Galen Catholic College is a

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co-educational

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located in

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, Australia. The College is affiliated with the

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History

The college was established in 1974, by the

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, as Galen College, a senior campus (Yrs 11 and 12) for both male and female students. Most of its students came from the long-established St Joseph's Girls College and Champagnat Boys College, an agricultural boarding school; these two schools amalgamated and formed the current Galen College. By 1983, Galen was operating as a full Year 7 -12, co-educational college.

Sport

The school is a member of the Catholic All Schools Sports Association (CAS).

The school today

Galen Catholic College now caters for grades 7 to VCE/

VCAL The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is a 'hands-on' option for students in Years 10, 11, and 12 and is a credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete year 11 and 12 in the Australian State of Victoria s ...

(11 and 12). With 17 buildings on over of educational space, it serves around 1,200 students from Wangaratta and other local districts including

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and

Moyhu Moyhu is a small town in North East Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the fertile King Valley, near the King River, which flows from the Victorian Alps and joins the Ovens River in Wangaratta. The town is about 2.5 hours drive from Melb ...

Notable alumni

Daniel Andrews Daniel Michael Andrews (born 6 July 1972) is an Australian politician serving as the 48th and current premier of Victoria since December 2014. He has been the leader of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since December ...

- Premier of Victoria * Baden Cooke - Retired Professional Cyclist *

Chris Naish Chris Naish (born 27 September 1971) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the Australian Football League (AFL), for Richmond Football Club from 1990 to 1997 and Port Adelaide from 1998 to 1999. AFL career Richmond car ...

- Retired Professional Australian Rules Footballer *

Ben Reid Ben Reid (born 29 April 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Personal life Reid grew up in Wangaratta Victoria, attending Galen Catholic College. He is the son ...

- Retired Professional Australian Rules Footballer * Sam Reid - Professional Australian Rules Footballer *

Jarrad Waite Jarrad Waite (born 4 February 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Carlton (2003–2014) Bo ...

- Retired Professional Australian Rules Footballer

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