Wanganui Park Secondary College was a Government
secondary college
Secondary college is the common name for government secondary schools in Victoria, Australia. The term arose through the reorganisation of the state government's high schools and technical schools from the late 1980s to mid-1990s, where most gove ...
with about 1,300 students from years 7 to 12 in
Shepparton, Victoria.
The school
The school had approximately 1,300 students, 300 of which are assumed to graduate successfully. The school had an innovative curriculum, with the most notable feature being its Modular Grouping (VMG) system and also offered 2 other levels - Year 7, and the
VCE. One of the school's teachers received a state award for innovative teaching in 2008. The school received a federal grant for a literacy and numeracy program. A new, innovative program called "Learning to Learn" was implemented in 2009.
Football team
The school's
Australian rules football
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team competed in the regional
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Aviation
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* Multi-crew cooperation, allowance to fly in a multi-pilot aircraft
Buildings
* Castellania (Valletta), a former courthouse and prison in Valletta, Malta
* ...
tournament for several years.
Notable students
*
Steele Sidebottom –
AFL
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Sports
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** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...
player (2009 – present)
*
Brett Lancaster
Brett Lancaster (born 15 November 1979) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2016. Born in Shepparton, Victoria, Lancaster started cycle racing at the age of 14 in 1993. He spent four ye ...
–
Racing Cyclist
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* Adam Thompson – lead vocals in
Chocolate Starfish
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(1993 – present)
*
Adam Briggs
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– rapper and writer
*
Grant Thompson - Entrepreneur and rapper.
See also
*
List of high schools in Victoria
This is a list of high schools, also known as secondary colleges, in the state of Victoria, Australia. The list includes Government, Private, Independent and Catholic schools.
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List of schools in Victoria
Below are lists of schools in Victoria, Australia:
*List of government schools in Victoria, Australia
* List of non-government schools in Victoria, Australia
Largest Victorian schools
Based on enrolment size, this is a list of 50 of the largest ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.wanganuipsc.vic.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx
Public high schools in Victoria (Australia)
Shepparton