Wanganui Park Secondary College

Wanganui Park Secondary College was a Government secondary college with about 1,300 students from years 7 to 12 in Shepparton, Victoria.[1]

Wanganui Park Secondary College
Location
Parkside Drive
Shepparton, Victoria 3630
Coordinates36°21′27.86″S 145°23′28.3″E
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoEducation Our Aid
PrincipalKen Murray
Grades7 – 12
Enrolment~1,300
Color(s)     
Green, white, grey
NicknameWPSC
Information(+613) 5820 9900
Websitewanganuipsc.vic.gov.au

The school

The school had approximately 1,300 students, 300 of which are assumed to graduate successfully.[2][3] The school had an innovative curriculum, with the most notable feature being its Modular Grouping (VMG) system and also offered 2 other levels - Year 7, and the VCE. One of the school's teachers received a state award for innovative teaching in 2008.[4] The school received a federal grant for a literacy and numeracy program.[5] A new, innovative program called "Learning to Learn" was implemented in 2009.

Football team

The school's Australian rules football team competed in the regional MCC Herald Sun Country Shield tournament for several years.[6][7]

Notable students

See also

References
  1. "Hume Region 2012 Directory" (pdf). Victoria Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. p. 10,18. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. "About us". Wanganui Park Secondary College home page. Wanganui Park Secondary College. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. "Managed Individual Pathways - Case Studies". State Government of Victoria, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 17 April 2009.
  4. "Victorian Education Excellence Awards, 2008 Winners". State Government of Victoria, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. "Literacy and Numeracy Pilots". Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. c. 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. Gavin McGrath (11 August 2010). "FOOTBALL: Ballarat Clarendon College wins fifth Country Shield in row". The Courier (Ballarat). Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  7. Gav McGrath (28 July 2011). "Grammar to push on after loss". The Courier (Ballarat). Retrieved 18 May 2012.
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