Notre Dame College is a co-educational secondary school of the Roman Catholic faith in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Knight Street, Shepparton. It lies in the Sandhurst diocese in Victoria.

History

The College initially opened on 23 February 1902 as Sacred Heart College for Girls and St Colman's College (which opened on 9 July 1951), which were both built on Knight Street. Sacred Heart was established by the Sisters of Mercy, whilst St Colmans was established by the Marist Brothers. The two schools merged in 1984 after a two-decade period of expansion and increased enrolments in both Colleges. The new amalgamated school was named Notre Dame College, with the literal French meaning of "Our Lady". The campus of St Colman's became known as "South Side" and is the Junior Campus where years 7 to 8 attend. This is also home to the Mercy Centennial Stadium and the original Monastery. The original Sacred Heart campus is known as "North Side" and is home to students from year 10 to year 12, as well as the administration building, a chapel, the Ursula Frayne Library and the Bishop Noel Daly centre. In 2009 there was a new campus unveiled known as the Emmaus Campus. It's community for the year 9 students only. The current principal is Mr Peter White.



The year 2001 celebrated the centenary of the establishment of the Sisters of Mercy in Shepparton. This was celebrated through the unveiling of the Mercy Centennial Stadium.

Affiliations

In 1987, Notre Dame College became the sister school of Notre Dame of Marbel University

Notre Dame of Marbel University

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 in Koronodal, in the Philippines.

Notable alumni

• Chris Connolly, Melbourne Football Club General Manager
• David Teague (footballer)
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  , AFL Footballer
• Vince Lia, Australian football player
• Adam Donovan, member of the Australian band Augie March
• Vaughan Sidebottom, VFL Umpire.
• Ben Warner, member of Australian band Onett.
• Leith McCarthy, Travel Author & Mountain Climber (Climbed Mt Everest in 2006)
• Gary Lyon, Television personality
• Marcus Drum - Australian rules footballer with Geelong and Fremantle
• Sam Wright - Australian rules footballer with North Melbourne

House system

Notre Dame College operates a house system comprising six houses, changing from the original four in 2004. The six houses are:

House	Colour	Namesake
Crane	Red	Bishop Martin Crane
Jennings	Blue	Sister Gabrielle Jennings, the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Mercy in 1984
Kennedy	Green	Father Reverend Michael Kennedy, the First Parish Priest of the St. Brendan's Parish
MacKillop	Gold	Mother Mary MacKillop, the first Australian saint
McGann	Orange	Brother Bernard McGann, the first principal of St. Colman's College
Mungovan	Purple	Mother Augustine Mungovan, the founder of Sacred Heart College in Shepparton

School Curriculum

The main areas of study at Notre Dame College are:

• Religious Education;
• English;
• Mathematics;
• Science;
• Technology;
• The Arts;
• Health, Physical Education and Sport;
• Languages other than English;
• Study of Society and the Environment.

Italian and Japanese are the two languages taught at the school.



In Year 7 and 8 students undertake study in a number of compulsory areas. From Year 9 to Year 10, study revolves around a number of core subjects, as well as electives chosen by the students.



There is also a program, the Nova Program, on offer to Year 10 students aimed at those who may otherwise want to leave school. This provides a pathway for students to apprenticeships, the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning, Vocational Education and Training and other employment opportunities.



During Year 11 and 12, there are three pathways available to students:

• Victorian Certificate of Education;
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning;
• Vocational Education and Training.

Additional Information

The School hosts a Careers Day for Year 10 students, which is attended by over 1,500 students.

School Productions

Notre Dame College holds an annual production, for which they are well known.

Beginning in 2005, a second Production was introduced for each year, performed by Year 7-9 Students.

Mr. Kierin Murphy was the director from 1987–2008, directing and serving the school community for over 20 years. At the end of 2008, he moved to Melbourne.

Beginning in 2009, productions are being directed by Miss Dayna Tinline.

Also from 2009 onwards, Year 7-9 Productions have been replaced with a Year 9 Production, as part of the new Year 9 curriculum.

Year	Production
1986	The Wizard of Oz
1987	Godspell
1988	Oliver
1989	Sweet Charity
1990	Annie
1991	My Fair Lady
1992	Fiddler on the Roof
1993	Joan
1994	The Pirates of Penzance
1995	Peter Pan
1996	Anything Goes
1997	Sweet Charity
1998	Man of La Mancha
1999	West Side Story
2000	Joan
2001	Godspell
2002	Fame
2003	Into The Woods
2004	Cabaret
2005	Bye Bye Birdie Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2006	Beauty and the Beast The Wizard of Oz
2007	Chicago Aladdin Jr.
2008	Pippin Mulan Jr.
2009	Seussical: The Musical Little Shop of Horrors
2010	Les Misérables I Love Rock'n'Roll
2011	Jesus Christ Superstar

Graduate Diploma in Education

Notre Dame College offers the year long Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) in conjunction with Australian Catholic University

Australian Catholic University

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and the Catholic Education Office, Sandhurst.