Emmaus College is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive co-educational

secondary Secondary may refer to: Science and nature * Secondary emission, of particles ** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products * The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding i ...

day school, that serves the eastern suburbs of

Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the St ...

, Australia. The school has a Main Campus (years 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12) in Vermont South and a Year 9 campus in Burwood. It has a population of approximately 1,400 students and slowly growing. Emmaus College is a member of the

Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne The Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM or EIS) are a group of twenty two independent secondary schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The schools compete against one another in sporting competitions. History The first instance o ...

(EISM) Sporting Association (joined in 1989). Emmaus was used as external shots for Erinsborough High in

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...

History

Emmaus College 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). 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.

Academics

Emmaus College is the best performed Roman Catholic co-educational

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

in Victoria.

Extracurricular activities

Sport

Emmaus College is a member of the

(EISM).

EISM premierships

Emmaus College has won the following EISM senior premierships. 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

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 Jeanne-Marie Chavoin (29 August 1786 – 30 June 1858) and Jean-Claude Colin together founded the Marist Sisters, a Catholic Church, Catholic religious institute of women. Jeanne-Marie was born in the village of Coutouvre, France. She met Fr Pie ...

, foundress of the

Marist Sisters The Marist Sisters are an international congregation or order of Roman Catholic women. The Marist Sisters recognise Jeanne-Marie Chavoin (Mother Saint Joseph) as their Foundress and Jean-Claude Colin as their Founder. Early life of Mother Saint ...

. * Colin House is named after Jean-Claude Colin, the founder of the

Marist Fathers The Society of Mary ( la, Societas Mariae) abbreviated SM, commonly known as the Marist Fathers, is a men's Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right. It was founded by Jean-Claude Colin and a group of seminarians in ...

. * 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 Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings an ...

(1762-1844) founder of the Christian Brothers. The fours house are: * Chavion (Red) * Colin (Blue) * More (Yellow) * Rice (Green)

Notable alumni

Tess Flintoff Tess Flintoff (born 31 March 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). An all-rounder, she bats right-handed and bowls rig ...

– cricketer, Melbourne Stars *

Natalie Gauci Natalie Rose Gauci (born 26 November 1981) is an Australian musician, producer and teacher. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music tea ...

– musician * Catherine King – federal MP and government minister * Ryan Moloney – actor * Tony Robinson – politician, elected as the state member for Mitcham 1997-2010 and a Minister in the Brumby Government *

Gabrielle Williams Gabrielle Williams (born 27 October 1982) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014, representing the seat of Dandenong. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts and a B ...

– politician, elected as state member for Dandenong in 2014

References

External links

Emmaus College Website
{{EISM Schools Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne Educational institutions established in 1980 1980 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures in the City of Whitehorse