Overnewton Anglican Community College

Overnewton Anglican Community College
Overnewton Anglican Community College
Location
	Keilor, Victoria; Australia
Information
Type	private, co-educational
Motto	The Lord is My Light
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1987
Staff	>200 full-time
Years offered	P–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	2,267
Colour(s)	Navy blue, red, white
School fees	$7,876 – $15,108
Affiliation	Association of Coeducational Schools
Website	http://www.overnewton.vic.edu.au

Overnewton Anglican Community College (more commonly known as 'OACC', or simply Overnewton) is a private, co-educational, day school, in Melbourne, Victoria. The college was founded in 1987.

The college has two campuses, the Canowindra Campus (formerly Taylors Lakes Campus) located in Taylors Lakes, and the Yirramboi Campus (formerly Keilor Campus) located in Keilor.^[1] Prep to Year 4 (commonly known within the College as the Junior School) and Year 9 is only available at the Canowindra Campus; and the Year 5 to Year 8 (known as the Middle School) and Year 10 to 12 (known as the Senior School) are only available at the Yirramboi Campus in Keilor.

Students at the school are encouraged to become involved in a range of co-curricular activities that complement the academic program. Christian education is a core subject at all levels. It is compulsory to take part in a Contribution Scheme, whereby families contribute 12 hours of service to the College each school term. The school has participated for many years in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge in both the junior, premier and RAW divisions.

Master Plan

In 2018, the Principal of Overnewton, James Laussen, unveiled a new Master Plan the College.^[2] Implemented in 2021, this plan combined the Junior and Middle schools so that there was one Junior School at the Taylors Lakes Campus, and one Middle School at the Keilor Campus. Prior to the implementation, there were two Junior schools and two Middle schools (one at each campus). Including these changes to the structure of the school, there was the construction of a Prep–2 Learning Centre and a new 6–7 learning centre, the latter of which won an award for the best new school building.

Houses

Students are assigned a house once enrolled at the College for the duration of their attendance. They are:

Overnewton's College houses
House	Colour	Named after
Curie		Marie Curie A Polish-French physicist and chemist
Edison		Thomas Edison An American inventor and businessman
Pasteur		Louis Pasteur A French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist
Newton		Isaac Newton An English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author

Sport

Overnewton is a member of the Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS).^[3]

ACS premierships

Overnewton has won the following ACS premierships.^[4]

Boys:

Basketball (2) – 2012, 2013
Football (2) – 2014, 2015
Futsal (5) – 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Soccer (6) – 2006, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Softball (2) – 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023
Table Tennis – 2020, 2023

Girls:

Basketball (4) – 2005, 2013, 2017, 2018
Football – 2005
Futsal (2) – 2013, 2014
Netball – 2019
Soccer (3) – 2008, 2012, 2014
Tennis (5) – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Overnewton teams: Newton Knights Curie Cougars Pasteur Pirates Edison Eagles

References

^ "OACC - Coeducational Prep to Year 12". www.overnewton.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "OACC - Taking the Alpha Generation to Excellence: Our Master Plan". www.overnewton.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ "Member Schools". ACS Sport | Association of Co-educational Schools. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Premiers Lists". ACS Sport | Association of Co-educational Schools. Retrieved 8 March 2021.