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Assumption College
Assumption College
	Latin: Quae Supra Quaere; ("Seek the Things that Are Above")
Established	1893
School Type	Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding
Denomination	Roman Catholic, Marist Brothers
Key People	Mr. Michael Kenny (Principal)
Location	Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°18′2″S 144°56′35″E / 37.30056°S 144.94306°ECoordinates: 37°18′2″S 144°56′35″E / 37.30056°S 144.94306°E
Enrolment	~1080 (7-12)
Colours	Royal Blue, Sky Blue & Gold
Homepage	www.assumption.vic.edu.au

The entrance to the Boarding House.

Assumption College is a Roman Catholic, secondary, co-educational, day and Boarding school, located in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia.

Founded in 1893, the college first took boarders in 1901, and was a boys' school until 1982, when it became coeducational. The current principal is Mr. Michael Kenny. Assumption College is a member of the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA), the Principals' Association of Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools (PAVCSS), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools (AHISA), and the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV).

Assumption is also known for its proud & prestigious football history. Assumption also competes against one of Australia's top football school, Sacred Heart College Senior, Adelaide in the annual ACK & SHC Exchange.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] AFL\VFL players

Billy Brownless^[3] (also AFL Footy Show panellist)
Shane Crawford^[4] (also AFL Footy Show panellist)
Neale Daniher
Ben Dixon
Jason Johnson
Simon O'Donnell (also cricketer and Nine Network Australia commentator)
Michael O'Donnell
Kevin Heath
Peter Crimmins
Francis Bourke
Renato Serafini
Laurie Serafini
Peter McCormack
Peter "Crackers" Keenan
Adam Pickering
Angus Graham

[edit] Medicine

Peter John Ryan surgeon, Dux of school in 1942

[edit] References

^ "Schools". History. Marist Brothers Melbourne Province. http://www.marist.org.au/province2005/champagnat/history.cfm. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
^ "Assumption College". Schools - Victoria. Australian Boarding Schools Association. http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=187. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
^ McNicol, Adam (August 9, 2009). "Sons shine, Jerilderie kaes hay". http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2009/08/10/1249756243332.html. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
^ McFarlane, Glenn (September 20, 2008). "Grand reward foes to Shane Crawford". http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/sport/afl/story/0,26547,24378267-5016212,00.html. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Assumption College website

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[Marist-0] "Schools". History. Marist Brothers Melbourne Province. http://www.marist.org.au/province2005/champagnat/history.cfm. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

[ABSA-1] "Assumption College". Schools - Victoria. Australian Boarding Schools Association. http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=187. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

[2] McNicol, Adam (August 9, 2009). "Sons shine, Jerilderie kaes hay". http://www.theage.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2009/08/10/1249756243332.html. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

[3] McFarlane, Glenn (September 20, 2008). "Grand reward foes to Shane Crawford". http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/sport/afl/story/0,26547,24378267-5016212,00.html. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

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