All Saints Anglican School’s crest is designed not only to be recognisable within the faith but also to symbolise important aspects of the Greater Shepparton region.
The crest features two main colours, green and white, which both hold importance to the school.
Green is the liturgical colour of nature and growth, representing the Shepparton region.
The crest includes two shades of green: Murray Pine (dark green) to represent nurturing and harmony, and Pear (light green) to represent growth, new life and youth.
White was chosen as it is the liturgical colour for All Saints Day and represents light, innocence, purity and joy.
Sitting on top of the crest, the Bishop’s Mitre represents the partnership between the Anglican Schools Commission and the Anglican Church.
The Mitre on the All Saints crest was designed to represent a bud, with the two lappets (tails) being open leaves from which the bud has emerged to symbolise the agricultural status of the region.
The diamonds in the Mitre reflect those on the crest of the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta, where the school is located.
The shield contains three important symbols: the Cross, the Crosier and the Vine.
The Cross is the central symbol of Christianity and is present in all ASC school crests.
The style of the Cross represents the Chi of the Chi-Rho, the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
Locally, the diagonal lines of the Cross also represent the irrigation and rail lines well known in and around Greater Shepparton.
The Crosier, also known as the shepherd’s crook or pastoral staff, represents how the school is there to guide and protect the students.
The Vine is there for multiple reasons, including representing the Greater Shepparton region and the vines that grew on the land of the school site. The three leaves represent the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The motto, ‘Equipped to Serve’, is derived from Ephesians 4: 11-12: Christ has gifted some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, and still, others to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of service, so that the body of Christ may grow strong.