Mornington Secondary College is a secondary school in Mornington, Victoria, Australia serving the communities of Somerville, Tyabb, Moorooduc, Mount Martha, and Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula.
| Mornington Secondary College | |
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| Address | |
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1051 Nepean Highway Mornington , Victoria , 3931 Australia | |
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| Type | State, co-ed, secondary |
| Motto | Inspirational Learning on the Mornington Peninsula |
| Established | 1993 |
| Principal | Linda Stanton |
| Staff | 117[1] |
| Teaching staff | 91 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1500[1] (2014) |
| Website | www |
History
editMornington Secondary College was established in 1993 as a dual-campus institution after a merger of Mornington Technical School and Mornington High School. The latter institution opened in 1956 in a temporary location, before moving to a new building on the corner of Nepean Highway and Wilsons Road the next year. In 1999, the two campuses were consolidated into the old Mornington Technical School; the old Mornington High School site, which by then was the junior campus, was closed and its buildings were then demolished.[2]
Extracurricular activities and athletics
editThe school offers Hands On Learning, The Victoria Police Youth Corp and Drum Corp, and many other extra-curricular programs to its students.
This particular college is well known for its sports swimming team, which is currently ranked at number 2 on the Australian leader boards. It also was the only state school in victoria to compete in the state inter-school athletics competition.
Notable alumni
editThese people either attended Mornington Secondary College or its predecessor institutions:
- Lac Edwards, player of American football[3]
- Michelle Hamer, author and journalist[4]
- David Larwill, visual artist[5]
- Andrew Olle, television and radio broadcaster[6]
- Bruce Scates, historian, academic, and novelist[7]
- Hayden Young, Australian Football League player[8]
- Lachie Young, Australian football league player, elder brother of Hayden young[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Annual report 2010 through 'College Data and Information' link, retrieved 28 January 2012
- ^ "Lost Schools of the 1990s". Learning from the Past. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Stephen (10 May 2016). "Punter lands a first for Australia". MPNEWS. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Hamer, Michelle (17 May 2004). "The power to shape minds and lives". The Age. p. 6.
- ^ Thomas, D., 'Biographical Notes', in G. Ramsay, Stuff that matters, Ballarat Fine Art
- ^ Masters, Chris (2019). "John Andrew Olle (1947–1995)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Professor Bruce Scates | School of History". Australian National University. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Sports News". Mornington Secondary College. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "VFL/AFL Players from Mornington Secondary College". Draftguru. Retrieved 27 November 2023.