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Come
and Visit!
To see all the latest on what we can offer
your child, you are invited to come on a
guided tour of Padua College.
To book, contact Reception at either campus
or email enquiry@padua.melb.catholic.edu.au
The Class of 1987 is celebrating
with a reunion on Sunday 10th June.
Further details and bookings:
phone Marcelle Ryan
on 5976 0100 or email
alumni@padua.melb.catholic.edu.au
20 Year
Reunion
MORNINGTONJunior Campus Year 7-10
Senior Campus Year 11-12
Oakbank Road, Mornington
Telephone: 5976 0100
ROSEBUDJunior Campus Year 7-10
Inglewood Crescent, Rosebud
Telephone: 5982 9500
EDUCAT ION
which school &why One of the most important decisions for parents This is a transitional stage when a parent needs
is ?Where do I send my child to school and to make it easy for a child to enter the secondary
when should I start to think about it?? Many of choice.
educationalists believe choosing the school to suit
the child. If a child exhibits an academic, creative,
sporting or technical bent a parent must research
schools that provide and nurture these abilities.
Adam from Woodleigh Senior Campus in Baxter
believes sometimes traditional methods may not
create independent thinkers and that although
Woodleigh provides an academic bent they
cultivate the student with an enriching range of
programs to encourage their true potential.
Primary schools, the starting focus, provide
a neighborhood, an extension of community,
fostering and promoting the natural abilities of a
child. At the latter part of primary oftentimes some
talents and characteristics become apparent.
Girl Power
Toorak College puts words into action
when they talk about encouraging
girls in sport. The School hosts
their annual GirlSail and GirlSurf
events with the aim to encourage
secondary level girls in sport, ongoing
competition, knowledge of the
environment and having fun.
The Toorak College 2007 GirlSail
regatta was held in perfect conditions
at Daveys Bay Yacht Club and
attracted 66 girls from 16 schools
around Melbourne. The seventh
GirlSurf event was held amongst
awesome waves at Pt Leo and was
summed up by one surfer as ?Seeing
over 100 girls and their boards in the one place
was pretty awesome. It was a fantastic day?.
The inaugural GirlGolf, held in conjunction with
Peninsula Country Golf Club as part of the
School?s Golf Scholarship Program, was held
Marcelle from Padua College believes year/grade
five should be the nurturing ?transitional stage?
that parent, child and school become involved in
making decisions for future education.
A past student states ?if staff and faculty are
generally genuinely interested in what is best
for the student, it enables an honest and strong
relationship to form which more than likely means
the student will perform at their own personal best
and create great results for everyone.
Sometimes education all comes down to ?dollars
and cents?. What can I afford to do and what will
give my child the best I can provide? All we can do
as parents is give them the opportunity.
-Cheers, Ginger Hill.
in April and was a huge success. 28 players
participated and Toorak was represented with 10
girls, as well as members of staff who acted as
mentors and playing partners for the groups.
Who knows what else is in store for girls? sport at
Toorak College!
Long History for Local School
In 1898 the Sisters of Mercy opened the College
of Our Lady of the Sea Boarding School for Young
Ladies in Tanti Avenue, Mornington. The Sisters
quickly followed with Padua House Preparatory
School for Little Boys, which they established in
1899. The name Padua College was assumed in
the 1940s, & from these small beginnings, Padua
College has grown to a thriving dual-campus
Catholic community on the Mornington Peninsula.
The Oakbank Road, Mornington Campus of
Padua College was founded in 1975 and officially
opened in February 1977. In 1987 the Rosebud
Campus was established at Inglewood Crescent.
The administration of the College passed from the
Sisters of Mercy in 1976 to lay principals, including
Mr Bernard McDowell (1977-1983), Mr Peter Gurry
(1984-1995) and Mrs Patricia Cowling (1995-2000).
The current Principal, Mr Christopher Houlihan,
commenced in January 2001.
Padua Now - Padua College is a Catholic,
co-educational secondary college, providing
for the children of approximately 1265 families
from Mt Eliza, across to Western Port and south
to Portsea. For over a century, Padua College
has consistently offered students the very best
education and pastoral care, always remaining true
to the Catholic ethos. Students are encouraged
to reach their fullest potential, to 'dream great
dreams...where if we persevere, we conquer all'.
Chapels at each Campus provide settings for
reflection and regular Eucharistic and Liturgical
celebrations. Facilities at each campus include
beautifully maintained and developed bird hide
and wetlands areas, as well as natural bushland
are a feature of the school.
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