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, postcode = 3195 , established = 1924 , type = State co-educational secondary , principal = Michelle Roberts , enrolment = c.950 , years = 7-12 , colours = green, gold and blue , campus = Aspendale , coordinates = , website
www.mcsc.vic.edu.au
Mordialloc Secondary College or Mordialloc College is a state

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secondary school located in the suburbs of

at Aspendale,

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, on the south bank of the

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. It was founded in February 1924 as the Mordialloc District High School, with 148 students who were temporarily accommodated in the Mechanics Institute Hall in Albert Street, Mordialloc. MCSC website, 1998
/ref> Later that year the school's name changed to Mordialloc Carrum District High school when it was officially opened by Cr Roy Beardsworth of the Borough of

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; it was subsequently known as the Mordialloc Chelsea High School. On 15 February 1928 the main redbrick building at the present site was completed with eight classrooms; subjects taught at that time included commercial studies, domestic science, woodwork, sheetmetal working and blacksmithing. The College currently has over 1000 students in year 7 to year 12 and offers a broad range of academic and creative subjects. It also offers extracurricular activities including a

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, musical productions and bands, camps, overseas tours, competitions and

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s. It has an International Student Program with an accredited English Language Centre, supported by an established network of homestay families, and a

Select Entry Accelerated Learning A Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) program is a form of streaming used in government secondary schools in Victoria, Australia to provide a focused educational environment for academically gifted children. The program allows students to u ...

(Gifted Children) Program. The S.E.A.L program exists for years 7 - 10. The College Alumni Association was incorporated in October 2014.Mordialloc College Alumni Association Inc website
/ref> One of its aims is to become the central repository of material and resources pertaining to the school, before the school's centenary in 2024.

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