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St John's Regional College Dandenong
St John's Regional College Dandenong
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Location
	Melbourne, Victoria; Australia
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Type	Catholic Secondary College, Co-Educational
Motto	Virtus in astra tendit
Established	1958
Founder	De La Salle Brothers and Presentation Sisters
Principal	Andrew Walsh
Grades	7-12
Campus	Dandenong
Colour(s)	Yellow, Burgundy, Blue, Purple, Green, Red
Website	www.sjcdandenong.catholic.edu.au

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St John's Regional College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school situated in Dandenong in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Notable alumni

Adam Ramanauskas - AFL player, Essendon Football Club
Andrew Bogut - Basketball player, Milwaukee Bucks
Frank Drmic - Basketball player
Scott McDonald - Soccer player, Celtic F.C. and the Socceroos
Steven Topalovic Soccer player- Gold Coast United
Digby Ioane - Rugby Union Player The Wallabies, Queensland Reds 2008-2010, Melbourne Rebels Inaugural Year 2011

New house system

In 2008 St John’s established a vertical House System which operates from Year 7 to Year 12. This system is designed to develop and encourage connectedness and loyalty in students to their House and the College.

Each House consists of eight Homeroom Groups, which consist of approximately 5 students from each of the 7 – 12 year levels.
Each House has coordinator who is responsible for the overall development of each individual’s sense of belonging, loyalty and spirit in his/her House, as well as for administrative tasks.
Each Homeroom Group is immediately cared for by the Homeroom teacher. As much as possible, the same Homeroom teacher will remain with the students throughout their enrolment at the College.
Family members are placed in the same House but not usually in the same Homeroom Group.
The Homeroom Groups meet for 11 minutes each morning.
On different occasions, greater amounts of time are spent on House functions and House assemblies give students an opportunity to gather together to acknowledge student achievement and foster House spirit.

The House Coordinators oversee pastoral care of the students in their care. Dimensions of pastoral care include:

pastoral care programs;
appropriate behaviour of students;
the correct wearing of Uniform;
late arrivals and absenteeism of students;
student progress;
student subject selection and transition;
student promotion; and
conducting meetings and organising House activities with the House Leaders and Homeroom Representatives

The new houses are; Aquila, Columba, Delphinus, Leonis, Monoceros, and Phoenix.

Aquila

Columba

Delphinus

Leonis

Monoceros

Phoenix

Annual College events

House Swimming Carnival
House Cross Country
Athletics Carnival
St Johns/Founders Day
Making a Difference Day
Presentation Ball
Year 11 Social
Year 12 Formal
Talent Quest
College Musical
Rally Days (Years 7-8)
SIS Sport
Year 7 Camp
Year 9 Outdoor Education Camp
Year 12 retreat
Year 11 community service
Central Australia Trip (Every 2 Years)

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+'''St John's Regional College''' is a Catholic co-educational secondary school situated in Dandenong in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
-'''St John's Regional College''' is a large Catholic co-educational secondary school situated in Dandenong in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Over 1100 students are enrolled at St John's, and it prides itself on the community partnerships established through its feeder parishes around the Dandenong region. The college was originally established in 1958, and today continues to educate within the charism and spirit of the Presentation Sisters and De La Salle Brothers. Students at St John's have outstanding opportunities for learning, wellbeing and extra curricular activities, including an active Religious Education program which includes a rich pastoral program within the context of our Catholic tradition. We cater for a range of vocational and career pathways, providing students with full VCE and VCAL programs, in addition to options including VET, TAFE and apprenticeships. St John's has well-resourced facilities including recent upgrades to computers and computer access, an award-winning hospitality kitchen, a lecture theatre and a forthcoming Language Centre. '''St John's Regional College''' is located on Caroline Street in the suburb of [[Dandenong, Victoria|Dandenong]], in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It is a [[co-education]]al Catholic Secondary College for Years 7 through 12. The majority of students attended Catholic primary schools in the surrounding parishes. In recent years, St. John's Regional College has enjoyed excellent results in VCE; with 10% of students receiving ENTER scores of 90 or above.
 ==Notable alumni==
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 In 2008 St John’s established a vertical House System which operates from Year 7 to Year 12. This system is designed to develop and encourage connectedness and loyalty in students to their House and the College.
-• Each House consists of eight Homeroom Groups, which consist of approximately 5 students from each of the 7 – 12 year levels.
+* Each House consists of eight Homeroom Groups, which consist of approximately 5 students from each of the 7 – 12 year levels.
-• Each House has coordinator who is responsible for the overall development of each individual’s sense of belonging, loyalty and spirit in his/her House, as well as for administrative tasks.
+* Each House has coordinator who is responsible for the overall development of each individual’s sense of belonging, loyalty and spirit in his/her House, as well as for administrative tasks.
-• Each Homeroom Group is immediately cared for by the Homeroom teacher. As much as possible, the same Homeroom teacher will remain with the students throughout their enrolment at the College.
+* Each Homeroom Group is immediately cared for by the Homeroom teacher. As much as possible, the same Homeroom teacher will remain with the students throughout their enrolment at the College.
-• Family members are placed in the same House but not usually in the same Homeroom Group.
+* Family members are placed in the same House but not usually in the same Homeroom Group.
-• The Homeroom Groups meet for 11 minutes each morning.
+* The Homeroom Groups meet for 11 minutes each morning.
-• On different occasions, greater amounts of time are spent on House functions and House assemblies give students an opportunity to gather together to acknowledge student achievement and foster House spirit.
+* On different occasions, greater amounts of time are spent on House functions and House assemblies give students an opportunity to gather together to acknowledge student achievement and foster House spirit.
 The House Coordinators oversee pastoral care of the students in their care. Dimensions of pastoral care include:
-- pastoral care programs;
+* pastoral care programs;
-- appropriate behaviour of students;
+* appropriate behaviour of students;
-- the correct wearing of Uniform;
+* the correct wearing of Uniform;
-- late arrivals and absenteeism of students;
+* late arrivals and absenteeism of students;
-- student progress;
+* student progress;
-- student subject selection and transition;
+* student subject selection and transition;
-- student promotion; and
+* student promotion; and
-- conducting meetings and organising House activities with the House Leaders and Homeroom Representatives
+* conducting meetings and organising House activities with the House Leaders and Homeroom Representatives
-House System
 The new houses are; Aquila, Columba, Delphinus, Leonis, Monoceros, and Phoenix.
+[[Image:Aquila logo.jpg|thumb|right|Aquila]]
-Aquila - crest Eagle
-| [[Image:Aquila logo.jpg|center|Aquila]]
+[[Image:Columba .jpg|thumb|right|Columba]]
+[[Image:Delphinus .jpg|thumb|right|Delphinus]]
+[[Image:Leonis .jpg|thumb|right|Leonis]]
+[[Image:Monoceros .jpg|thumb|right|Monoceros]]
+[[Image:Phoenix .png|thumb|right|Phoenix]]
+==Annual College events==
-An early legend held that the eagle would periodically renew its youth (or plumage or eyesight) by flying near the sun and then plunging into a lake or fountain. On this basis the eagle became a symbol for the Resurrection. Since the eagle soars upward, it also became a symbol for Christ's Ascension. The eagle is also a symbol of St John the Evangelist because of his ‘soaring’ witness to Jesus' divine nature.
-Isaiah. 40:31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint.
-Columba - crest Dove
-| [[Image:Columba .jpg|center|Columba]]
-The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. It is taken from the story of Jesus' baptism, where the Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove. The three-rayed nimbus around its head identifies the Spirit as a member of the Trinity.
-A dove shown without the nimbus is a symbol of peace.
-Matthew. 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptised, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him.
-Delphinus - crest Dolphin
-| [[Image:Delphinus .jpg|center|Delphinus]]
-Because dolphins are often seen to swim alongside ships, they came to represent Christ, who guides believers to heaven. In this sense a dolphin usually shown together with an anchor or a boat. Dolphins were the fish often used to portray the story of Jonah, and by extension came to be symbolic of the Resurrection.
-The coat of arms of St John Fisher, the English martyr, includes the dolphin.
-Leonis - crest Lion
-|[[Image:Leonis .jpg|center|Leonis]]
-The lion is a symbol of Christ, the Lion of Judah. A winged lion is a symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist because of his clear proclamation of Jesus' Resurrection.
-Revelations. 5:4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
-Monoceros - crest Unicorn
-|[[Image:Monoceros .jpg|center|Monoceros]]
-This fabled animal is pictured as a graceful creature with a horse’s head, a goat’s beard, an antelope’s legs and a lion’s tail. From the centre of the Unicorn’s forehead rises a great spiral horn. There are several references to the Unicorn in the Hebrew Bible, including the following:
-Numbers 23:22 God brought them out of Egypt; he has as it were the strength of the Unicorn.
-By the third century after Christ, Christian writers including Tertullian, Ambrose, Jerome and Basil referred to the Unicorn as a symbol of Christ. In time, an elaborate allegory developed in which a Unicorn, tamed by a maiden, stood for the Incarnation – the coming of God among us in the person of Jesus Christ.
-Phoenix - crest Phoenix
-| [[Image:Phoenix .png|center|Phoenix]]
-An ancient myth held that the beautiful phoenix, which lived in the Arabian Desert, lived to be five hundred years old and then set its nest on fire and was consumed in the flames. After three days, the phoenix rose again from the ashes, restored to youth, to live another five hundred years. Early Christians saw in this tale a symbol of the Resurrection.
- ==Annual College events==
 *House Swimming Carnival
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 *Year 11 community service
 *Central Australia Trip (Every 2 Years)
-==External links==
-*[http://www.sjcdandenong.catholic.edu.au/ St John's Regional College website]
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