Overnewton Anglican Community College

Overnewton Anglican Community College
Keilor , Victoria Australia
Information
Type	private, co-educational
Motto	The Lord is My Light
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1987
Principal	Emily FitzSimons
Staff	~350
Years offered	P–12
Gender	Co-Educational
Enrolment	>2400 Students
Colours	Navy Blue, Ruby Red, Sky Blue & White
Slogan	Over & Above
School fees	$11,350 - $23,750
Affiliation	Association of Coeducational Schools
Website	http://www.overnewton.vic.edu.au

Overnewton Anglican Community College (commonly referred to as Overnewton) is a private, co-educational day school, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The College was founded in 1987.

The College has two campuses, the Yirramboi Campus (formerly Keilor Campus) located in Keilor ^[1] and the Canowindra Campus (formerly Taylors Lakes Campus) located in Taylors Lakes. Prep to Year 4 (Junior School) and Year 9 operate at the Canowindra Campus, while Years 5 to 8 (Middle School) and Years 10 to 12 (Senior School) operate at the Yirramboi Campus.

The College is founded on Christian values and guided by an Anglican ethos, but remains inclusive of students/families from all backgrounds and welcomes families of any religious affiliation. The College emphasises it's values of Community, Learning, Excellence and Respect, and aims to prepare students for participation in a diverse and evolving global society.

Master plan

In 2018, Overnewton’s Principal, James Laussen, unveiled a new master plan for the College ^{[2] [3]} . Implemented in 2021, the plan restructured the Junior and Middle Schools, resulting in one Junior School located at the Canowindra Campus and one Middle School at the Yirramboi Campus. Previously, both campuses housed their own Junior and Middle Schools. In addition to these organisational changes, the plan included the construction of a Prep–2 Learning Centre and a new Year 6–7 Learning Centre, the latter of which won the Learning Environments AustralasiaAward for New Facility Over $8M in 2022 ^[4] .

Houses

Upon enrolment, each student is allocated to a house for the duration of their time at the College. House placement is determined either randomly or by aligning the student with the house of an enrolled sibling.

Overnewton's College houses

House	Colour	Named after	Mascot
Curie		Marie Curie A Polish-French physicist and chemist	Cougars
Edison		Thomas Edison An American inventor and businessman	Eagles
Pasteur		Louis Pasteur A French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist	Pirates
Newton		Isaac Newton An English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author	Knights

Co-Curricular

Students at the school are encouraged to become involved in a range of co-curricular activities that complement the academic program. The school has participated for many years in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge in both the Junior, Premier and RAW divisions.

Sport

In Prep to Year 4, students participate in sports under the guise of a way to provide a fun way for children to be physically active and to improve their sporting abilities for later Years in a non-competitive environment. ^[5]

In Years 5 and 6, students participate in a weekly interschool sporting program, competing in a range of team sports available at district, zone, region and national levels. Competition is under the guidelines of the Victorian Department of Education's School Sport Victoria (SSV). The sport teams are organised so that students can participate in boys, mixed or girls only competitions. The sports offered including basketball, hot shot tennis, football, kanga cricket, netball, soccer, softball, and volleyball. In Term 4, all Year 5 students compete in an additional sporting competition with other independent co-educational schools within the district. ^[6]

The College is part of the Association of Coeducational Schools (ACS) sports competition which involves other independent co-educational schools around Melbourne since 2003. ^[7] Year 6 students prepare to join ACS in Term 4 where participation is mandatory in Years 7-11, and optional for Year 12 students. ^[8] Students participate in a range of team sports, through the Summer and Winter Seasons, as well as three major sport carnivals (Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics) within the ACS competition. ^{[9] [6]} In Years 10-12, the Best and Fairest players as nominated by their coaches are recognised via ACS All Star awards. ACS All Star recipients have the opportunity to play in association matches against the Ballarat Associated Schools (BAS). ^[8]

ACS premierships

Overnewton has won the following ACS premierships. ^[10]

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

References

1. "OACC - Coeducational Prep to Year 12". www.overnewton.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
2. "OACC - Taking the Alpha Generation to Excellence: Our Master Plan". www.overnewton.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
3. "Our History". Overnewton Anglican Community College. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
4. "OACC Yirramboi Campus". Law Architects. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
5. "OACC - Junior School Co-curricular Activities: Education for the Whole Child". www.overnewton.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
6. "OACC - Middle School Co-curricular Activities". www.overnewton.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
7. "Member Schools". ACS Sport | Association of Co-educational Schools. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
8. "OACC - Senior School Co-curricular Activities". www.overnewton.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
9. "About Us | ACS Sport | Association of Co-educational Schools". Association of Co-educational Schools. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
10. "Premiers Lists". ACS Sport | Association of Co-educational Schools. Retrieved 8 March 2021.^{[ dead link ]}

External links

• Overnewton Anglican Community School Website

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