Students from St. Jude’s move onto a variety of secondary schools.
The majority of our students transition to Catholic secondary colleges including Emmaus College Vermont South, St. Joseph’s Ferntree Gully, Mater Christi Belgrave, Avila Mt. Waverley and some occasionally go to Mazenod, Whitefriars, Aquinas, Nazareth, Sacred Heart and Killester which are all in suburbs a little further from Knox. A number of students also transition to local government secondary schools or receive academic scholarships to Grammar schools.
Enrolment at St Jude’s will give students automatic placement at Emmaus College, Vermont South.
Families are encouraged to tour secondary schools before children are in Grade 5, as catholic secondary schools confirm enrolment when children are in Grade 5 – effectively creating a 2 year transition process. St. Jude’s staff are very happy to support transition programs and are always actively involved in the transition of students with additional needs.