Warrnambool College is a government
high school
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(years 7–12) in the regional town of
Warrnambool in south-west
Victoria, Australia
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.
The school now known as Warrnambool College started out in 1907 as Warrnambool Agricultural High School. After a number of changes, the school opened as Warrnambool College in 1995 after the merger of Warrnambool Secondary College and Warrnambool North Secondary College.
Warrnambool College consists of two campuses. The main campus, which comprises the majority of the school community, is located in an extensive set of school buildings on Grafton Road, near the Warrnambool racecourse. The second campus, called the WAVE school, is an alternative educational setting for students who have had difficulty fitting into mainstream education. It is located in East Warrnambool.
Houses
In 2011 Warrnambool College introduced a pastoral care system through six houses: Belfast, Childers, Flagstaff, Hopkins, Logans and Merri. These houses are named after local colonial named landmarks in the region, including the
Merri and
Hopkins Rivers
Every year, a "celebration day" is held for each house, at different times of the year, in order to raise money for each house's charity, which are as follows:
Hopkins:
Francis Foundation
Merri:
Loved and Shared
Childers:
Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare Network
Belfast:
Gillin Boys Foundation Gillin may refer to:
People
* Hugh Gillin (1925–2004), American actor
* John Gillin, American oilman who commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design the John Gillin Residence
* Margaret Girvin Gillin (1833–1915), Canadian painter
* John Lewis ...
Flagstaff:
Leila Rose Foundation
Logans:
Warrnambool & District Food Share
Warrnambool (Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (All ...
School profile
Warrnambool College hosts a campus of the
Clontarf Football Academy for male indigenous students. The staffing profile for the school (as at 2014) was – principal and two assistant principals, 85 full-time-equivalent teachers and 30 full-time-equivalent education support staff.
School colours
The Warrnambool College school colours are navy blue, white and green, as displayed in th
school uniform
The houses that all staff and students are placed in as part of the pastoral care program have the following colours:
Belfast – green
Childers – yellow
Flagstaff – red
Hopkins – blue
Logans – purple
Merri – orange
Notable alumni and staff
Alumni
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Sir John Eccles
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: Nobel Prize–winning scientist
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Hugh McCluggage: AFL Footballer
*
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
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: AFL Footballer
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Joe O'Connell Joe O'Connell may refer to:
*Joe M. O'Connell, American novelist
* Joe O'Connell (Irish republican) (born 1951), Irish republican and member of the Balcombe Street gang
*Joe O'Connell, indie recording artist of Elephant Micah
*Joseph E. O'Connell ( ...
: AFL Footballer
References
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Public high schools in Victoria (state)
Educational institutions established in 1994
1994 establishments in Australia
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