Welcome to Antonine College
Antonine College is the only Maronite Catholic co-educational P-12 school in Victoria. It is located on two sites. Cedar Campus in East Coburg caters for students from Prep to Year 6 whilst secondary classes from Year 7 to Year 12 are conducted at Saint Joseph Campus, Pascoe Vale South.
Our present enrolment of students come from a language background other than English with the majority of students having parents who were either born in Lebanon or have a Lebanese heritage. There are also students from Egyptian, Syrian, Assyrian and Iraqi cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Some students are from non-Arabic speaking backgrounds such as Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Greek, Italian and Nepalese.
The majority of our students are Maronite Catholics including some Melkite Catholics and Roman Catholics. The College has students who are Christian Orthodox and other Christians. We also have a number of students from Islamic backgrounds including Sunni and Alawi.
The Antonine Sisters own and administer this College as a service to the Maronite Catholic Community in Melbourne. Its clear purpose is to meet the educational and spiritual needs of individual students, to develop in them the Christian identity of which Christ is the foundation.
Antonine College was formed in 2005 by the amalgamation of the Antonine Sisters Maronite Primary School, established in 1998, and the Antonine Sisters Trinity Maronite Catholic College established in 2002 which catered for students from Prep to Year 10. VCE classes were established by 2007.
There is an emphasis on religious and moral values and academic excellence in a wholesome, family atmosphere, of understanding and freedom. The College provides a strong educational platform across a broad range of subjects and Awards of Excellence are celebrated each year.
Opportunities are provided for all students to experience success in learning, to participate in decision making, to become competent in life skills and to act cooperatively as active and socially responsible citizens.
The College provides a bus service for its students. Currently, 21 buses are available to transport students from neighbouring northern suburbs including Fawkner, Keilor Downs, Gladstone Park, Craigieburn, Reservoir, Epping and Mill Park.
This service also transports students between the Cedar Campus and the
St Joseph Campus in the morning and afternoon plus excursions to the various religious, educational and sporting venues.
