Billanook College
Billanook College | |
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Address | |
97-199 Cardigan Road Mooroolbark, Victoria 3138 Australia | |
Coordinates | 37°47′21″S 145°20′26″E / 37.789243°S 145.340431°E |
Information | |
Type | Independent, Co-educational |
Motto | Growing and caring |
Established | 1980 |
Principal | Roger Oates |
Grades | Early learning - 12 |
Color(s) | Red and Green |
Mascot | The Billanook Tree |
Website |
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Billanook College is an independent co-ed school with an early learning program through to Year 12, located in Mooroolbark, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is a school of the Uniting Church in Australia, and a member of Round Square. It was founded in 1980 by the founding principal Dr. Peter Harris. The current principal is Roger Oates.
Billanook College is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne. EISM member schools regularly play each other in sporting activities ranging from Cricket and Australian Rules Football to Badminton and Table Tennis. Billanook College hosts the local VET Media and Music course since 2004.
Notable alumni
- Daniel Merriweather - 2005 ARIA Winner (Best Urban Release) - R&B artist - 2009 ARIA Winner (Best Male Artist)
- Danielle Atkin - Price is Right model
- Chris Jones - Nine Network sports reporter
- Julian de Stoop - Fox Sports News reporter
- Jason Hill - electronic entertainment journalist with The Age
- Damian Monkhorst - AFL footballer
- Daniel Hargraves - AFL footballer
- Brodie Young - Big Brother Australia contestant / Channel 9 Quizmania host
- Trent Lowe - Professional road bicycle racer
- Simon Clarke - Professional road bicycle racer
- Tony D'Alberto - Professional racecar driver
- Tim Lee - Fox FM announcer / past Hot30 Countdown host
- Stephanie Payne - Writer, blogger, public servant and activist
- Paul Sanderson - Australian Men's Volleyball Player
School Partnerships
Country | School Name | Partner since | Comments |
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Germany | Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium Bergisch Gladbach | 2002 | First visit from Germany: 3 April 2006 to 21 April 2006. Last visit from Germany: 9 March 2008 to 27 March 2008. First stay in Germany: 2002. Last stay in Germany: 21 September to 27 September 2012. |
Member of Round Square Schools International
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Homepage Partnership School, Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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