Wanganui Park Secondary College
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| Wanganui Park Secondary College | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 36°21′27.86″S 145°23′28.3″E / 36.3577389°S 145.391194°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Education Our Aid |
| Principal | Ken Murray |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | ~1,300 |
| Color(s) | Green, white, grey |
| Nickname | WPSC |
| Information | (+61) 03 5820 9900 |
| Website | wanganuipsc |
Wanganui Park Secondary College was a Government secondary college with about 1,300 students from years 7 to 12 in Shepparton, Victoria.[1]
The school[edit]
The school had approximately 1,300 students, 300 of which are assumed to graduate successfully.[2][3] The school had an innovative curriculum, with the most notable feature being its Modular Grouping (VMG) system and also offered 2 other levels – Year 7, and the VCE.[citation needed] One of the school's teachers received a state award for innovative teaching in 2008.[4] The school received a federal grant for a literacy and numeracy program.[5] A new, innovative program called "Learning to Learn" was implemented in 2009.[citation needed]
Football team[edit]
The school's Australian rules football team competed in the regional MCC Herald Sun Country Shield tournament for several years.[6][7]
Notable students[edit]
- Steele Sidebottom – AFL player (2009–present[citation needed])
- Brett Lancaster – Racing Cyclist[citation needed]
- Adam Thompson – lead vocals in Chocolate Starfish (1993–present)
- Adam Briggs – rapper and writer
- Grant Thompson – Entrepreneur and rapper.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hume Region 2012 Directory" (pdf). Victoria Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. p. 10,18. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "About us". Wanganui Park Secondary College home page. Wanganui Park Secondary College. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Managed Individual Pathways - Case Studies". State Government of Victoria, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Victorian Education Excellence Awards, 2008 Winners". State Government of Victoria, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Literacy and Numeracy Pilots". Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. c. 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ Gavin McGrath (11 August 2010). "FOOTBALL: Ballarat Clarendon College wins fifth Country Shield in row". The Courier (Ballarat). Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ Gav McGrath (28 July 2011). "Grammar to push on after loss". The Courier (Ballarat). Retrieved 18 May 2012.