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'{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{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 and age|1980}} | type = [[Independent School|Independent]] [[Comprehensive School#Australia|comprehensive]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Secondary School|secondary]] [[day school]] | denomination = [[Roman Catholicism in Australia|Roman Catholic]] | affiliations = [[Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne]] | principal = Tony Hirst | location = [[Vermont South, Victoria|Vermont South]] and [[Burwood, Victoria|Burwood]], [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] | country = Australia | coordinates = {{coord|37|50|55|S|145|5|50|E|region:AU-VIC_type:edu|display=inline,title}} <!--burwood--> | pushpin_map = Australia Melbourne | pushpin_image = | pushpin_mapsize = 240 | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Melbourne|greater metropolitan Melbourne]] | pushpin_label = Emmaus College, Burwood campus | pushpin_label_position = bottom | module = {{Infobox mapframe |stroke-colour = #C60C30 |stroke-width = 3 |marker = school |marker-colour = #1F2F57 |zoom = 13 }} | gender = Co-ed | enrolment = 1,200 | houses = {{color box|#ED1C24}} Chavoin<br/>{{color box|#0247FE}} Colin<br/>{{color box|#FFDF00}} More<br/>{{color box|#008000}} Rice | colours = Blue and yellow {{color box|#0000FF}}{{color box|#FFFF00}} | homepage = {{URL|www.emmaus.vic.edu.au}} }} '''Emmaus College''' is an [[Independent School|independent]] [[Roman Catholicism in Australia|Roman Catholic]] [[Comprehensive School#Australia|comprehensive]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Secondary School|secondary]] [[day school]], that serves the eastern suburbs of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The school has a Main Campus (years 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12) in [[Vermont South, Victoria|Vermont South]]<ref>[http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/en/Our-School/Vermont-South/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011043245/http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/en/Our-School/Vermont-South/ |date=2009-10-11 }} Junior Campus location</ref> and a Year 9 campus in [[Burwood, Victoria|Burwood]].<ref>[http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/en/Our-School/Burwood-Years-11-12/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011062101/http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/en/Our-School/Burwood-Years-11-12/ |date=2009-10-11 }} Burwood Campus location</ref> It has a population of approximately 1,200 students and slowly growing.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 == 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 [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne|Archdiocese of Melbourne]] to be formed from the union of an [[Single-sex education|all-boys school with an all-girls school]].<ref name="autogeneratedvic">{{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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026084801/http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/Our-School1/History/ |archivedate=2014-10-26 }}</ref> == 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%).<ref>{{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}}</ref> Using these figures, in 2009, Emmaus College was placed in the top 20% out of 523 Victorian Secondary Schools<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bettereducation.com.au/Results/VceAll.aspx |title=VCE School Results - 2013 |publisher=Bettereducation.com.au |date= |accessdate=2014-08-01}}</ref> and was the best performed class for a Victorian Catholic Co-educational school.<ref>{{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}}</ref> == Extracurricular activities == === Sport === Emmaus College is a member of the [[Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne]] (EISM). the school is crap ==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}} Chavion (Red)<ref name="autogeneratedvic"/> * {{color box|#0247FE}} Colin (Blue)<ref name="autogeneratedvic"/> * {{color box|#FFDF00}} More (Yellow)<ref name="autogeneratedvic"/> * {{color box|#008000}} Rice (Green)<ref name="autogeneratedvic"/> ==Notable alumni== * [[Tony Robinson (politician)|Tony Robinson]] - politician, elected as the state member for [[Electoral district of Mitcham (Victoria)|Mitcham]] 1997-2010 and a Minister in the Brumby Government * [[Gabrielle Williams]] – politician, elected as state member for [[Electoral district of Dandenong|Dandenong]] in 2014 == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/ Emmaus College Website] {{EISM Schools}} [[Category:Catholic secondary schools in Melbourne]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1980]] [[Category:1980 establishments in Australia]]'