Our College Padua College is a Year 7 to 12 secondary Catholic school. The College aims to be a positive, creative learning community where Catholic values and spirit are shared and nurtured. Established in 1898, Padua is an innovative co-educational college located in Mornington and Rosebud, for students who reside in the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port regions. It is a thriving Catholic community, located south of Melbourne, in Mornington and Rosebud. The spacious, attractive grounds include natural bushland and wetlands. This tranquil environment is the perfect setting for our students to participate in the very best that education has to offer. Our quality staff and excellent facilities, grounds and resources provide ample opportunity for students to excel in areas of curriculum, leadership and in the sporting, cultural and religious life of the College. The values that underpin all we do at Padua College We welcome and affirm; encourage growth; engender a love of learning; have compassion for those in need; create hope; liberate; and reconcile and forgive Padua College has three campuses; junior and senior at Mornington and a junior campus at Rosebud. All of our students benefit from the extensive facilities of the larger College network. Our Year 7 students quickly adapt to secondary school life under the leadership of their Homeroom teacher and their House Co-ordinator, together with the support and assistance of the older students in their Homeroom. The Pastoral Care program is central to our commitment to the Christian education of our students. Senior students may choose to undertake various courses of study including the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and Vocational Education and Training (VET). An Engaging Curriculum Padua College provides a comprehensive and inclusive curriculum, characterised by innovative and quality teaching and learning practices, which provides for both tertiary and vocational pathways. Each unit of study..