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词条 Emmaus College, Melbourne
释义

  1. History

  2. Academics

  3. Houses

  4. Notable alumni

  5. References

  6. External links

{{more citations needed|date=September 2013}}{{Infobox school
| name = Emmaus College
| image = Emmaus logo.gif
| image_size = 150px
| motto = To Know Christ
| established = {{start date|1980}}
| type = Private, Independent, Co-educational
| denomination = Roman Catholic
| principal = Tony Hirst
| city = Vermont South & Burwood
| state = Victoria
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|37|50|55|S|145|5|50|E|region:AU-VIC_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| enrolment = 1200
| colours = Blue and yellow {{color box|#0000FF}} {{color box|#FFFF00}}
| homepage = www.emmaus.vic.edu.au
}}

Emmaus College is a Roman Catholic, Coeducational, Private secondary college which serves the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The school has a Main Campus (years 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12) in Vermont South[1] and a Year 9 campus in Eastern Camberwell.[2] It has a population of approximately 1200 students and slowly growing.[3] Emmaus College is a member of the EISM Sporting Association (joined in 1989).It is One Of The Many Schools that participate in the EISM competition. Emmaus has enjoyed much success in the EISM competition for various sports

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]

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:

  • {{color box|#ED1C24}} Chavoin (Red)[4]
  • {{color box|#0247FE}} Colin (Blue)[4]
  • {{color box|#FFDF00}} More (Yellow)[4]
  • {{color box|#008000}} Rice (Green)[4]

Notable alumni

  • Gabrielle Williams – politician, elected as state member for Dandenong in 2014.
  • Tony Robinson - politician. Member for Mitcham 1997-2010 and Minister in the Brumby Government.

References

1. ^  Junior Campus location
2. ^  Burwood Campus location
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/Documents/Document%20Library/Newsletters/newsletter_28_01.pdf|title=Newsletter 1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011061404/http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/Documents/Document%20Library/Newsletters/newsletter_28_01.pdf|archive-date=11 October 2009}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/Our-School1/History/ |title=History - Emmaus College |publisher=Emmaus.vic.edu.au |date=2014-05-23 |accessdate=2014-08-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026084801/http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/Our-School1/History/ |archivedate=2014-10-26 |df= }}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/statistics/schoolstats/postcompcompletiondata-2009schools.pdf |title=Pages - Victorian Certificate of Education Index |publisher=Vcaa.vic.edu.au |date=2014-03-17 |accessdate=2014-08-01}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://bettereducation.com.au/Results/VceAll.aspx |title=VCE School Results - 2013 |publisher=Bettereducation.com.au |date= |accessdate=2014-08-01}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://bettereducation.com.au/Results/vceCatholicSchoolResults.aspx |title=VCE Catholic School Ranking - 2013 |publisher=Bettereducation.com.au |date= |accessdate=2014-08-01}}

External links

  • Emmaus College Website
{{EISM Schools}}

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