Wanganui Park Secondary College
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| coordinates = {{Coord|36|21|27.86|S|145|23|28.3|E|display=inline}}
| name = Wanganui Park Secondary College
| image = Wanganuipsc.png
| imagesize = 150px
| motto = Education Our Aid
| established =
| grades = 7–12
| district =
| type = Secondary school
| principal = Ken Murray
| enrolment = ~1,300
| faculty =
| ratio =
| nickname = WPSC
| conference =
| colors = {{Color box|Green|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|White|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|Grey|border=darkgray}}
Green, white, grey
| publication =
| location = Parkside Drive
Shepparton, Victoria 3630
| information = (+61) 03 5820 9900
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20191219194721/http://www.wanganuipsc.vic.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx Official website]
}}
Wanganui Park Secondary College was a Government secondary college, with an enrolment of about 1,300 students from years 7 to 12, in Shepparton, Victoria.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} It was amalgamated into Greater Shepparton Secondary College along with three other schools.{{Cite web|last=readMarch 14|first=less than 2 min|last2=Times|first2=2018-12:00AMThe Weekly|date=2018-03-13|title=Super school takes shape in Shepp|url=https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/education/connected/four-secondary-schools-unite-as-one-new-school-in-shepparton/news-story/1cd97bb62d5085639386f1b6b9227017|access-date=2021-10-01|website=weeklytimesnow|language=en}}
The school had a unique curriculum, with the most notable feature being its Vertical Modular Grouping (VMG) system, which allowed for a high degree of flexibility in students' unit selections from years 8 to 10.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} The school also offered enrolment for year 7, and for years 11 and 12, the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). Biology teacher Andrew Douch received the Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Teacher of the Year Award and the Victorian Education Excellence Award for curriculum innovation at the school.{{Cite web |title=Andrew Douch |url=https://www.criticalagendas.com.au/presenters/andrew-douch/ |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Critical Agendas |language=en-US}} The school received a federal grant for a literacy and numeracy program.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} An innovative program called 'Learning to Learn' was implemented in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Football team
The school's Australian rules football team competed in the regional MCC Herald Sun Country Shield tournament for several years.{{cite news|author=Gavin McGrath|title=FOOTBALL: Ballarat Clarendon College wins fifth Country Shield in row|publisher=The Courier (Ballarat)|url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/sport/general/football-ballarat-clarendon-college-wins-fifth-country-shield-in-row/1909651.aspx|date=11 August 2010|accessdate=18 May 2012}}{{cite news|author=Gav McGrath|title=Grammar to push on after loss|publisher=The Courier (Ballarat)|url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/sport/general/grammar-to-push-on-after-loss/2240603.aspx|date=28 July 2011|accessdate=18 May 2012}}
Notable alumni
- Adam Thompson – lead vocals in Chocolate Starfish
- Brett Lancaster – racing cyclist
- Adam Briggs – rapper and writer
- Grant Thompson – entrepreneur and rapper
- Steele Sidebottom – AFL player
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20191219194721/http://www.wanganuipsc.vic.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx}} archived on Wayback Machine
{{Secondary schools in Victoria|state=collapsed}}