Woodcroft College is an independent, private Anglican, co-educational, international, day school for students from ELC to Year 12, located on Bains Road in the southern Adelaide suburb of Morphett Vale, South Australia. Despite being named for the southern Adelaide suburb of Woodcroft, the College is situated in the suburb of Morphett Vale. Founded in 1989, Woodcroft College celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2014 after 25 years of operation.
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| Coordinates | 35°06′49.32″S 138°32′37.68″E / 35.1137000°S 138.5438000°E |
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| Type | Independent Private Co-educational International Primary Secondary Day school |
| Motto | Latin: Persevera in Fide (Persevere in Faith) |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1989 (35 years) |
| Principal | S Warren |
| Employees | ~177[1] |
| Enrolment | ~1377 (R–12)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Red, navy blue & gold |
| Slogan | Excellence in Education |
| Affiliation | Sports Association for Adelaide Schools |
| Website | www |
College emblem and colours edit
The Woodcroft College emblem has individual elements that represent a particular value: an empty cross as a sign for hope; a serpent as a reminder of faith; a heart-shaped shield as a token of love; and a 'W' inside the cross representing the Woodcroft College Community.[2]
The Woodcroft College colours of navy blue and gold are associated with the school's patron saint, Hilda of Whitby, while the red is a liturgical (seasonal) colour of the Christian churches.[2]
Sub-schools system edit
Woodcroft College is divided into three sub-schools each with their own heads, classes, and subject teachers. The sub-schools, their current Heads of School and year levels are as follows:
- Early Learning Centre: N Olrich (3 and 4 year olds)
- Junior School: A Mikulcic (Reception to Year 5)
- Middle School: T Charlton (Year 6 to Year 9)
- Senior School: T Voyzey (Year 10 to Year 12)
Every year level in the Middle and Senior Schools each has a Year Level Manager (YLM) (apart from Years 6 and 7 who share a single YLM) who effectively manages students and year level issues that may arise. The sub-schools also operate their own Student Leadership Teams which help raise issues with the appropriate YLM or Head of School.
House system edit
Upon commencement at Woodcroft College, each student is assigned to one of the four houses with all other members of a family being assigned to the same house. The House System acts as the focus for families, sport and student leadership in the three Sub-Schools. In the Junior School, the houses support sporting, cultural and co-curricular activities and its students compete within their classes and year levels earning points for their house in the annual Junior School Sports Day situated on campus. In the Middle and Senior Schools, the houses compete against each other in the annual Interhouse Swimming Carnival located at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre since 2012, and Interhouse Athletics Carnival located at SA Athletics Stadium. Middle School students also compete in house activities once every term - where students are split into several groups within their year level with each group consisting of students from the four houses - to earn further points for their house. The names of the four houses originated from famous influences and areas situated near or around the College.
| House name | Colour | Namesake (respectively named suburb/region) |
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| Reynell | Red | John Reynell (Reynella) |
| Morphett | Royal blue | John Morphett (Morphett Vale) |
| McLaren | Gold | David McLaren (McLaren Vale) |
| Hardy | Bottle green | Thomas Hardy (Hardy Wine Company) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "My School website". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Parent Handbook 2015" (PDF). Handbooks and Documents. Woodcroft College. Retrieved 12 March 2015.