Padua College is a Catholic co-educational Secondary College

High school

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 located in Victoria, Australia. This campus alone provides for the children of approximately 2,000 students from across the entire Mornington Peninsula. The college also has a smaller campus in Rosebud

Rosebud

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(Year 7-10).

Facilities include a bird hide and wetlands areas, natural bushland and a chapel.

History

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 was 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.

Houses

Australian Church House Cluster (Red Houses)

CHISHOLM - Named after Caroline Chisholm - Mornington Junior Campus

MANNIX - Named after Archbishop Daniel Mannix - Mornington Junior Campus

GOOLD - Named after Archbishop James Goold - Rosebud Campus

MACKILLOP - Named after St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop - Mornington Senior Campus
Mercy House Cluster (Blue Houses)

FRAYNE - Named after Ursula Frayne - Mornington Junior Campus

SEBASTIAN - Named after Mother Sebastian - Mornington Junior Campus

MCAULEY - Named after Catherine McAuley - Rosebud Campus

MERCY - Named after the Mercy Sisters - Mornington Senior Campus
Franciscan House Cluster (Gold Houses)

CLARE - Named after St. Clare - Mornington Junior Campus

ASSISI - Named after the town of Assisi - Mornington Junior Campus

ANTHONY - Named after St Anthony of Padua - Rosebud Campus

FRANCIS - Named after St. Francis of Assisi - Mornington Senior Campus
Modern Church Cluster (Green Houses)

ROMERO - Named after Archbishop Oscar Romero - Mornington Junior Campus

KOLBE - Named after Maximilian Kolbe - Mornington Junior Campus

TERESA - Named after Mother Teresa - Rosebud Campus

JOHN XXIII - Named after Pope John XXIII - Mornington Senior Campus