Warrnambool College
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{{Use Australian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Warrnambool College
| image = File:WboolCollegelogo 2014 sRGB.jpg
| motto = Every Warrnambool Student Thrives
| city = Warrnambool
| state = Victoria
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-38.3772|142.4994|type:edu_region:AU|display=inline,title}}
| type = Government, co-educational, day school
| established = 1907 (as Warrnambool Agricultural High School)
opened 1995 as Warrnambool College
| principal = David Clift
| enrolment = 1300 (2022)
| colours = {{Color box|navy}}{{Color box|green}} Navy blue and green
| slogan =
| homepage = [http://www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au]
}}
Warrnambool College is a government high school (years 7–12) in the regional town of Warrnambool in south-west Victoria, Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.education.vic.gov.au/findaservice/SchoolDetails.aspx?ID=18686791-2F92-DE11-B28C-002185CD8E14&SearchType=Text&Replace=Y&Suburb=Warrnambool&SurSuburb=0&Type=200002%2c200001%2c1%2c2%2c3%2c2%2c4%2c200000%2c5|title=School Details - Warrnambool College (Warrnambool Campus)|publisher=Department of Education and Early Childhood Development|accessdate=17 November 2011}}
The school now known as Warrnambool College started out in 1907 as Warrnambool Agricultural High School.{{cite book|last=Welsford|first=Ray|title=100 years of service : a centenary history of Warrnambool College|year=2007|location=Warrnambool|isbn=9780975177914}} 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{{Cite web |title=Houses |url=https://wblcoll.vic.edu.au/houses/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Warrnambool College |language=en-gb}} 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
Flagstaff: Leila Rose Foundation
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 the [http://www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au/policies/uniform.html 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
Controversy
In 2024, the school was brought before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal regarding student abuse towards teachers.{{Cite news |date=2024-07-20 |title=Nightmares, headaches, crying in the car: College staff describe impact of 'unsafe' work environment |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-20/warrnambool-college-staff-mental-health-unsafe-workplace/104104292 |access-date=2024-10-10 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} VCAT has found that staff at the school at the time faced up to 20 violent and sexist attacks per day{{Cite news |date=2024-07-06 |title=Call for on-site psychiatric help for fearful teachers at centre of government, WorkSafe dispute |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-07/warrnambool-college-worksafe-education-department-stoush/104066918 |access-date=2024-10-10 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} and that 70 have been responsible for these incidents.
Notable alumni
- Sir John Eccles, Nobel Prize–winning scientist{{cite web|url=http://www.science.org.au/fellows/memoirs/eccles.html|title=BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS - John Carew Eccles 1903-1997|publisher=Australian Academy of Science|accessdate=17 November 2011}}
- Ronald Mack, politician
- Hugh McCluggage, AFL Footballer{{Cite web |title=Meet Our Ambassadors |url=https://www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au/curriculum/spp/ambassadors.html |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=www.wblcoll.vic.edu.au}}
- Joe O'Connell, AFL Footballer
- Alicia Oshlack, bioinformatician
- Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, AFL Footballer
- Jay Rantall, AFL Footballer
- Wayne Schwass, AFL player
References
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Category:Public high schools in Victoria (state)
Category:Educational institutions established in 1994