Ballarat Secondary College
Ballarat Secondary College | |
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Location | |
co-educational, secondary, day school | |
Motto | Pursuing Excellence |
Established | 1993 |
School number | 8828 |
Principal | Ricky Gervasoni (2015–present)[1] |
Enrolment | 1200 |
Campus | 2 |
VCE average | 28/50 (Woodman's Hill), 23/50 (Mount Rowan)[2] |
Website | www.ballaratsc.vic.edu.au |
Ballarat Secondary College is a multi-campus college, formed in 1993 by the amalgamation of three existing secondary colleges. The college now comprises two campuses, Woodman's Hill and Mount Rowan, each having different uniforms, crests and administrations.[3] The school has applied to have both campuses registered as separate schools and is awaiting formal approval.[4] In 2016, Ballarat Secondary College improved VCE scores by 20 percent.[5] Over a five-year period, 2012 to 2016, the school was the fourth most improved in VCE performance in Victoria.[6]
History
In 1993, three secondary colleges merged to form Ballarat Secondary College. The colleges were: Ballarat East Secondary College (formerly Ballarat East High School), Wendouree Secondary College (formerly Wendouree High Technical School) and Midlands Secondary College (formerly Ballarat North Technical School). Between 2000 and 2016 students in years 11 and 12 were educated at the Barkly Street Campus, which was located on the site of Ballarat East Town Hall and the former Ballarat East Free Library, opposite the Ballarat East Fire Station. In 2013, the school under Acting-Principal Rick Ellis put forward a plan to the Department of Education to form two separate campuses, which was ultimately approved.[7] A redevelopment plan of the two new campuses was launched in late 2015.[8] The campuses de-merged at the start of 2019 with Mount Rowan Secondary College and Woodmans Hill Secondary College operating as separate entities.
Campuses
Mount Rowan Campus
The Mount Rowan Campus, formerly called the Wendouree Campus of Ballarat Secondary College, is located on the site of the original Wendouree High Technical School (later Wendouree Secondary College), which was built in 1978 at the corner of Forest Street and Giot Drive, Wendouree. Since 2017, this campus educates students from Years 7 to 12. The Designated Neighbourhood Zone for this campus is bordered by Lydiard Street to the West and the tramline to South and East. In 2017, the school received $6m in building grants.[9] The Mount Rowan Campus has a police cadet programme.