Wanganui Park Secondary College

Secondary school
     
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Wanganui Park Secondary College was a Government secondary college with about 1,300 students from years 7 to 12 in Shepparton, Victoria.[1]

The school

The school had approximately 1,300 students, 300 of which are assumed to graduate successfully.[2][3] 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.[citation needed] One of the school's teachers received a state award for innovative teaching in 2008.[4] The school received a federal grant for a literacy and numeracy program.[5] A new, innovative program called "Learning to Learn" was implemented in 2009.[citation needed]

Football team

The school's Australian rules football team competed in the regional MCC Herald Sun Country Shield tournament for several years.[6][7]

Notable students

  • Steele Sidebottom – AFL player (2009–present[citation needed])
  • Brett Lancaster – Racing Cyclist[citation needed]
  • Adam Thompson – lead vocals in Chocolate Starfish (1993–present)
  • Adam Briggs – rapper and writer
  • Grant Thompson – Entrepreneur and rapper.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hume Region 2012 Directory" (pdf). Victoria Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. p. 10,18. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ "About us". Wanganui Park Secondary College home page. Wanganui Park Secondary College. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Managed Individual Pathways - Case Studies". State Government of Victoria, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 17 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Victorian Education Excellence Awards, 2008 Winners". State Government of Victoria, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Literacy and Numeracy Pilots". Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. c. 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. ^ Gavin McGrath (11 August 2010). "FOOTBALL: Ballarat Clarendon College wins fifth Country Shield in row". The Courier (Ballarat). Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  7. ^ Gav McGrath (28 July 2011). "Grammar to push on after loss". The Courier (Ballarat). Retrieved 18 May 2012.

External links

  • Official website