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Brentwood Secondary College
Brentwood Secondary College is a co-educational, public high school, located in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia. Glen Waverley South Primary School adjoins the college, and they have their own oval, which is used for many sport activities such as cricket, soccer and Australian football. History Brentwood Secondary College opened in 1969. In recent years, the number of students attending the college has increased. Brentwood currently has about 1535 students enrolled in years 7 to 12. The year levels are divided into junior school (years 7-9) and senior school (years 11 and 12) with 2-year level coordinators for each year level respectively. Each sub-school will be led by a head of school and supported by 2 student managers for each sub-school year level. Facilities In 2006, a major redevelopment of the college's facilities to the science, mathematics, gymnasium. This complex costing in excess of $4 million was spent, with the government contributing $2.49 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Waverley, Victoria
Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Glen Waverley recorded a population of 42,642 at the 2021 census. History The area was first settled in the mid nineteenth century and later developed as orchards and farming lands. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885 as Black Flat in the area to the south of the railway line, was renamed 'Glen Waverley' in 1921, and Glen Waverley South in 1963 on the same day Glen Waverley North office (open since 1954) was renamed Glen Waverley (from 1994 The Glen). The name "Waverley" comes from a novel by Sir Walter Scott. Major development occurred in the 1950s to 1970s with rapid infilling of housing built to a generally high standard on large (typically 800m2) blocks. In particular Legend Park Estate was opened by Hooker Rex in 1971. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Australia (28 per km2). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west, and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Great Australian Bight portion of the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid north-west. The majority of the Victorian population is concentrated in the central-south area surrounding Port Phillip Bay, and in particular within the metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School (government Funded)
State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation. State funded schools exist in virtually every country of the world, though there are significant variations in their structure and educational programmes. State education generally encompasses primary and secondary education (4 years old to 18 years old). By country Africa South Africa In South Africa, a state school or government school refers to a school that is state-controlled. These are officially called public schools according to the South African Schools Act of 1996, but it is a term that is not used colloquially. The Act recognised two categories of schools: public and independent. Independent schools include all private schools and schools that are privately governed. Independent schools with low tui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank
The Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER) was the national Australian tertiary entrance rank, administered by Universities Australia (previously called the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee). It was a percentile ranking, designed to simplify the comparison of entrance levels for students educated in different processes of admission for university applicants from interstate. It was replaced by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank from 2010. Equivalence The term ENTER was only used in Victoria (1998-2009), although the actual rank was identical and equivalent to the Universities Admission Index (UAI) used in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, and to the Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) used in South Australia, the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Western Australia. Queensland used a different system called the Overall Position (OP), but conversion tables were published each year to convert the OP to or from an ENTER. Non-school-leaver university app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Lambadaridis
George Lambadaridis (born 23 April 1992) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays for Dandenong City in NPL Victoria 2. Club career George Lambadaridis started his career at Altona Magic. With the Magic, he would win his first team championship as the club won the 2008–09 season. The following year, he would play for fellow Victorian club Oakleigh Cannons. In 2010, he joined Belgian side Club Brugge, where he would play for the Under 19 team. He then returned to Australia. Throughout August 2011, he trialed with A-League side Brisbane Roar. On 23 September 2011, he signed a 2-year deal with the club as a player on a youth contract. On 4 February 2012, he made his debut for Brisbane Roar in a match against Central Coast Mariners. He scored his first goal away against Gold Coast United - an amazing celebrated goal from long range. In May 2015, Brisbane Roar confirmed that Lambadaridis had been released from his contract at the A-League club. He joined Melbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Roar FC
Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional association football, soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisbane competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, and has Warren Moon as manager. The club has a shared history with Queensland Lions FC, Queensland Lions F.C. who competed in the inaugural A-League season as Queensland Roar. Background Formed in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala by Dutch immigrants, the club became 'Brisbane Lions' and then transitioned into Queensland Roar, playing under that name from the inaugural 2005–06 A-League, 2005–06 season of the A-League until the 2008–09 season before finally becoming 'Brisbane Roar'. Since joining the A-League, the club has won two league Premierships, three Championships and has competed in five AFC Champions League competitions. Brisb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Hogan
Madeleine Hogan (born 8 December 1988) is a Paralympic athlete from Australia competing mainly in category F42/ F46 javelin throw events. She has won bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics. Early life Hogan was born in the Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully, situated in the Dandenong Ranges, on 8 December 1988, without the lower half of her left arm. She has two siblings, Brock and Courtney. As a teenager between 2001 and 2006, Hogan completed years 7 through 12 at Brentwood Secondary College in Glen Waverley. After graduation, she went on to study Exercise and Sport Science at Deakin University. Career Hogan was highly involved in sport whilst in school and her ability identified in an athletics talent search day in 2005. She took up athletics seriously in 2006. She is a member of the Knox Athletics Club in Melbourne. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Beijing Paraly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Jong
Lin Jong (; born 4 June 1993) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the club in the 2012 Rookie Draft, with pick 9. He was the first Australian of East Timorese and Taiwanese descent to play in the AFL. Early years Lin's father, Vitor, an East Timorese of Chinese background, fled his country in 1978 at the age of 18 due to the civil war. He worked and studied in Japan, Macau, Hong Kong, and finally Taiwan, where he met his wife Faye. After marrying, they immigrated to Australia in 1985. Jong was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 4 June 1993. He attended school at Brentwood Secondary College and played with the Glen Waverley Rovers JFC. AFL career Jong made his debut in Round 20, 2012, against at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In 2014, Jong was promoted to the senior list and also signed to a new contract, tying him to the club until the end of 2016. In 2016, Jong cracked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Mills
Robert Mills (born 21 June 1982) is an Australian actor, television host and singer-songwriter. He was one of the finalists from the first season of ''Australian Idol''. He co-hosted the late-night quiz show '' The Mint'', and was a regular singer on the game show '' The Singing Bee'' both on the Nine Network. Mills took part in the ninth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'', and appeared on ''Celebrity Apprentice''. In 2008, Mills won the lead male role of Fiyero in a production of ''Wicked'', and continued the role when it moved around Australia. He has since starred in a number of popular large scale musical theatre productions. In 2012, Mills was announced as the host of Network Ten's revamped ''Young Talent Time''. He played teacher Finn Kelly on ''Neighbours'' from 2017 until 2022. Early life Mills attended Brentwood Secondary College until the end of Year 10, frequently participating in the school Battle of the Bands concert. He completed Year 11 and 12 at Box Hill Senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Australia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 25 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Australian broadcaster ABC is responsible for choosing their entry for the contest. Isabella Clarke was internally selected to represent Australia in Georgia. Her song for the contest, "Speak Up", was revealed on 7 October 2017. Background Prior to the 2017 Contest, Australia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice since its debut in , with the song " My Girls" performed by Bella Paige. In , Alexa Curtis represented Australia with the song "We Are", achieving fifth place. Before Junior Eurovision On 10 September 2017, it was announced that Isabella Clarke had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Australia. Isabella's song "Speak Up" was revealed on 7 October 2017. Artist and song information Isabella Clarke Isabella Clarke (born 31 May 2004) is an Australian singer who represented Australia at the Junior Eurov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong) is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003. It is held in a different European city each year, however the same city can host the contest more than once. The competition has many similarities to the Eurovision Song Contest from which its name is taken. Each participating broadcaster sends an act, the members of which are aged 9 to 14 on the day of the contest, and an original song lasting three minutes at most to compete against the other participating entries. Each entry represents the country served by the participating broadcaster. Viewers from all around the world are invited to vote for their favourite performances by online voting, and a national jury from each participating country also vote. The overall winner of the contest is the entry that receives the most points after the scores from every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Participants
Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales * Rock, Cornwall, a village in England * Rock, County Tyrone, a village in Northern Ireland * Rock, Devon, a location in England * Rock, Neath Port Talbot, a location in Wales * Rock, Northumberland, a village in England * Rock, Somerset, a location in Wales * Rock, West Sussex, a hamlet in Washington, England * Rock, Worcestershire, a village and civil parish in England United States * Rock, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Rock, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Rock, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Rock, Rock County, Wisconsin, a town in southern Wisconsin * Rock, Wood County, Wisconsin, a town in central Wisconsin Elsewhere * Corregidor, an island in the Philippines also known as "The Rock" * Jamaica, an isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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