Acacia College Explained

Acacia College
Motto:Fresh, Unique and Surprising
City:Mernda
State:Victoria
Country:Australia
Type:private school, co-educational, day
Denomination:Uniting Church in Australia
Established:2010[1]
Closed:2012
Principal:Andrew Houghton
Enrolment:520 Prep–Year 9 (2012)[2]
Colours:Green, black and red
Homepage:www.acacia.vic.edu.au

Acacia College (2010–2012) was an Australian co-educational school located in Mernda, Victoria.[3] The school was owned by the Uniting Church.

Acacia College opened in January 2010 in one of Melbourne's new residential areas. Information sessions were held in the year before opening and interest in places at the school was strong.[4]

On 17 October 2012, the school announced that it would be closing on 14 December because its owners, the Uniting Church, had found the school was not financially viable.[5] The site was sold and has become a second campus of Gilson College.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AIS . 2010-12-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121103/http://services.ais.vic.edu.au/ebiz/customerservice/schooldetails.aspx?ID=486 . 6 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: School website . 2010-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529224054/http://www.acacia.vic.edu.au/ . 29 May 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: Our School . 2010-04-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100628053647/http://www.acacia.vic.edu.au/our-school.html . 28 June 2010 .
  4. Web site: Acacia College Information Sessions – Schools – Events – Whittlesea Leader . 2010-12-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113539/http://whittlesea-leader.whereilive.com.au/events/story/acacia-college-information-sessions1/ . 6 July 2011 . New School
  5. Web site: Parents in shock as news spreads. 17 October 2012.