Emmanuel College, Warrnambool


Emmanuel College is a Catholic, co-educational, secondary college in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. The College is situated on three campuses in Warrnambool, located at the end of the Great Ocean Road in Victoria's Western District. The College is co-sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy who established St Ann's College in 1872 and the Congregation of Christian Brothers who founded St Joseph's Christian Brothers' College in 1902. Emmanuel College was the result of an amalgamation of the two colleges in 1991.

Geography

Emmanuel College is located in Warrnambool, 250 kilometres west of Melbourne on the Southern Ocean. The Ardlie Street Campus is home to Year 7 to Year 10 students and is on approximately of land that incorporates Emmanuel's Agricultural Skills Centre and the Gothic revival St Ann's Chapel. There is a senior campus in Canterbury Road which caters for Year 11 and 12 VCE Students. A third campus has completed construction along Hopetoun Road. In the future the building masterplan will see Years 10 to 12 situated in Ardlie Street, Years 7 and 8 in Hopetoun Road and Year 9 in Canterbury Road.

History

The Sisters of Mercy had purchased the property "Wyton House" and established their convent and "A Day and Boarding School for Young Ladies" by July 1872 on the present site of the Ardlie Street Campus. The dedication of their chapel in 1888 resulted in the school's name becoming St Ann's College. The college's kindergarten and junior school had been phased out by 1975 and its boarding school had closed by 1978. From this point until its ammalgamation in 1991, St Ann's was a day school, providing its girls with a years 7-12 curriculum.
St Joseph's Christian Brothers' College opened for boys in 1902 at nearby Canterbury Road. Some of the boys attending Warrnambool's St Joseph's Parish Primary School enrolled at the Brothers' new private college which offered classes "from grade 3" in its junior school, extending to secondary education and up "to matriculation". The college was known as "The Monastery" in its early years.
The two schools amalgamated in 1991 to become the co-educational Emmanuel College.

House system

Each house is named after a significant person in the college's history. Sporting competitions are held between them each year.
HouseColourOrigin of name
MaguireYellowMother Philomene Maguire
EganBlueBrother Egan
McCauleyGreenSister Catherine McCauley
RiceRedEdmund Rice

Curriculum

Emmanuel has a wide range of curriculum choices. Its special features are the Five Star Program for Year 7, the FLY program for Years 8 to 10 and a full range of options for senior students, including VCE, VET, VCAL and Australian School Based Apprenticeships. The F.L.Y. program provides for students to be able to work at levels appropriate to their ability, rather than the traditional approach of being locked into units bound by their year level or age. Emmanuel College students can also gain nationally accredited qualifications in Agriculture whilst still at school.

Co-curricular activities

These include: Music activities and performances; Public speaking and Debating; Mooting; Duke of Edinburgh's Award; Science Talent Search and other academic competitions; Eisteddfods; Drama Productions; a variety of team sports; Rowing; Equestrian Team; Agricultural Shows; Emmanuel's Interactive Animal Nursery at the Fun4Kids Festival and Field Days; Chess, Book Club, optional camps and trips including study tours to France, Japan, New Caledonia, Switzerland and the Rock To Reef tours.

Sports

Emmanuel College has created to the development of a number of students who have represented their state and country at world championships and the Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The College provides a wide range of sporting options and opportunities to compete in interschool carnivals.

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