Croydon Secondary College
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{{Infobox school
|name = Croydon Secondary College
|logo = File:Croydon Secondary College logo.png
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|status = Merged 2012 (renamed Melba College in 2013)
|established = 1958
|closed =
|type = Public
|streetaddress = Croydon Road
|city = Croydon
|state = Victoria
|country = Australia
|coordinates = {{coord|37|47|21.6|S|145|16|56.4|E|display=inline|region:AU-VIC_type:edu}}
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|grades_label = Qualifications offered
|grades = Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)
|years = 7–12
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|enrolment_as_of = 2010
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|former_names = Croydon High School
|free_label = Values
|free = Respect, Honesty, Commitment, Achievement{{cite web |url=http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/admin/adminprin.php |title=Principal’s Message |website=Croydon Secondary College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219143924/http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/admin/adminprin.php |archive-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 July 2019 }}
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|houses = Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, Gold
|colours = Red, blue and white
|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110822154301/http://croydonsc.vic.edu.au/joomla/pti/# www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au] (archived August 2011)
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Croydon Secondary College was a secondary school located on Croydon Road in the suburb of Croydon, Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1958 and was initially called Croydon High School.{{cite web |url=http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/admin/adminprofile.php |title=School Profile |website=Croydon Secondary College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219144030/http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/admin/adminprofile.php |archive-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 July 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/croydon-and-croydon-city |title=Croydon and Croydon City |website=Victorian Places |author1=Monash University |author2=The University of Queensland |access-date=17 July 2019}} The school's final principal before its merger was Terry Bennett, who was inaugurated at the start of 2011.{{cite news |title=Bennett a class act: new principal named |last=Ainsworth |first=Michelle |newspaper=Maroondah Leader |publisher=New Corp Australia |date=1 February 2011}}
Programs
The school offered the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL). One LOTE subject was offered, which was German. Croydon's sister school was Albert Einstein Gymnasium, in Ulm, Germany. The college was part of The Eastland Cluster of Schools for Vocational Education Programs, which gave students access to various VET courses, of which VET Music was hosted at Croydon Secondary.
The college was part of the Yarra Valley eLearning Community along with six other schools. This program was funded through Phase 1 of the Leading Schools Fund. The school was also part of the Maroondah Education Coalition, along with Maroondah Secondary College with which it later merged.{{cite web |url=http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/yvelc_mec/mec.php |title=Maroondah Education Coalition |website=Croydon Secondary College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219153840/http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/yvelc_mec/mec.php |archive-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 July 2019}}
Croydon Secondary College had a music program incorporating a marching band, wind symphony, concert band and junior band.{{cite web |url=http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/cocurriculum/cospmusic.php |title=Music at Croydon Secondary College |website=Croydon Secondary College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219144732/http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/cocurriculum/cospmusic.php |archive-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 July 2019}} The school also had a successful debating team which won the state championship in 2007, and hosted the regional competition for Years 7 and 8.{{cite web |url=http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/cocurriculum/cogen.php |title=The Co-curriculum |website=Croydon Secondary College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219144942/http://www.croydonsc.vic.edu.au/cocurriculum/cogen.php |archive-date=19 February 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=17 July 2019}}
Merger
{{see also|Melba College#History}}
At the end of 2011, Croydon Secondary College ceased operations as an individual school, and merged with Maroondah Secondary College under the temporary name Croydon Maroondah Secondary College.{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Cheryl |date=2 March 2012 |title=Closing the gap{{snd}}public and private schools |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aunZ3_e2BtE |work=7.30 Victoria |access-date=13 July 2019 }}
Between 2013 and 2017, the old Croydon Secondary College site served as the Junior Campus for Melba College. The campus closed in 2017 when all students moved into the newly built buildings on the former Maroondah Secondary College site.{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zj_hKTI9oPm1SU-wsvr4dE1paliB6xeGQ1mwQ6dzd7g/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.p4 |title=Community Meeting: Melba College Rebuild |date=27 July 2015 |author=Melba Secondary College |access-date=17 July 2019 |website=Google Slides}}
Notable alumni
- Matthew Haanappel, Paralympic swimming athlete
- Damian Cowell, TISM frontman
- Kane Johnson, former captain of the Richmond Football Club
- Kerri Judd, Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions
References
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{{Secondary schools in Victoria}}
Category:Public high schools in Victoria (state)
Category:Educational institutions established in 1958
Category:1958 establishments in Australia
Category:2012 disestablishments in Australia
Category:Educational institutions disestablished in 2012
Category:Defunct schools in Victoria (state)
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