Church (East Frankston) and in the basement of St John's Primary School. During 1974 some classes were accommodated at St Anne's Church and Holy Family Church. Finally, all classes were brought back to the college with the completion of adequate facilities. The college continued to grow rapidly in both numbers of students and buildings to accommodate them. After preliminary discussions in 1976, it was announced in 1977 that the two colleges would merge. During 1978, detailed planning was carried out for the merger at the beginning of 1979. During 1979, years 7 to 10 girls remained at the Stella Maris section of the college and Olsen Estate. OJ Olsen, a prominent Frankston resident, left an estate to the Church for use in the Frankston area. In 1997, the college took possession of a set of new and refurbished facilities which have enabled the whole school to operate on one integrated campus, thus bringing to a conclusion the capital development begun in 1968. In 2012 construction began on the schools new performing arts building and new reception offices. In 2013 the construction of the student services office and the performing art centre was completed. In 2015, the construction of a new visual arts centre began. Houses John Paul College has four houses, they are: D'houet (Yellow) Olsen (Green) Chaminade (Blue) Turner (Red) All of the houses are named after the founders of the college. The houses compete in four major competitions: Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country, and house music. Sport John Paul College is a member of the Southern Independent Schools (SIS). SIS premierships John Paul College has won the following SIS senior premierships. Combined: Athletics (9) - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992 Swimming (2) - 1980, 1989 Boys: Basketball (6) - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2019 Football (3) - 2000, 2004, 2005 Soccer (2) - 2006, 2007 Girls: Basketball (4) - 1999, 2000, 2014, 2019 Netball (3) - 1999, 2001, 2017 Soccer (2) - 2012, 2018 Narnia Narnia is spot that has cultural significance to the students of John Paul College. Narnia refers to the ‘forest’ on the school boundaries, students aren't supposed to go to said area. It has been referred to as Narnia for several years. Notable alumni David Andersen, NBA Basketballer Bailey Dale, AFL Footballer Anthony Di Pietro, Melbourne Victory chairman Brodie Harper, TV presenter Anthony Harvey (footballer), AFL Footballer Robert Harvey, AFL