Ballarat Clarendon College is a private, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Formerly affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Australia, it now operates in association with the Uniting Church in Australia (but is not governed or managed by the Church) and is a member of the Ballarat Associated Schools.
Academic standing
Clarendon was ranked number third in all of Victoria in 2020.
Co-curriculum
Sport
The College participates in many sports both within and outside the Ballarat Associated Schools.
The Boys First XI Cricket team won the premiership in the 2008/2009 season, over rivals St Patricks's College. The firsts then, after winning this premiership, made the final in "The Lord Taverner's Cup" but were defeated in Shepparton by Notre Dame College.
Another notable sport participated within the school is rowing. The rowing program starts at Year 8 and continues through the years. In 2008 and 2010 the BCC Girls' First Crew won the annual their respective Head of the River race at the Barwon River in Geelong and consequently won the Head of the Schoolgirls' competition.
College has built a foundation in volleyball, providing many representatives in both Boys and Girls respective competitions. The College boys have won the past four premierships inside the BAS realms.
BAS premierships
BCC has won the following BAS premierships.
Combined:
Athletics (12) – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 Badminton (3) – 1982, 1990, 1991 Cross Country (3) – 1980, 1981, 2011 Lap of the Lake (2) – 1980, 1981
Boys:
Athletics (2) – 1983, 1989
Basketball (7) – 1982, 1984, 1985, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2009
Cricket (5) – 1980, 1988, 2005, 2009, 2016
Cricket T20 – 2015
Cross Country – 1985
Football (4) – 1980, 2002, 2005, 2006
Hockey (8) – 1985, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018
Rowing premiership, Harold Deveson Cup (8) – 1975, 1976, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2021, 2022 Soccer (7) – 1979, 1980, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015 Tennis (5) – 1977, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013 Volleyball (5) – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2020
Girls:
Athletics (12) – 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 Badminton (2) – 2011, 2012 Basketball (6) – 1990, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 Cricket (4) – 1985, 1998, 2020, 2021 Cross Country (6) – 1980, 1981, 1993, 2004, 2005, 2011 Football (14) – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Head of the Lake, Patterson Shield (14) – 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022 Hockey (21) – 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 Lap of the Lake (7) – 1980, 1981, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 Netball (13) – 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019 Road Relay (3) – 1999, 2005, 2008 Rowing Premiership, J H Netherway Cup (11) – 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011*, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022 Soccer (2) – 2012, 2019, 2022 Softball (10) – 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Volleyball (7) – 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2001, 2011
Performing arts
The school has a free standing building on the east of the senior campus where all aspects of Performing Arts take place, subsequently called, the Performing Arts Centre (PAC). From years 5–8 students partake in different Arts Classes which rotate each trimester, Music, Art and Drama or Dance (alternating each year). In year 9 students are able to choose which performing and visual arts they do for each term and Year 10 and VCE students may choose out of the various higher level VCE arts classes the school offers. Students accordingly participate in music lessons for:
Brass – Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium and Tuba
Woodwind – Flute, Clarinet (+Bass Clarinet), all Saxomaphone types, Oboe, Recorder and Bassoon Piano – Piano, Contemporary Piano Keyboard Guitar – Classical Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar Strings – Violin, Viola, Violoncello and Double Bass Music Theory Speech Art Voice (Classical And Contemporary)
They may participate in any of the student ensembles at the school. They are : Novice Band The Geoff Smith Jazz Orchestra Concert Band The Barry Currie Stage Band Chamber Ensemble Orchestra Intermediate and Senior Strings and numerous contemporary bands.
Ballarat Clarendon College also has a contemporary funk/dance band called Feet, who give regular gigs around the school, Ballarat and Victoria.