Davis honoured with College

The old Keelong Juvenile Justice Centre site has been transformed by Youth off the Streets into the Cordeaux Heights Centre for Youth.

The Centre will co-locate educational and residential programs and work with other local area service providers to facilitate a range of opportunities and services for disadvantaged young people between the ages of 12 and 18 years.

The Centre will provide a safe and engaging environment for young people who may attend Craig Davis College, a registered and accredited high school.

The school has been named after former AFL player Craig Davis for his many years of support for Youth off the Streets.

Davis played with Carlton, North Melbourne, Collingwood and the Sydney Swans during his eleven seasons in the VFL in the 1970s and early 1980s.

He played as a full-forward and is the father of Nick Davis who was a 2005 Premiership player with the Swans.

Davis was also an administrator at AFL NSW/ACT and one of the most passionate advocates for the game in NSW.

“Craig Davis was a pioneer for the AFL in Sydney,” said AFL NSW/ACT General Manager Tom Harley.

“He led AFL NSW/ACT in its formative years and was basically a one-man band developing the game.

“We all owe him a debt a gratitude for the work that he did in the early days and his continuing passion to see the game grow now.”

The school will work in collaboration with the organisation’s other four schools, delivering a holistic approach to learning and teaching that considers the needs of each student, helping them to develop resiliency and life skills.

The well structured, highly integrated and engaging curriculum will aim to empower young people with educational strategies and pro-social skills so that they can make informed decisions about positive change.

Students will be eligible to receive a ROSA (Record Of School Achievement, issued to students who have completed Year 10 to Year 11, who leave school prior to gaining an HSC) or an HSC upon successful completion of Year 12.