Four Campuses - One Community
Padua College has played a vital and dynamic role in Catholic education since 1898 on the Mornington Peninsula. Since 2019, it has been structured as follows:
- Mornington Junior Year 7-9 Campus
- Mornington Senior Year 10-12 Campus
- Rosebud Junior Year 7-9 Campus
- Tyabb Junior Year 7-9 Campus
This multi-campus structure provides our students with individual care and support, specifically within their smaller ‘House’ community, where each student is known by name. All of our students benefit from the extensive facilities of the larger College network.
The whole College comes together on various occasions throughout the year, including SIS Sport, Music, Rally Days, Padua Day and House Celebration Days.
Mornington Junior Year 7-9 Campus
The Mornington site is situated on 14.5 hectares (thirty six acres) in a peaceful, safe rural environment. The Year 7-9 Coolock Learning Centre offers students from Years 7-9 a comprehensive range of subjects and co-curricular activities. The College prides itself on providing up-to-date facilities and resources in all curriculum areas.
Mornington Senior Year 10-12 Campus
Our Year 10, 11 and 12 students are based in the Whyte Senior Learning Centre which is separate from the rest of the College. Senior students may choose to undertake various courses of study including Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM), and Vocational Education and Training (VET).
Rosebud Year 7-9 Campus
The Rosebud Campus was opened in 1987 and provides a peaceful and tranquil environment in which to participate in the very best that education has to offer. The campus is designed on a homestead model which is a testimony to the relationship between architecture and the environment. There has been a particular effort to use indigenous plants in the College grounds, for which the College has won several significant awards. Our Rosebud Campus students move across to the Mornington Year 10-12 Campus for their senior studies.
Tyabb Year 7-9 Campus
The Tyabb Campus opened in January 2014, and draws upon students who live in the Western Port region. It is conveniently located on Frankston Flinders Road at the corner of Western Port Highway. Students at Tyabb Campus are offered the same opportunities as our Year 7-9 students at the Mornington and Rosebud Campuses. Our Tyabb Campus students also move across to the Mornington Year 10-12 Campus for their senior studies.
Homerooms
Each student is allocated a Homeroom, where they meet for 15 minutes at the beginning of every day. In Homeroom the roll is taken, prayers are said and any notices are conveyed. Read more about our Pastoral Care and House System inn the College Wellbeing section.
