Catholic College Wodonga

Catholic College Wodonga is a co-educational Catholic school in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia, catering for students from Years 7 through to 12.

Catholic College Wodonga
Location
Information
MottoLife in Jesus
Established1979
PrincipalDarren Hovey (2013–present)
Years7–12
Enrollment1220+
CampusesMain Campus - Nganala (Year 9)
Websitehttps://ccw.vic.edu.au/

Founded by the Wodonga Catholic Parish in 1979, the College's aim is to find "Life in Jesus" and to continue the work of the Sisters of Mercy in educating young people for a range of pathways in life.[1] Catholic College Wodonga is part of Catholic Education Wodonga (CEW), a division of Catholic Education Sandhurst.

Because of this association students are often streamed from the three Catholic primary schools which make up the rest of CEW. These feeder schools are St. Monicas Primary School, St. Augustines Primary School and St Francis of Assisi Primary School.

History

In 1876 a co-educational primary and secondary school was built on the corner of High Street and Osburn Street. In 1892, four teachers from the Sisters of Mercy from Albury began a foundation of a new education institution in Wodonga, which was completed in 1899 and became St. Augustine's Primary school.[2] The school continued until 1982 under the name St Augustine's.[2] In the meantime, a boarding school was established giving convent to girls in outlying areas.[2]

In the 1970s, Albury-Wodonga was declared a National Growth Centre and by 1979 an increased number of students lead to the St Augustine’s Girls Secondary College being relocated to the Wodonga West location under the new name of "Catholic College Wodonga"[2]

In 2019, the College celebrated its 40th Anniversary.

CEW theme

Each year the College is given a theme to have the students aim to follow and be alike. From 2014, Catholic Education Wodonga (CEW) decided to use the theme across all four of the Catholic Schools in Wodonga.[3]

Year CEW Theme
2012 "We are gods work of art. Called to share our gifts."
2013 "Be the seed that nourishes our world"
2014 "You are the Light of the World, Let Your Light Shine."
2015 "The Time is Now, Make God's Kingdom Real"
2016 "Walk with the Lord: forgive, show mercy, give joyfully, extend hospitality, do not judge and show compassion."
2017 "Be Courageous! God is with You"[4]
2018 "Serve God by Serving Others - With Joy, With Compassion, With Peace"
2019 "Rise Up and Pray"[5]
2020 "Listen to what the Spirit is saying"[6]

Teaching and learning

Catholic College is divided into six Learning Communities or Houses; Hollows (yellow), Malone (green), da Vinci (blue), Chisholm (red), Gandhi (orange) and MacKillop (purple). Each with their own given LCL (Learning Community Leader).[7]

Beginning the day, students start the day in their home bases or better known as Learning Mentor Groups (LMs). LMs contain students from a single community and across a variety of years of approximately 28 students. The objective of LMs is to encourage friendships across year levels and announce relevant school news. Each LM is co-ordinated by two, or in some cases three, teachers who is the primary contact for students in their group regarding school or administrative issues. They also provide the students with academical references.[7]

In October 2018, the new Aquinas Centre (Science) was opened[8] for use by students and staff.

Notable alumni

References
  1. Catholic College Wodonga
  2. "Who we are". ccw.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. Wodonga, Catholic Education. "Catholic Education Wodonga (CEW)". cew.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. "School Report 2017" (PDF). Catholic College. May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. Wodonga, Catholic Education. "Catholic Education Wodonga (CEW)". cew.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. "2020 Theme Banner".
  7. "Learning Communities". ccw.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  8. ccw.vic.edu.au (PDF) https://ccw.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/CCW-News-18-Nov-8.pdf. Retrieved 28 December 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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