Catholic College Wodonga

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Catholic College Wodonga
Location
Information
Motto	Life in Jesus
Established	1979
Principal	Lorraine Willis (2022–present)
Years	7–12
Enrollment	1220+
Campuses	Main Campus - Nganala (Religion campus )
Website	https://ccw.vic.edu.au/

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

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[edit]

In 1876 a co-educational primary school was built on the corner of High Street and Osburn Street. In 1892, four teachers from the Sisters of Mercy from Albury began the foundation of a new educational 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 meanwhile, female students from out-lying areas boarded at the convent.^[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[edit]

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]

Teaching and learning[edit]

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[edit]

• Fraser Gehrig – AFL footballer
• Ben McEvoy – AFL footballer
• Ben Paton – AFL footballer
• Nathan Clarke – OMFNL Reserves
• Jess Foley – Australian Basketballer, WAFL player
• Jonathon Ceglar – AFL footballer
• Hamish McIntosh – AFL footballer
• Rory Hilton – AFL footballer

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