32 (State's average is 30) and 9% all study scores were at or above 40 (Placing students in the top 8% in the state, state's median is 5%).[5] Using these figures, in 2009, Emmaus College was placed in the top 20% out of 523 Victorian Secondary Schools[6] and was the best performed class for a Victorian Catholic Co-educational school.[7]

Emmaus College VCE Results[8]
Year Rank % of Scores 40+ Median Study Score Cohort Size
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 117 9.3 31 303

Extracurricular activities

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.[9][10]

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 (3) - 2015, 2017, 2018
  • Soccer (4) - 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Softball - 2018
  • Swimming (3) - 1973, 1974, 1975
  • Tennis - 2017

Girls:

  • Basketball (3) - 1981, 2016, 2020
  • Football - 2019
  • Hockey (2) - 2012, 2013
  • Indoor cricket (2) - 2019, 2020
  • Netball - 1978
  • Soccer - 2018
  • Softball - 2020
  • Tennis (3) - 1977, 2018, 2019

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.
  • Colin House is named after Jean-Claude Colin, the founder of the Marist Fathers.
  • 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.
  • Rice House is named after Edmund Rice (1762-1844) founder of the Christian Brothers.

The fours house are:

  •      Chavion (Red)[4]
  •      Colin (Blue)[4]
  •      More (Yellow)[4]
  •      Rice (Green)[4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. Archived 2009-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Junior Campus location
  2. Archived 2009-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Burwood Campus location
  3. "Newsletter 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2009.
  4. "History - Emmaus College". Emmaus.vic.edu.au. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. "Pages - Victorian Certificate of Education Index" (PDF). Vcaa.vic.edu.au. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. "VCE School Results - 2013". Bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  7. "VCE Catholic School Ranking - 2013". Bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  8. "Trend of EMMAUS COLLEGE 3133 by VCE results". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. "EISM". www.eism.org. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. "EISM". www.eism.org. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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