Wanganui Park Secondary College Explained

Wanganui Park Secondary College
Motto:Education Our Aid
Grades:7–12
Type:Secondary school
Principal:Ken Murray
Enrolment:~1,300
Nickname:WPSC
Colors:
Green, white, grey
Location:Parkside Drive
Shepparton, Victoria 3630
Information:(+61) 03 5820 9900
Website: Official website

Wanganui Park Secondary College was a Government secondary college, with an enrolment of about 1,300 students from years 7 to 12, in Shepparton, Victoria. It was amalgamated into Greater Shepparton Secondary College along with three other schools.[1]

The school had a unique curriculum, with the most notable feature being its Vertical Modular Grouping (VMG) system, which allowed for a high degree of flexibility in students' unit selections from years 8 to 10. The school also offered enrolment for year 7, and for years 11 and 12, the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). Biology teacher Andrew Douch received the Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teacher of the Year Award and the Victorian Education Excellence Award for curriculum innovation at the school.[2] The school received a federal grant for a literacy and numeracy program. An innovative program called 'Learning to Learn' was implemented in 2009.

Football team

The school's Australian rules football team competed in the regional MCC Herald Sun Country Shield tournament for several years.[3] [4]

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: readMarch 14. less than 2 min. Times. 2018-12:00AMThe Weekly. 2018-03-13. Super school takes shape in Shepp. 2021-10-01. weeklytimesnow. en.
  2. Web site: Andrew Douch . 2024-08-07 . Critical Agendas . en-US.
  3. News: Gavin McGrath. FOOTBALL: Ballarat Clarendon College wins fifth Country Shield in row. The Courier (Ballarat). 11 August 2010. 18 May 2012.
  4. News: Gav McGrath. Grammar to push on after loss. The Courier (Ballarat). 28 July 2011. 18 May 2012.