Billanook College
Encyclopedia
Billanook College is an independent co-ed school with an early learning program through to Year 12, located in Mooroolbark
, Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia. It is a school of the Uniting Church in Australia
, and a member of Round Square
. It was founded in 1980 by the founding principal Dr Peter Harris. The current principal is Roger Oates.
Billanook College is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
. EISM member schools regularly play each other in sporting activities ranging from cricket
and Australian Rules Football
to Badminton
and Table Tennis
. Billanook hosts the local VET Viticulture course as part of its vineyard program and has produced wine since 2004.
Mooroolbark, Victoria
Mooroolbark is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Mooroolbark had a population of 19,335...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia. It is a school of the Uniting Church in Australia
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
, and a member of Round Square
Round Square
The Round Square Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools that allows students to travel between schools,tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.-History:...
. It was founded in 1980 by the founding principal Dr Peter Harris. The current principal is Roger Oates.
Billanook College is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
The Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne are a group of twenty independent secondary schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The schools compete against one another in sporting competitions.-History:...
. EISM member schools regularly play each other in sporting activities ranging from cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and Australian Rules Football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
to Badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
and Table Tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
. Billanook hosts the local VET Viticulture course as part of its vineyard program and has produced wine since 2004.
Notable alumni
- Daniel MerriweatherDaniel MerriweatherDaniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase...
- 2005 ARIA Winner (Best Urban Release) - R&B Artist - 2009 ARIA Winner (Best Male Artist) - Danielle Atkin - Price is RightThe Price Is Right (Australian game show)The Price is Right was a television game show that has been produced in a number of different formats in Australia.-Original format:Two regional versions based on the original 1950s US format aired nearly concurrently - one aired on ATN-7 in Sydney, hosted by Bruce Beeby and Keith Walshe from...
Model - Chris Jones - Channel 9 Sports Reporter
- Julian DestoopJulian DestoopJulian de Stoop is an Australian journalist.de Stoop began his journalism career in 2002 with Inside Football magazine after completing a Bachelor of Arts at RMIT University....
- Fox Sports News Reporter - Jason Hill - Electronic Entertainment Journalist with The Age
- Damian Monkhorst - AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
footballer - Daniel Hargraves - AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
footballer - Brodie Young - Big Brother contestant / Channel 9 Quizmania Host
- Trent LoweTrent LoweTrent Lowe is a professional road bicycle racer from Australia. He rode for on the UCI ProTour from 2008 to 2010. Lowe was one of only two Australians on the Slipstream Squad, the other being Chris 'CJ' Sutton who came from Cofidis in 2007...
- Professional road bicycle racer - Simon Clarke - Professional road bicycle racer
- Tony D'Alberto - Professional racecar driver
- Tim Lee - Fox FMFOX FM (Melbourne)Fox FM is a radio station that serves the Melbourne, Australia, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 101.9 MHz. Licensed to Mount Dandenong, Victoria, the station is currently owned by the Austereo Radio Network. The station's transmitter is located on the ATV-10 transmission tower on top...
Announcer / Past Hot30 CountdownHot30 CountdownThe Hot30 Countdown, is an Australian radio show hosted by Matty Acton and Maude Garrett. It is broadcast on the Today Network to every state in Australia, following 'The Dirt'....
Host
See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of high schools in Victoria
- Victorian Certificate of EducationVictorian Certificate of EducationThe Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...
School Partnerships
| Country | School Name | Partner since | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Germany  |
Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium Bergisch Gladbach The Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium is a public high school in the German city Bergisch Gladbach. The school is named after the German church law academic, philosopher, bishop and cardinal Nicholas of Cusa.... Bergisch Gladbach Bergisch Gladbach ' is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis .-Geography:Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx... |
2002 | First visit from Germany: 3 April 2006 to 21 April 2006. Last visit from Germany: 9 March 2008 to 27 March 2008. First stay in Germany: 2002. Last stay in Germany: 21 September to 27 September 2010. |
External links
- Billanook College Website
- Homepage Partnership School, Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany