Woodcroft College

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Woodcroft College
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Woodcroft College
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Coordinates 35°06′49.32″S138°32′37.68″E / 35.1137000°S 138.5438000°E / -35.1137000; 138.5438000
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Type Independent
Private
Co-educational
International
Primary
Secondary
Day school
Motto Latin: Persevera in Fide
(Persevere in Faith)
Denomination Anglican
Established1989 (35 years)
PrincipalS Warren
Employees~177 [1]
Enrolment~1377 (R–12) [1]
Colour(s)Red, navy blue & gold
   
SloganExcellence in Education
Affiliation Sports Association for Adelaide Schools
Website www.woodcroft.sa.edu.au

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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College emblem and colours

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]

House system

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 nameColourNamesake (respectively named suburb/region)
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)

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References

  1. 1 2 "My School website". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Parent Handbook 2015" (PDF). Handbooks and Documents. Woodcroft College. Retrieved 12 March 2015.