Located in the College's Middles Years Building, Reception is the place to pay fees, submit enrolment, resolve enquiries and meet the Principal, Mr Darren Atkinson.
Completed in 2014, the Middle Years Building is the a good example of the College’s classroom teaching philosophy of flexibility and visibility. Housing over 600 students in Years 7 and 8, the Middle Years Building provides spaces for students to be engaged in traditional classroom activities, collaborative groups, outdoor classes and teams. The building is beautifully finished, with ample circulation space, natural light throughout and a 150-seat lecture theatre.
Located upstairs in Senior Years, the Wurundjeri Trade Training Centre and Café N9ne is a source of pride for аĿª½± students and staff. Not only does it offer high quality VET training in hospitality and restaurant nights, but it operates as a café for community patronage four days a week, staffed by Year 9 students who develop a range of skills in hospitality, collaboration, creativity as well as literacy and numeracy while working in this space.
In the heart of the old part of аĿª½± and reminding all аĿª½± students of their place in the world, the International Forum is the city square of the College, providing undercover space for large number of students surrounded by all the important everyday services a student might require; Canteen, Staffroom, ARC, Youth and Family Centre and the Gymnasium.
The Dominic Arts and Media Centre is the Visual Arts hub of аĿª½±. It was in this building that the principle of visibility was first successful and became part of the College’s Learning plan. The centre is the home of Visual Art, Media, Visual Communication and Design.
The Mahon Theatre is the College’s major performing arts venue and the home to significant Performing Arts and year level events. The Theatre annually hosts the Senior and Junior Musicals, the Senior Play, weekly Year level assemblies, Band nights, musical ensemble performances, Easter liturgies, Drama ensemble performances and a wide range of parent nights. VET students train in music industry skills in the theatre spaces. The Mahon Theatre seats 300 and is available for hire for community use.
The Mary MacKillop Chapel is a beautiful, modern representation of our shared Catholic Identity. The Chapel hosts masses, liturgies, planning activities and liturgical singing practice, as well as Religious Education classes and social justice activities. It is decorated with a range of religious and traditional iconography that illustrates students’ interest and concern with indigenous people, justice in the world and their own faith and spiritual lives.
The Gymnasium has two indoor basketball/netball courts, a weights room and a circuit training room as part of the sporting resources the College is able to provide. Outdoor spaces include tennis, netball and basketball courts, football, cricket and soccer fields. аĿª½± is involved in organised competitions in the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne in every year level, as well as swimming, athletics and cross country carnivals. The gymnasium and surrounding sports areas are available for hire.
Music is significant in the curricular and co-curricular life of аĿª½±. Students can learn an instrument at the College, be a member of a rock, symphonic or jazz band, join the choir, participate in the Senior or Junior Musical and study music to VCE and Music Industry as part of the VET program.
The O’Driscoll Centre is a large multi-purpose space suitable for dance, PE Health activities such as self defence, yoga and table tennis and it can host a meeting or function with 180 attendees. This facility is available for hire.
The аĿª½± Resource Centre (ARC) operates as both a physical and virtual resource, facilitating access to information any time anywhere in order to support the College curriculum. The ARC fosters independent learning and supports access to knowledge through reading and research skills and ICT. The ARC is the official media centre of the College, responsible for publications, information screens, graphic design and posters to enhance the learning environment. It also houses the College Archives.
аĿª½± is proud of its well-qualified, dedicated staff who collaborate to develop engaging, productive learning activities for students. Staff Professional Learning is a feature of the College’s work. Teachers use their expertise to train colleagues and staff professional knowledge is very well developed. Teaching staff at аĿª½± have authentic input into the teaching and learning environment.
Science has its own precinct in the College, where students are able to use modern resources in all science areas; Physics, Chemistry and Biology, as well as Environmental, Human Movement, Sports Science and Psychology.
The Senior Years Building is a modernised space for more than 800 students from Year 10-12. This building is designed to be a transition from school to the world of work or higher study. It is a building with light, visible classrooms, spaces for students to work independently and social spaces both inside and out. In the Senior Years building students are offered an extensive curriculum, mentored closely by a nominated teacher and given the chance to light up and be on fire in VCE, VET and VCAL subjects.
As a comprehensive college catering for all needs аĿª½± offers hands on programs as well as academics. The Technology Centre offers Design and Technology (in both wood and glass), Systems Technology, Food Technology and Information Technology for all students leading to VCE and VET offerings in Building and Construction, Plumbing, Hospitality and Music Industry.
The Year 9 Campus is separate from the Senior and Middle Years building. This is because Year 9 is the transition year, with experiential activities to foster engagement and develop independence and creativity, such as the City Experience, Café N9ne, the Special Experience Block.