| Emmaus College | |
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To Know Christ
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| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| Type | Co-educational |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1980 |
| Principal | Mr Tony Hirst |
| Enrolment | ~1200 |
| Campus | Warrigal Road, Burwood (VCE)
Springvale Road, Vermont South (Years 7-10) |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Website | http://www.emmaus.vic.edu.au/ |
Emmaus College is a Coeducational Catholic secondary college which serves the middle, eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The school has a Junior Campus (Years 7-10) in Vermont South [1] and a VCE campus in Burwood.[2] It has a population of around 1200 students and slowly growing.[3] Emmaus College is a member of the EISM Sporting Association (joined in 1989). There are currently plans in motion to relocate the VCE students (Years 11 & 12) to the Vermont South Campus and create a different learning curriculum for Year 9's in the Burwood Campus.
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Emmaus College was established in February, 1980 through the merger of St Thomas More College in Vermont South (1968–1979) and 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 merging of an all-boys school with an all-girls school.[4]
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]
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