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The Department of Education has produced new video resources on Supporting autistic students with transition that features our school. The videos highlight how Echuca College has developed a robust transitions program to support Year 6 [...]

Book Lists have now been made available for 2024 classes. Click HERE to go to the booklists webpage where you can download the PDF booklists, as well access the ordering portal. If you have any questions, please [...]

Subject Selection for 2024 Year 9s will be opened on August 15th. Click the image below for the full version of our 2024 Curriculum Handbook for Year 9.

Thank you to all of the Families that visited us for our 2024 Course Information Evening. Click the image below for the full version of our 2024 Curriculum Handbook for Years 10 to 12.

Our Canteen has released their Price Lists for Term 3. Use the link below to check what's available. Click Here

Congratulations to Alexandra Peirce, Beau Gamble, Danielle Slade, Gabriella Carmellotti and Neiki Vesty who all have artworks in the Youth Art Exhibition ‘Uncommon and Unusual’ at The Foundry Arts Space in the Port Area. The [...]

Congratulations to Caleb Portwine (Yr 10) who competed at the State Swimming Championships in Melbourne last week. Caleb came a commendable 5th in the state in the prestigious U17 50m freestyle event.

Congratulations to Perricoota on taking out the 2021 Cross Country. Final placings were Perricoota, Dhungala, Kanyapella, Moira and Wharparilla.

Congratulations to our Term 1 PRIDE Incentive Award winners.

Echuca College Cycling Team competed in the Fiona Elsey Ballarat Cycle Classic today. It was 6 degrees at the start, and they rode over 166km combined in the 50 and 30 km Mountain Bike Challenge [...]

Martyn Currey, James Mead and Ethan Mann travelled to St Arnaud for the Junior fire brigade running competition today. Martyn was 7th in the one man Marshall. The whole team was consistent throughout the day, [...]

It was my absolute pleasure to attend the Beacon Business Breakfast coordinated by the Echuca Schools 2021 Beacon Leaders. Echuca College was proudly represented by Ryder, Lily, Ellie, Tegan, Mikayla, Sam and Finn who all [...]

To celebrate International Women’s Day Year 10 students listened to Samantha Floreani who spoke about gender equality and the need to work together to enact positive change. Our students were asked to reflect on the [...]

Dear parents and carers, There are currently 4 available spaces on our College Council for parents or carers who are interested in joining the council this year. Parents on school councils provide important viewpoints [...]

Beacon and CCLLEN Careers Videos Launch on Monday 12 October 2020

Welcome back all students!! On Tuesday 9 June Echuca College welcomed back all students after 8 weeks of remote and flexible learning. While our senior students have been back for a couple of weeks, it [...]

Lockington Lions Club “ Youth the Year” The Lockington Lions Club held the annual “ Youth Of The Year” Quest on Sunday 23rd Feb where three local youth made some very engaging presentations. The 3 [...]

Year 7 Camp The year 7 camp took place from Wednesday, March 11 to Friday 13. Again the camp was held at ADANAC in Yarra Junction, luckily the weather was very kind to us across [...]

On Monday morning Uncle Rick Ronnan conducted a traditional smoking ceremony which is used as a cleansing ritual and to awaken the spirits of the land to ensure guidance and a successful 2020 for our [...]

GTAC Echuca College has been lucky enough to host the Gene Technology Access Centre aka GTAC. Our Year 9 Advanced Science and VCE Biology students were lucky enough to participate in several hands-on, practical tasks [...]

Our VCE Studio Art students traveled to Bendigo early in the term to be involved in a Studio Arts Inspiration Day. Students heard from past students and gallery staff on the roles they play working [...]

It is with great regret I inform all incoming students and parents of the decision to postpone our Discovery Night, which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25 March. As you may be aware [...]

Thanks to all families for their ongoing support as we work through the current COVID-19 situation. The information below was sent out via email over the weekend. Further updates will be provided as needed. As [...]

Echuca College celebrated 2019 with an amazing finish to our year. Our awards night celebrated many of the fantastic achievements of our students and was well attended by parents, families and friends with record numbers. [...]

VCE results were released today and there are some outstanding individual achievements. Our College Dux, Josh Berg, received an ATAR of 96.4 which is a clear recognition of his hard work and consistent application to [...]

Our students and staff in the USA are having a great time exploring a different country and immersing themselves in every opportunity. They have already spent a couple of days at NASA, solving simulated problems, [...]

On Friday at a special assembly we announced our 2020 College Captains and House Leaders. Congratulations to our College Captains - Dana Lluz and Rhys Watson; College Vice-Captains - Nurul Sanif and Jones Anderson; Moira [...]

On Friday, Jacob Haines, Levi Hone, Sam Hooppell and Marley McConnell went down to the Booroondara Tennis Centre Balwyn, to compete in the Year 7 Boys/Mixed Sate Tennis Competition. They found themselves in a very [...]

Congratulations to Kyle Newcombe for taking out the inaugural Beat Saber Tournament beating the seed favourite Thomas Draicchio by 33254 points. Final scores 327790 to 294536. Visit our Instagram page to see Kyle in action.

Last night Echuca College opened their VCE exhibition which showcased the final pieces of our VCE Art, Design and Technology students. Nadira Sanif was awarded excellence in VCE Art, Design and Technology. Congratulations to all our exhibiting students [...]

On the 2nd and 3rd of October 2019 Echuca-Moama hosted VACSAL (Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Ltd) Statewide Junior Indigenous Football Carnival. WARMA had a squad of 25 junior players.  We played a round-robin against [...]

On Tuesday evening, 12 November I was fortunate enough to attend the VET in Schools Excellence Awards at Moama Bowling Club. Finalists for Echuca College included Beau Harris and Alexander Graham (Building and Construction), Grace [...]

Will Ross, Jordan Lloyd and Shane Bell entered the ASX game as part of Yr 10 Economics. The boys were given $50000 to buy and maintain a share portfolio, using live data from the ASX. [...]

The Year 10 Creative Cooking students had a Mystery Box Challenge today where they had to design a main meal from a selection of items leftover in the cool room, freezer and pantry, plus a [...]

Our new cycling team jerseys have arrived. Don’t they look smashing?! The Cycling Vic Schools Summer Series began last weekend which Martyn Currey and Logan Blachford took part in. This weekend, the team is off [...]

We have recently been contacted by the Campaspe Shire Council, informing us of a forced closure to the Campaspe Esplanade Path from the 18 November to 22 November. This is due to river bank erosion [...]

Our Year 9 College Bakehouse students have been working hard this term with the design and creation of some awesome looking Gingerbread House. Don’t they look amazing!

It's that time of the year again and a few Echuca College staff members are growing (or at least attempting to) a Mo for Movember Australia to raise awareness for #menshealth especially #prostatecancer. Donations are [...]

Congratulations to Tegan Lenne & Kiarrah Johnson who came first in 20 of their 24 items across 4 callisthenics competitions. Tegan and Kiarrah led the 'Juniors' team with the other 7 members being in primary [...]

MTB – Spring Gully, Bendigo: The 4.72km course was physically and mentally challenging due to having to concentrate on the rough and rocky terrain. Martyn Currey competed in the U15 Novice category and Liam Clohosey [...]

Well done to our Intermediate boy's basketball team making it to the LMR competition in Bendigo today! The boys were coached by two of their Yr 11 peers and managed to win their final game. [...]

Today the Echuca College intermediate mixed team was Defeated by Crusoe College despite the brilliant goalkeeping by Noah Mundy and the determined backs and persistent forwards. Courtney Thompson dodged the opposition a number of times [...]

Today, nine students from the Kanyapella Governing Council visited Echuca Neighbourhood House. We presented the manager with the hygiene products donated for the homeless shower and informed Sarah of the money raised through the Footy [...]

Year 12 can be stressful at the best of times and when we hear the word Exams the stress can seem overwhelming if we don’t have the tools and strategies to manage it. Stress is [...]

On Monday the 14th of October the Echuca College shooting team headed to the Benalla Field and Game shoot. This event has been run by Benalla College for 37 years and the day did not [...]

Echuca College students excelled at the recent Loddon Mallee Athletics Carnival on Thursday, with bringing home 4 Gold, 7 Silver and 6 Bronze medals. The team finished 10th overall Ryan Campbell, Mason Coote and Jonston [...]

Last week at the Ballarat Criterium Road Race saw 4 riders compete on the very smooth track at Victoria Park. The weather was typical of Ballarat, a bit of wind, freezing with patches of sun. [...]

This week’s whole school assembly showed the fiercely competitive nature of our students and their individual achievements for Term 3. One point separated Moira from Dhungala to take out the award for the most individual [...]

Congratulations to Liam Clohosey and Levi Hone for taking home gold at yesterday’s Schools Cycling Victoria road race in Bendigo. The boys rode a 900mt circuit track for 20 minutes then raced the final two [...]

This term students have been collecting and donating personal hygiene product for Echuca Neighbourhood House and their homeless showers program. Thankyou to all the family and friends that have donated so far – Last day [...]

A great effort by the team in winning the interschool event for the third time in four years. After last year’s narrow defeat the team were fired up for a big showing, with many students [...]

Here at Echuca College, we were very excited to be donated a Birko conveyer toaster this term thanks to the generosity of the Campaspe Adult Education Centre and Neighbourhood Watch. This toaster is already getting [...]

During terms 2, 3, and 4, students from Respectful Relationships ‘lead’ schools were invited to participate in a student-lead creative project about what Respectful Relationships means to them. This project is being led by Lena [...]

On Tuesday students from the Year 12 Physics class travelled down to Australian Synchrotron located next Monash University in Melbourne. They completed a tour of the facilities and were very fortunate to speak to Dr [...]

On Tuesday Zander Graham, Dylan Verhey, Jack Creed and Todd Langborne attended the EMPOWERME program run by volunteers from Lord Somers Camp and Powerhouse. The day included schools from the Shepparton and Bendigo regions and [...]

Our Year 7 and Intermediate basketball teams all represented the college on Friday with great sportsmanship, intensity and skill! All teams gave it their all with our Intermediate Boys side going undefeated for the day! [...]

On Tuesday 20th August the year 7 cohort assembled in the drama room for an entertaining performance from Brainstorm Productions called Verbal Combat. The performers, Blake and Pia, shed some light on the challenges that [...]

The 2019 Echuca Moama Youth Expo will be held at the Echuca College Stadium on the 11th September for students in Year 8 to 10.  This event is similar to the successful expos held in [...]

On Monday 12th August, our Year 12’s were fortunate enough to receive a visit from John Maher, from Carmen’s Road Safety. John delivered a heartfelt presentation about the importance of being a safe road user [...]

This prestigious scholarship is for high achieving students entering Year 7 in 2020. Scholarships are available for students who excel academically, on the sporting field or in the performing arts. The scholarships will consist of; [...]

On Wednesday the 31st of July the Year 7 and 8 boys football teams travelled to Nathalia to compete in the Campaspe Secondary Football Carnival. Mr. Bright and Mr. Briggs lead their teams into battle [...]

Students at Echuca College have been keeping warm and getting creative with Miss Nutt in their cardmaking class. A range of cards have been made and will continue to be made over the term. The [...]

Sunday 28th July - 2nd round of the Cycling Victoria Schools Mountain Bike Race at Lysterfield national park. The events were held on the Commonwealth Games Mountain Bike track.  With the u15 and  u17 novice [...]

The VET Building and Construction class recently completed a series of practical lessons in the construction of a full-hipped roof structure. Students, through the guidance of Dan Davidson and Clint Edwards, incorporated hip and creeper [...]

On Friday, students from Melbourne University’s Engineers Without Borders came to teach our Year 7 & 8’s some of the practical things that engineers around the world do to support communities. Our students were given [...]

The Year 7 boys competed in the Loddon Mallee Regional badminton tournaments this week. They fought hard and skilfully to come out 3rd in the Year 7 (Jacob Haines, Dylan Roberts, Levi Hone and Archie [...]

Enrolments at Echuca College are now due. We encourage you to make the most of the resources and people available at Echuca College to make an informed choice about enrolling your son or daughter for [...]

Wednesday 31st July – 6.00pm, Café Learning Current Year 9 and Year 10 students and their families are invited to an information session to assist in planning with course selections and pathways through senior school, [...]

After an extensive consultation period with both staff and students, Echuca College will implement a new mobile phone policy from Monday 22 July. This work started well before the announcement from the state government to [...]

I hope everyone had a fantastic break and students are ready to tackle another term with energy and enthusiasm. Many of you will know that Andrew Briggs has been appointed to the acting Assistant Principal [...]

Sunday the 23rd saw two Echuca College students compete in the Cycling Victoria Schools Mountain Bike Racing (MTB) at Dromana Secondary College. After a fogy start the day brightened up to make a great day [...]

On Friday 14th June we celebrated our third Wellbeing Focus Day with the theme of diversity in the 21st century and using our unique personal strengths. Our Year 11 and 12 students with Tomorrow Man [...]

Echuca Moama Apex Clubs annual school debating competition was run this term with Echuca College students taking out a rare double win. The College was able to win both the junior and senior divisions over [...]

The students demonstrated all of Echuca College’s PRIDE values at today’s Courage to Care presentation, where they listened to a Holocaust survivor share their story and participated in a workshop about being an “upstander”. The [...]

No, not the driving of Mr. Cheal on the way! The Unit 3 Legal Studies students awoke before the birds to head down to a ‘Day in Court’, literally, on Monday 3rd June! Following some [...]

Last week our Year 10 Public Safety classes visited the Echuca CFA station to put some of their learning into context. They were shown around the station including the communications room, the change rooms and [...]

Four Echuca College students began their work experience placement on Monday in nursing and allied health streams at Echuca Regional Health. The students had a very interesting and enjoyable first day! Echuca Regional Health Work [...]

This semester, the Year 10 Economics students developed a product and business name in groups. Students had to create one example of a product and develop marketing material for that product. Today, the students set [...]

On Wednesday night Mitch Berg, Mitch Hewes, Hannah Ayres and Lara Judd attended a function on behalf of Echuca College as part of the Murray Business Network. The night was highlighted by a question and [...]

Five weeks a term the VET Community Service class goes out on placement to businesses in the community experiencing a variety of workplaces. This week our students helped the Vivid crew fold towels for the [...]

Our 12 Food Studies class are learning about the emotional and social role food has in bringing people together. They produced recipes from the cookbook “Together – a community cookbook’ written by The Hubb Community [...]

The Junior Girls Soccer team Won 2 games and drew one and missed out on progressing to the LMR finals only on goal difference, great effort! The junior boys played well winning one game and [...]

Year 7 boys tennis team are off to the state finals after accounting for Bendigo South East and claiming the Loddon Mallee Region Final! Well done Marley McConnell, Jacob Haines, Levi Hone and Lachlan Hogan!

This Friday 10th May is the One & All Inclusion Project Wear Orange Day. Come dressed in orange and bring a gold coin to support the 10th Year of this fantastic initiative! Get involved with [...]

Based upon a proposal led by members of the Echuca College Governing Council, College Council has agreed to implement a trial period for students to wear plain black or white socks to the end of [...]

Year 12 students Tyler, Ethan and Emily gave up their Friday night to entertain audiences at the Echuca East Primary School Fete. Their first solo and group performances hit all the right notes! We are [...]

Fifteen students represented Echuca College at the Loddon Mallee Golf event at Bendigo Golf Club. D’Arcy Whyte won the Junior Boys event with a round of 29 strokes on the par 36 short course and [...]

Monday the 18th of March began with a light breeze and warm sun as the Echuca College shooting team left for Koondrook, Bahram NSW. The sun continued to shine as the 7 shooters shot 25 [...]

We are seeking an exceptional candidate to fill our IT Support position. Your primary responsibility will be to provide level 1 technical support to the staff and students of Echuca College, with a focus on [...]

Aurellia, Rewa, Bayley, Katelyn, Madison and Indy - impressed the crowd with their music at Lockington Consolidated School last Friday morning. Congratulations on a very successful first performance! VET 2 music students rocked it!!

Echuca College won their fourth interschool carnival in a row when they dominated the pool in Echuca. Echuca College swimmers won six out of the twelve age group champions and Lara Judd, Aaron Fleischer, Zach [...]

Wharparilla won back-to-back swimming carnivals with a narrow victory over Perricoota. Our new House, Dhungala were very competitive and finished in third place. Lara Judd was again the star of the show breaking eight records [...]

Current Grade 4-6 students and prospective students of other year levels. Wednesday 27th March 2019. Tours are running at: 4:30pm 6:00pm 7:30pm A maximum of 60 families per tour only permitted, therefore booking is essential. [...]

Peter Walsh MP, local MP for the Murray Plains electorate, visited the college to meet our school captains and vice-captains and congratulate them on their appointment to this important college position. He spoke with the [...]

Congratulations to Kiarra Dean for being named the Riverine Herald’s Junior Sportstar of the year for 2018 for her achievements in trap shooting. It’s an amazing start to 2019 for Kiara as she has also [...]

Nominations are now called for to be part of the 2019 Echuca College School Council. There are 5 parent positions and 2 student positions open. The parent positions are tenured for 2 years, with student [...]

For the fifth year in a row, a student from Echuca College has experienced success at the local Lion’s Youth of the Year awards where qualities such as leadership, personality and public speaking are highly [...]

This term, Moira House will have a focus on the theme of PRIDE for all House Group lessons. We will discuss pride in self, pride in school and pride in community with specific focus on [...]

News from the other side of the world, former student, Archie Reid recently won the Under 18 years Junior Male category, in his first half marathon 21 km race in RAK, UAE. He placed 25th [...]

Students have been provided with information about School Photos which will be taken next Wednesday 13th Feb. Please follow the instructions provided on the envelopes to order photos. Order forms for family photos can be [...]

Twenty five brave and excited students from Echuca College put their hands up and convinced their families they wanted to travel to NASA Kennedy Space Centre in America. They are heading off in December 2019 [...]

The Echuca College Community would like to welcome Simon Wood who will be the Acting Principal during Term 1. Simon completed a Principal Internship with Chris Eeles in November last year and has been an [...]

Schools from across the region took part in the Northern Rivers Debating Competition at Echuca College on Friday. Both Echuca College’s junior and senior teams were able to make it into the finals defeating teams [...]

A group of Photography students had the opportunity to spend the day at La Trobe University attending a workshop with lecturer and artist Jessie Boylan. Jessie currently has a solo exhibition on at the Bendigo [...]

Well done to Katelyn Haitsma Yr 10 and Jamie Peta-Bond Yr 9, these two girls definitely impressed their audience at Glanville Aged Care.  They sang some amazing songs including; Let It Be, Tears in Heaven, [...]

The junior cricket carnival was held at the Echuca College oval on Wednesday 14th November in ideal conditions. The year 8 team captained by Erin Moss got off to a slow start losing their opening [...]

It’s that time of the year and you may be thinking about getting your child a new laptop/tablet for the upcoming school year. We have put together a flyer containing details of device requirements and [...]

A visit to the Werribee Zoo was a great opportunity for year 7 students to learn more about the animal kingdom, how animals can be grouped and where thy fit into the food web. Students [...]

We engaged artist Neva Atkinson to work with our Koori students to design and paint a mural. The mural represents an Aboriginal map of the local area using the Aboriginal art symbols that are known [...]

Three fun filled stages with a live band perform family classics from The Lion King, Frozen, Madagascar and more. Follow the classes and daily life at Echuca College through the magical world of Disney. Come [...]

Echuca College had a glorious day to host our 2018 Athletic Sports Carnival. The day was a huge success with many records broken and students competing hard all day whilst having fun throughout the [...]

Wondering what to do with all your leftovers? The Year 12 Food Studies class made meals from leftovers this week. They are looking at food waste and last week cooked a roast (beef, lamb, pork [...]

Plan on being part of the 2019 Year 7 cohort at Echuca College? Have you informed your primary school of your intentions and picked up an enrolment pack? If not, enrolment packs, scholarship applications and [...]

Echuca College’s two VCE Physical Education classes travelled to Ballarat to get some hands on experience of the curriculum. The day included fitness testing, laboratory experiments, a plyometric circuit and lectures covering technical aspects of [...]

On the 31st of July the year 7 footballers travelled to Nathalia to compete in the SSV round robin football competition, which they were the eventual winners. The first games was against St Joseph’s Echuca, [...]

On Friday 3rd, August, art students from Years 9-11 had the opportunity to attend a day at La Trobe University in Bendigo participating in Abstract Drawing and Painting workshops taught by the University Lecturers at [...]

For 30 lucky students and 3 fortunate staff, the last 9 days of Term 2 2018 were spent on the other side of the world in an Asian country in the heat of summer. [...]

Echuca College VET Music Industry students both past and present- are busy taking part in an intensive 3 day Blues Music Boot camp. Working 9 till 5 to put together, what will be an amazing [...]

Today’s house group activity involved communication, teamwork and a bit of creativity to create the tallest shoe tower. Students from all year levels worked together with Wharparilla house winning with a massive 93cm tower. Close [...]

The One & All Inclusion Project Debutante Ball is running again on Friday 19th October 2018. Open to males and females 16 years and over. The One & All Inclusion Ball addresses an important community [...]

We celebrated our second Wellbeing Focus Day, with our focus for 2018 was "This is Me". The theme focused on celebrating the individual diversity of each and every member of our community and the [...]

No, not the driving of Mr. Cheal on the way! The Unit 3 Legal Studies students awoke before the birds to head down to a ‘Day in Court’, literally, on Thursday 17th May! Following some [...]

Our Year 11 students participated in the Fit 2 Drive education program, aimed at increasing student awareness about road safety and the importance of appropriate behaviour when behind the wheel or as a passenger. Students [...]

A very balmy autumn day and the boys from both Year 7 and 8 were quite excited about the day of football(soccer) which lay ahead and rightly so, we had trained for a few weeks [...]

Hi ho! Hi ho! It’s off to Melbourne we go! And what an early start it was – all students were sleepy-eyed when the bus pulled away at 6am. A quick coffee/breakfast stop soon perked [...]

Jack Wilson a former Echuca College student came back to the College on Tuesday 1st May to talk to the year 12 PE class and sport scholarship students about his journey to becoming a professional [...]

On the Monday the 16th the year 11 Outdoor Environmental class travelled to Rubicon, accompanied by their teacher Miss Dannatt and Mitch, a massive thanks to Miss Dannatt for organising the camp and of course [...]

The senior boys football team lead by Connor Brown and Cohen Betts went to Moama on Monday to compete in the HeraldSun Country Cup. The boys first game was against St. Joseph's and despite some [...]

On Thursday the 19th of April the junior girls football team travelled to Nathalia to play in the SSV Campaspe competition. The girls started the day off really well battling it out against some strong [...]

Year 9 Photography students have been experimenting with studio lighting, camera functions, the colour splash digital editing technique and material based presentation techniques. Liliana Oogjes experimented with incorporating origami that she had made into her [...]

On Wednesday, year 10, 11 and 12 Visual Communication students traveled by train to see the 2018 Top Designs exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. The Top Designs exhibition is an annual showcase of numerous projects [...]

On Thursday April 19th our intermediate girls football team travelled to Nathalia to compete against other local schools in our area. The girls showed an enormous appetite for bone jarring tackles throughout the day led [...]

Kiara Dean was selected to participate in the 13th ICTSF World DTL Championships. This year there were conducted at the ACTA National ground, Copland St, Wagga Wagga.  The event is open to all ICTSF affiliated Countries. [...]

Echuca College won seven gold, seven silver and four bronze medals at Swan Hill with Lara Judd, Zach Ross and Aaron Fleischer qualifying for the State Final in the first week of Term 2. Lara [...]

Off to prison … again! Mr. Cheal at the wheel driving the Unit 3 and 4 Legal Studies students. More intrigue about the curiosities of Victoria’s Prison System and its criminals? On this trip we [...]

Thirteen students represented Echuca College at the Loddon Mallee Golf event at Bendigo Golf Club. Aaron Loader won the Junior Boys event with a par round of 36 strokes and will qualify for the State [...]

From Monday the 15th of January to Wednesday the 17th of January, Sarah-Jane Taylor, Hannah Ayres, Kimberley Masterton, Justin Fleischer, Josh Berg and Kyal Accurso attended the Strengthening Engagement and Achievement in Mathematics and Science [...]

Hannah Ayres was named the 2018 Lions Youth of the Year.  The aim of the Quest is to foster, encourage and develop leadership and citizenship qualities in young people at the age when they are [...]

Wharparilla won the 2018 Echuca College Swimming Sports.  Our students enjoyed a beautiful day at the Echuca War Memorial pool with lots of fun and some very competitive swimming.  Lara Judd’s performance on the day [...]

School photos are on Wednesday the 7th of February.  All students must be in full school uniform and not PE uniform. As of 2018, School Photos will be paid for entirely online and must be [...]

Students from the Class of 2017 received their University and TAFE offers. From the students who received first round offers over 50% obtained their first preference and over 75% got one of their top three [...]

The craze of producing slime has caused a lot of concern amongst the general public. It has been given bad press around the country. There have been health warnings on the ABC website and a [...]

One of the questions studied by Physics students at Echuca College is “Why do heavy things fly?”  In order to enhance their understanding of this topic, our students are given the opportunity to fly an [...]

The T20 Blast competition was held in Kyabram with seven schools competing. Games consisted of 8 overs with every player bowling one over, wicket keeping for 1 over and batting for 2 overs. In Game [...]

A magnificent effort by Echuca College with 21 medals being won at the Loddon Mallee Region Athletics event in Bendigo. Corey Garner was the star of the show winning the boys 14 years 100m and [...]

Off to prison … again! Mr. Cheal at the wheel driving the Unit 3 and 4 Legal Studies students. More intrigue about the curiosities of Victoria’s Prison System and its criminals? On this trip we [...]

Last year a group of students attended the Shire of Campaspe leadership day and developed two community projects. The first was the ‘Express Yourself Youth Festival’ which aimed to provide an opportunity for art and [...]

Echuca College had the honour of hosting an Indonesian immersion day on Monday the 24th of July. We were fortunate to receive one of two available grants in Victoria to run a day designed to [...]

On Friday the 11th of August Brainstorm Productions will be presenting their student wellbeing program ‘The Hurting Game’ for Year 7 students. The Hurting Game is a live theatre experience that captures the dizzying highs [...]

After a term of lunchtime debating we have the winners. Senior winners were Wharparilla over Perricoota debating ‘Australia should end its alliance with the USA’. The winning team was Hanna Ayres, Alise Riely and Luke [...]

The first Echuca College Wellbeing Focus Day was held on the 16th of June.  The aims of the focus day were to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for everyone and to promote positive [...]

A very successful day of soccer with the team of only 11, led by Captain Kylie Thompson aiming for a place in the State Final. The first game against Bendigo Senior Secondary College went 2:1 [...]

The team played in the LMR event in Bendigo with the first game against Bendigo Senior Secondary College. Jacob Scott did a very good job in goals all day but was “nutmegged” from a short [...]

The first Echuca College Wellbeing Focus Day will be held on the 16th of June.  The aims of the focus day are to promote positive mental health and wellbeing for everyone and to promote positive [...]

It’s the ‘crack of dawn’, no it’s actually still dark, on Thursday 18th May as the Legal Studies group makes its way to Melbourne for an immersion into our legal system the like of which [...]

The senior and intermediate badminton teams traveled to Kyabram for the day, where some teams found they only had to play one match for the day. The senior boys played some warm up matches against [...]

Senior Boys Tom Harris lead the scoring for the second year in a row when he broke away and found the net against Kyabram. Connor Brown was creative in the midfield and Bailey Gray solid [...]

Darren Dean, a plain clothes criminal investigator with the Echuca Police, recently made an engaging presentation to the Year 11 Unit 1 Legal Studies students, focussing on a road rage shooting incident some years ago, [...]

In Year 11 Chemistry we have been looking into the diversity of materials. Part of this has been examining metals. Students used a piece of zinc metal and a solution of an ionic compound to [...]

A balmy Monday morning in April and the Year 11(and some Year 10) Legal Studies students, Hannah with Chealy at the wheel head to Castlemaine to visit Loddon and Middleton Prisons,  medium and restricted minimum [...]

Congratulations to all the student who participated in the 2017 Echuca College Public Speaking competition.   Students were required to deliver a prepared speech and were given a topic that they needed to respond to with [...]

Congratulations to Rebecca Kennedy who has been selected to participate in the SAM Scholars program run by the Shepparton Art Museum. The scholars program is a new program, designed specifically for Year 10 - 12 students who are keen [...]

On Wednesday 22nd March we will be holding our induction ceremony for our Student Leaders in the Echuca College stadium. Leaders to be inducted include our School Captains and Vice Captains, our House Captains, the [...]

Tuesday morning in the third last week of term and the Unit 1 Legal Studies students are off to court, many for the first time. No, not to face charges, but to observe court proceedings. [...]

Prospective students and families are invited to attend our Discovery Night.  The evening provides an excellent opportunity for parents and prospective students to meet key members of staff, tour the college facilities, observe students at [...]

On Friday March 10, the Year 12 Drama students went to see the play, “The Lost WWI Diary”.  It was a solo performance by Damian Callinan.  The play focused on the horrors of war through [...]

Hear Ye Hear Ye………. Calling all Echuca College families!! Over the last 30 odd years we have met and been helped by you folks to do fundraising for Chaplaincy in your school.  The support group [...]

Our Year 12 Leadership team organised a fantastic 2017 Trivia Night.  Costumes and outfits this year were outstanding with all tables looking fantastic.  The best dressed award was a tough competition between the "Around the [...]

Our Year 7 students enjoyed a wonderful camp at Campaspe Downs in Kyneton.  The weather was kind with beautiful days and cool nights. Students and staff have reported they really enjoyed the camp and enjoyed [...]

Students in Year 10 Foodies Trail produced foods from around Asia in class this week.  Students presented their food in the form of a banquet for all to share.  Mr Eeles and Mrs Gould were invited [...]

For the second year in a row Echuca College won the SSV Campaspe Swimming competition.  Our amazing swim team dominated the whole day with Echuca College winning eight of the twelve Age Group Champions. Congratulations [...]

Kelly Gould was announced as the winner of the 2017 Echuca Lions Club Youth of the Year at the Club Finals held at Radcliffe's.  Kelly attended an interview with the judging panel which addressed the [...]

Our College Council Election process has started this week and this year we have four positions available for the election in our Parent category.  Three Parent Councillors have completed their two year terms and renominated [...]

Our Year 7 students were introduced to Smiling Minds today in home group. The Smiling Mind Education Program has been proven to help students with sleep, wellbeing, managing emotions, concentration and school behaviour including reductions [...]

We have welcomed a variety of clubs and associations to our newly refurbished stadium over the past few months. Recently the Echuca United Netball Club held their tryouts in the air-conditioned stadium.  Cricket Victoria have [...]

Echuca College again featured very strongly at the 2017 Australia Day Awards.  Taylah Cochrane received the Echuca District 2017 Young Citizen of the Year Award.  Taylah was a 2016 Beacon Leader and regularly worked with [...]

Each year a group of Year 11 students complete a training program to support the transition of our Year 7 students.  The Peer Support program is a peer led, skills based, experiential learning program, it [...]

Year 11 and 12 students participated in our Flying Start program.  The aim of the program is to encourage students to set goals for the year and to prepare students for the challenges ahead. The [...]

Rebecca Kennedy, Sam Mccluskey, Kyle Melhuish, Laney Robinson and Jess Wills along with five students from Echuca South Primary School unveiled five murals created for the Crossenvale Park. Since last October these Year 12 students [...]

We look forward to welcoming our new Year 7 students to Echuca College on Tuesday 31st of January. All other students will return on Wednesday the 1st of February. Important Dates: Year 11 & 12 [...]

Our Year 7 students have completed their Passion Project for English.  Students were asked to create a portfolio regarding a passion of their choice (e.g. an author, a novel, a sport, a hobby, a career [...]

Congratulations to Blake Mason on winning the Campaspe Shire's Youth Creative Writing Competition. The theme for the competition was "What's different about you?, the competition had categories for young people aged 12-25 years who live, work [...]

On Wednesday 30th November our year 7 girl’s cricket team headed to the mighty MCG to compete in the State Cricket Grand Final against Lilydale High School. The students earned their spot in the final [...]

Tuesday morning the buses were loaded with tents, swags and sleeping bags and headed off to Anglesea. The bus trip was long but without phones and social media it gave the 60 year 8 students [...]

It is with great regret that I have to inform the College community of the passing of Mr. Tony Spizzica, our much loved Music Teacher and good friend. Tony joined the College in 2010 as [...]

The Year 7 Girls cricket team coached by Mrs Dehne won all of their four games at the semi-final of the T20 Blast in Melton and won through to the State final at the MCG. [...]

Each year the Campaspe Cohuna LLEN celebrate the VET in Schools Certificates offered across the district.  Echuca College is a proud provider of VETiS and offers over 12 certificates to students right across the region.  [...]

Students attended the Jewish Holocaust Centre, where Sarah Saaroni shared her survival story. She spoke of what she endured as a 16 yr. old Jewish girl fleeing Nazi persecution in Germany. We were overwhelmed by [...]

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On Friday October 14, Echuca College’s Intermediate cricket team travelled to Nathalia. Our first game was against St Mary’s Nathalia. We batted first and lost regular wickets throughout the innings. A slow and methodical Tyson [...]

Orientation day will be held on Tuesday the 6th of December.  Students are reminded to bring a hat, pencil case, drink bottle and to wear appropriate clothing for physical activity. All students will be given [...]

Congratulations to our Athletics team for another great performance, three athletes have qualified for the state finals.  Asher Jones, Corey Garner and Bailey Steele will all travel to Melbourne to compete at the State Finals. [...]

The One and All Debutante Ball is on this Friday night the 14th of October.  It is at the St Mary’s Auditorium and Debutantes and their partners will be presented at 7.15pm.  Tickets are available [...]

Congratulations to Hannah Dixon of Year 10 for winning the Senior Division of "Artistic Photo" for the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Victorian Branch for the The Art and Science of Crystal Growing Competition.  Many chemical [...]

Col Pearse arrived home from Darwin with some impressive achievements from the National School Sports Victoria Swimming Carnival.  Col swam 9 personal best times (from 9 individual swims).He won the following medals:- Bronze in the [...]

Twenty students from Year 9 and 10 had a great time at Falls Creek recently, cross-country and downhill skiing. Boort Secondary College shared the experience with our students, with students from the two schools working [...]

Our values at Echuca College are based around PRIDE, one of our values is ‘Progressive’ – we continually evaluate and evolve to meet the future needs of the students and the community. The Echuca College [...]

This prestigious scholarship is for high achieving students entering Year 7 in 2017. Scholarships are available for students who excel academically, on the sporting field or in the performing arts. The scholarships will consist of; [...]

Another early start. When will Mr. Cheal organize a normal departure hour for these trips? Following a 2 hour journey we landed in Wangaratta curious as to what the day was to hold, as organized [...]

Off to prison … again! Mr. Cheal at the wheel. More intrigue about the curiosities of Victoria’s Prison System and its criminals? On this trip we were able to sit and discuss the situation of [...]

Echuca College enjoyed a wonderful day at the 2016 Athletics Carnival. Student participation was exceptional and some outstanding results were achieved. Even on the heavy track a number of records were broken. Congratulations to our [...]

During the first week of term 3, I was presented with the unbelievable chance to attend the 2016 UBS Finance Academy, which consists of a week away in Sydney developing an understanding of financial career [...]

Echuca College is excited to announce our first Student Governing Council.  Congratulations to all students who nominated and to those that have been selected.  The role of the Student Governing Council is to: Represent the [...]

Matthew Hore, Brayden Nevett and James Whitehead represents the Murray and Goulburn Campaspe teams at the Bendigo Pioneers VLine Cup in Mildura.  The boys were selected to represent the Academy in February.  They had to [...]

The Year 7 & 8 Boys team produced some magnificent football at Nathalia winning five out of the six games played. It was a big day with 2 hours of footy played for the day [...]

Four teams travelled to Kyabram after qualifying at the Campaspe level of competition. All four teams took on the experienced and quality teams from Bendigo South East College in their first match of the day. [...]

Looking across the courts the dark looming silhouette of Bendigo South East was daunting.  The boys were big … much bigger than we were. However, as the clouds cleared the boys took to the court [...]

After a victorious round at the Campaspe Netball the Yr 7 girls were ready to step up to the next challenge and play some serious netball. In the first game defence was strong, with some [...]

Year 12 Jed Polomka competes in the B Lites class and is currently sitting inside the top ten in his debut season: “The season has been pretty good. I was hoping for a top ten [...]

On the 26th of June I began the experience of a lifetime, when I travelled to Lake Dewar where I met 119 other incredible youths between the ages of 16-25, each with a story to [...]

Echuca College students James Brown and Lachlan Arkinstall have been selected in the School Sport Victoria Team Vic 19 Years and Under Football Team competing in the School Sport Australia Australian Football Championships to be [...]

The two VCE Physical Education classes travelled down to Melbourne for a hands on learning experience. The day started at Bounce in Essendon where some students got to show off their coordination skills on a [...]

The VCE Studio Arts students attended an Immersion Day at the Bendigo Art Gallery. Key staff talked about their role in the gallery and took students through the three year process it takes to plan [...]

The Year 8 Boys were sensational, making the final of the interschool competition against St Joseph’s College. After winning the two qualifying games the boys lost by one point in double overtime. Many observers said [...]

Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. Students learn new things at school every day – missing school puts them behind.  Why it’s important We all want [...]

Students were recognised at a recent assembly for their outstanding contribution to the Echuca College community during Semester one. The students who had received the highest number of achievements in their house were presented with [...]

Echuca College won all 4 sections of the junior Inter-school Campaspe badminton competition on Thursday (Year 7 and 8 Girls and Boys).  With the renewed stadium proving to be an excellent training facility, the Echuca [...]

Year 11 students were involved in the Fit 2 Drive program, which focuses on empowering students to change their attitudes and behaviours when they are involved in risky driving situations, either as a passenger or [...]

On Tuesday night Echuca College won both divisions in the Apex Debating Competition at the Harvest Hotel taking out an impressive clean sweep of the competition. This competition, which has run over a number of [...]

Echuca College fielded three teams in the Apex debating competition held at the Harvest Hotel. The competition has been a staple competition for the College over the past five years with the College managing to [...]

Each year National Reconciliation Week (NRW) celebrates and builds on the respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians.  It is a time for all Australians to learn about our [...]

On Friday 27th May, Echuca College took two teams down to the Castlemaine Gaol to participate in the Mt Alexander Chess Challenge. The Echuca College A team (Neal Rivera, Jacob Baldock, Mitchell Chapman, Harley Parks [...]

Echuca College students Trent Campbell and Tom Harris with Hawthorn footballers and One and All project coordinator Sharnee McCoy at the launch of the NAB Auskick program for 2016. Trent and Tom supported Echuca Moama [...]

It’s the old story in football, but it really was just a coat of paint or a toe on the ball which probably cost our Senior Boys a place in the State Finals in Melbourne [...]

It was a 48 km handicap race near Koyuga starting from the hall I was 2nd of limit and when we started into a head wind I realized it was going to be a hard [...]

The Echuca College boys intermediate tennis team competed at the State Finals after winning the regional qualifying tournament in Mildura.  Tom Harris, Derek Southern, Mitchell Lake and Ryan More finished third in the tournament winning [...]

Thursday 19th May, a fresh south westerly blowing across the soccer pitches at Moama and the Intermediate and Senior Boys Soccer Teams arrive ready for action. The Inter Boys led very capably by James Whitehead [...]

The Legal Studies classroom has been a really vibrant learning environment lately. We have played host to a couple of fascinating presenters who have entertained us with amazing stories of their career experiences. Bek Fraser [...]

The Unit 3 Legal Studies students awoke before the birds to head down to a ‘Day in Court’, literally, on Friday 13th May, yes Friday the 13th! Following some ‘Top Gear’ driving and maneuvering into [...]

Year 7 student Beau Harris, a 2016 Sporting Scholarship Recipient, was very successful at round three of the National Go Karting Championships in Monarto, South Australia.   Beau finished 2nd in the Junior National Light [...]

Congratulations to our successful Cross Country team winning the SSV Campaspe District Cross Country Shield for 2016.  Our team performed very well, Lily Hindson won the 13 girls, Archie Reid won the 15 boys and [...]

The digital world has become an integral part of our everyday lives: whether it’s to find answers to questions; to communicate, collaborate and share with others; to buy or sell; or to design and publish. [...]

Term two is a busy time for year 9-11 students as they consider what future pathways they may follow for 2017 and beyond. This is why careful subject selection is imperative when considering a future [...]

Do not miss out on the opportunity to see our great school in action.  We are conducting tours of a school at times that suit you.   Please contact the office on 03 54821133 to [...]

On Friday May 6th Echuca College VCE students travelled to Melbourne for a tour of Monash University. The tour centred around what Monash has to offer and what university life is like in Melbourne. Following [...]

Congratulations to our winning tennis team; Ryan More, Tom Harris, Mitchell Lake and Jack Southern.  The boys travelled to Mildura thanks to Jaimie Lake and participated in the Loddon Mallee Region Tennis Championship.   The [...]

We have updated our App, please update it now or download it from the the Apple store or Google Play. Some of the new features are: Live and current Calendar (updated from XUNO) Newsletters Direct [...]

Echuca College is committed to working with students and their parents in promoting the safe and responsible use of internet-connected devices, along with a healthy balance between online and offline activities. Over the past few weeks, [...]

Over the past 5 weeks we have been providing information and links to online video series Adolescents on Social Media: A Guide for Parents that is filled with lots of practical information and ideas that [...]

In the fifth video from the online video series Adolescents on Social Media: A Guide for Parents, youth worker and cyber safety advocate Jamie Roberts looks at the issue of online bullying. Jamie covers a [...]

If you have been reading the school newsletter over the past few weeks, you may have read that we are providing access for our parents to online video series Adolescents on Social Media: A Guide [...]

In the third video from the online video series Adolescents on Social Media: A Guide for Parents, youth worker and cyber safety advocate Jamie Roberts looks at a range of rules and agreements relating to [...]

We have introduced a new video series for parents that is packed full of information and ideas on parenting adolescents who are active on social media. Echuca College is providing free access to the online series [...]

Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat etc) and how to best parent our adolescent kids as it becomes more and more a part of their lives is still a relatively new frontier. The good news is [...]

Congratulations to Kanyapella for defeating Moira by the narrowest of margins.  Perricoota finished in third place with Wharparilla finishing fourth.  We had lots of students participate in the event which was great to see.   [...]

Sarah Hilet (Year 11) and Olivia Burke (year 10) represented Echuca College at the recent North Easter Interschool Equestrian Team Challenge, held at Tatura on April 16th and 17th.  Olivia and Sarah were part of [...]

Echuca College was well represented across Echuca Moama at the Anzac Day services.  Our captains read the Anzac requiem and laid a wreath at the Echuca and Moama ceremonies. The College service held on the [...]

Our Year 12 students organised, coordinated and hosted a very fun quiz night for all teachers and year 12 students to participate in.  The costumes on night were very imaginative, it was great to see [...]

Congratulations to the swimmers who represented Echuca College in Melbourne, as they produced the biggest ever haul of medals at a State Final. Three gold, two silver and two bronze medals were won by the [...]

Did you miss our discovery night or are you curious about Echuca College?  Please contact the College for a tour and an enrolment and information pack. Our discovery night was a great success and it [...]

It is predicted by the year 2050 the world's major source of protein will be insects, our Year 7 students have been learning about entomophagy or the practice of eating insects.  We welcomed scientist from [...]

A number of our Year 9 students participated in the LEAP (Learn Experience Access Professions) Health Day at Echuca Regional Health. The day gave student the opportunity to explore the possibilities for health-related jobs.  The [...]

A very balmy autumn day and the boys from both Year 7 and 8 were quite excited about the day of football(soccer) which lay ahead and rightly so, we had been training for quite a [...]

A balmy Tuesday morning in April and the Year 11(and some Year 10) Legal Studies students, Hannah and Mr Cheal head to Castlemaine to visit Loddon and Middleton Prisons,  medium and restricted minimum security jails [...]

Year 9 students attended the Echuca Moama Beacon Foundation charter signing ceremony.  Our Beacon Leaders together with the Beacon Leaders from St Josephs College and Moama Grammar hosted the ceremony and performed in a very [...]

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The cooler weather has seen a few variations to the College uniform in recent days.  For example, track suit pants and hoodies are not part of the College’s uniform.  Wearing sports uniform to school will [...]

Nominations closed for College Council last week and I’m happy to announce that all councillors who had completed their two-year tenure have successfully re-nominated and been returned. Our parent representatives are Robyn Hayes, Lynda Reid, [...]

Staff from Echuca College, Echuca Specialist School and Echuca South Primary School participated in a day of Professional Development.  The guest presenter was Ivan Honey, he is a psychologist, International Trainer and a #1 Amazon [...]

Our Year 7 Scientists have been developing their own experiments.  The learning intention was to develop scientific inquiry skills by planning and completing a fair scientific experiment and by considering the scientific work of others.  [...]

Tennis was a success in all aspects. The students represented the College very well through their attire and sportsmanship. We were also absolutely blessed with the weather with idyllic overcast conditions, and a cooling breeze [...]

Six of our Year 9 students, Corey Pearce, Josh Berg, Kyle Saunders, Tyler Cox, Madison Elliot and Jessie Tall have attended the School for Student Leadership at Gnurad Gnurad for Term 1.  Students have been [...]

Congratulations to Echuca College on winning the SSV Campaspe Swimming Sports with a score of 564 points, second place was St Joseph’s with 432 points and third was Rochester 390. Congratulations to our Age Group [...]

We welcomed our Year 7 families to Echuca College with a BBQ.   It was great to see students introducing teachers to their families.  The conversations about camp and reflecting on what a great time [...]

Our school captain, Maegan Johnson, Lachlan Arkinstall, Zali McKee and Kane Simons ran our whole school assembly.  The assembly welcomed Mr Eeles back to Echuca College as our Principal, Mrs Gould returned to her role [...]

Teachers at Echuca College are lifelong learners and are always wanting to learn more about improving teaching and learning.  Echuca College has engaged a literacy expert to work with our staff and students.  Our consultant [...]

Last week Courtney Johnson and I participated in the Lions Youth of the Year. This program run through Echuca lions club is designed to “encourage and develop leader and citizenship qualities in young people.” Students [...]

Community Race Points Participation Points Total Points Place Wharparilla 468 73 541 1 Kanyapella 339 56 395 2 Perricoota 323 70 393 3 Moira 330 62 392 4   Age Group Champions 2016: 13 BOYS [...]

Wednesday 17th of February a group of earnest students met at Echuca Station at 7.00 am. They travelled to Melbourne University using public transport. They demonstrated their great citizenship by standing up for some older [...]

Jack Wilson is  past student of Echuca College, class of 2008. Jack now a tours as a professional golfer and also has a degree in Sports Coaching- Golf.  He is a current scholarship holder at [...]

Success Integrated visited Echuca College and delivered a seminar on VCE Success Strategies – study skills for success and Darren also spoke to staff reinforcing the message delivered to students throughout the day.  We held [...]

From NASA satellites to liquid nitrogen ice cream, the National Youth Science Forum  (NYSF) has awakened my curiosity to explore the magic and wonder in Australia, also known as SCIENCE.  Throughout January 4th-January 16th whilst [...]

Echuca College takes great PRIDE in the achievements of our students at all levels and particularly our VCE Class of 2015. During January our ‘Class of 2015’ received their University and TAFE offers. We had [...]

We look forward to welcoming all our students back to school on Thursday the 28th of January.  Teachers return to school on Wednesday the 27th.  Please contact our office on 0354821133 if you have any [...]