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Education In Ballarat
Education in Ballarat, Australia may be divided into a four groups: pre-school, primary education, secondary education and tertiary education. Ballarat is home to two universities and many primary and secondary schools. Entry to tertiary education for most students is through the Victorian secondary school system where students are ranked by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) upon completion of Year 12. Preschool education Ballarat offers 37 preschool institutions. They are located in the suburbs of Alfredton, Victoria, Alfredton, Bakery Hill, Victoria, Bakery Hill, Ballarat Central, Ballarat East, Victoria, Ballarat East, Ballarat North, Victoria, Ballarat North, Black Hill, Victoria, Black Hill, Brown Hill, Victoria, Brown Hill, Delacombe, Victoria, Delcombe, Lake Gardens, Victoria, Lake Gardens, Lake Wendouree, Victoria, Lake Wendouree, Mount Clear, Victoria, Mount Clear, Mount Helen, Victoria, Mount Helen, Mount Pleasant, Victoria, Mount Pleasant, Redan, Victoria, Re ...
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University Of Ballarat City Campus
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in ...
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Sebastopol, Victoria
Sebastopol is a southern suburb on the rural-urban fringe of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It is the third most populated area in urban Ballarat with a population of 10,194 at the . It is named after Sevastopol in Crimea, the site of an important battle during the Crimean War. Formerly a separate town, Sebastopol had municipal status between 1864 and 1994 after which the Borough of Sebastopol was merged into the City of Ballarat. Today it is the site of numerous light-industrial businesses and primarily low cost single-family detached homes and is a fringe suburb in Ballarat and also one of the most car dependent areas in the city. History The first inhabitants of the area were the Wathaurong Indigenous Australian tribe. The first settler was Henry Anderson who had a property at Winters Creek. In 1838, Jock Winter named the area "Bonshaw". In 1855, it was renamed after Sevastopol in Crimea. Sebastopol's origin was a separate working class town servicing the rich gold minin ...
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Ballarat Secondary College
Ballarat Secondary College is a multi-campus college, formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of three existing secondary colleges. The college now comprises two campuses, Woodman's Hill and Mount Rowan, each having different uniforms, crests and administrations. The school has applied to have both campuses registered as separate schools and is awaiting formal approval. In 2016, Ballarat Secondary College improved VCE scores by 20 percent. Over a five-year period, 2012 to 2016, the school was the fourth most improved in VCE performance in Victoria. History In 1993, three secondary colleges merged to form Ballarat Secondary College. The colleges were: Ballarat East Secondary College (formerly Ballarat East High School), Wendouree Secondary College (formerly Wendouree High Technical School) and Midlands Secondary College (formerly Ballarat North Technical School). Between 2000 and 2016 students in years 11 and 12 were educated at the Barkly Street Campus, which was located on the site o ...
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Ballarat High School
Ballarat High School is a government secondary school located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Buildings and grounds The school was originally opened on 16 April 1907 as a Continuation School located at 208 Sturt Street (directly opposite the Ballarat Town Hall). This initial location was due to the need to make alterations to the Dana Street Primary school building. Initially, 37 students were enrolled. In September 1907, the school moved to a building attached to Dana Street Primary School which allowed for a larger enrollment and more staff. In March 1909 it was announced that the foundation stone of the Agricultural College would be laid that month. In April 1910 the Ballarat Continuation School moved to its present site at the corner of Sturt and Gillies streets, Lake Gardens. The new building cost around 10,000 pounds to construct (approximately $1.3 million in 2018 terms) with a further 1000 pounds for fittings and fixtures. The school then became known as the Ballara ...
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Ballarat Grammar School
, motto_translation = Honour Follows Labour , streetaddress = 201 Forest Street, , city = Wendouree , state = Victoria , postcode = 3355 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, co-educational, day & boarding , denomination = Anglican , established = 1911 , chairperson = Shantini Deutscher , headmaster = Adam Heath , chaplain = Rev’d Dr Timothy Gaden , grades = ELC–12 , slogan = Learning to Thrive, Engaged in the World. , song = Serva Fidem (To the tune of Holst's "Jupiter Hymn") , test_name = VCE , test_average = 32 , publication = ''Boomalacka'' , yearbook = ''The Grammarian'' , affiliation = Ballarat Associated Schools , ...
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Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat Clarendon College is an independent, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Formerly affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of Australia, it now operates in association with the Uniting Church in Australia (but is not governed or managed by the Church) and is a member of the Ballarat Associated Schools. Academic standing Clarendon was ranked number third in all of Victoria in 2020. Co-curriculum Sport The College participates in many sports both within and outside the Ballarat Associated Schools. The Boys First XI Cricket team won the premiership in the 2008/2009 season, over rivals St Patricks's College. The firsts then, after winning this premiership, made the final in "The Lord Taverner's Cup" but were defeated in Shepparton by Notre Dame College. Another notable sport participated within the school is rowing. The rowing program starts at Year 8 and continues through the years. In 2008 and 2010 the BCC Girls' ...
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Ballarat Christian College
Ballarat Christian College is an independent, co-educational P-12 day school A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children and adolescents are given instructions during the day, after which the students return to their homes. A day school has full-day programs when compa ... located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Ballarat Christian College provides education for children in a Christian environment, in the evangelical Protestant tradition. History In 1985, 22 students began their primary education at Carmel Christian Community School in the Bethel Hall of Carmel Welsh Presbyterian Church in Albert Street, Sebastopol under Winston Broad. In 1991 the school changed its name to Sebastopol Christian Community School. In 1999, 22 students in Years 7 and 8, began their secondary education at Ballarat Christian College in Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol under Peter NcNamara. The school was located in the former Seventh Day Adventist s ...
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Department Of Education And Early Childhood Development
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Public Education, and the head of such an agency may be a minister of education or secretary of education. Such agencies typically address educational concerns such as the quality of schools or standardization of curriculum. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education ( pl, Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, lt, Edukacinė komisija), founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Following is a list of education ministries by country: Africa * Ministry of National Education (Algeria) * Ministry of Education (Egypt) * Ministry of Education (Ethiopia) * Ministry of Education (Ghana) * Ministry of Education (Kenya) * Ministry of Education (Namibia) * Nigeria: :* Federal Ministry of Education (N ...
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Creswick, Victoria
Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia, 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 122 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, in the Shire of Hepburn. It is 430 metres above sea level. At the 2016 census, Creswick had a population of 3,170. Creswick was named after the Creswick family, the pioneer settlers of the region. History The area was inhabited by the Dja Dja Wurrung people before white settlement. The pioneer white settlers were Henry, Charles and John Creswick, three brothers who started a large sheep station in 1842. Creswick is a former gold-mining town, established during the Victorian gold rushes in the 1850s. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1854 but was named Creswick's Creek until around 1857. The population reached a peak of 25,000 during the gold rush. Today, local industries include forestry, grazing and agriculture. Creswick was the site of the New Australasian Gold Mine disaster on 12 December 1882, Australia's worst mining disast ...
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Cardigan, Victoria
Cardigan is a suburb on the north-western rural-urban fringe of Ballarat in 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 Au .... At the , Cardigan had a population of 1,064. Cardigan Post Office opened 1 January 1861 and was closed on 30 June 1975. References Suburbs of Ballarat {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub ...
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