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Melba College

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Type
  
Public

Status
  
Open

Phone
  
+61 3 9870 4551

Founded
  
1 January 2013

Opened
  
January 1, 2013

Enrolment
  
750 (2014)

Number of students
  
750 (2014)

Principal
  
Terrance "Terry" Bennett

Campus
  
Junior: Croydon Senior: Ringwood East

Address
  
20 Brentnall Rd, Croydon VIC 3136, Australia

Similar
  
Ringwood Secondary College, Norwood Secondary College, Yarra Hills Secondary College, Mooroolb College, Heathmont College

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Melba Secondary College otherwise simply known as Melba College is a secondary college in Melbourne's far eastern suburbs. Melba has a student population of approximately 750 students, divided across the campuses. The senior campus being located on Brentnall Road and the junior campus located on Croydon Road.

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History

The move towards a merger was made in 2009 with a decision being made to regenerate City of Maroondah's secondary education. A merger was planned between Maroondah and Croydon Secondary Colleges. Despite poor community feedback around the merger, plans and a site study were completed to build a new school on the Maroondah site. The project was not funded in the 2010/2011 Victorian State Budget.

Despite the projects funding approval Croydon Secondary College and Maroondah Secondary College ceased operations at the end of the 2011 school year. They merged under the temporary name 'Croydon-Maroondah Secondary College' for the start of the 2012 school year and continued operating at their respective campuses.

The merger brought together Croydon Secondary College, Maroondah Secondary College and the then closed Parkwood Secondary College.

Melba Secondary College was then officially established with the Victorian Department of Education in January 2013.

The school was listed for upgrade in the 2015/2016 Victorian State Budget as part of a $217 million statewide school upgrades project.

Programs

The school competes within the School Sport Victoria (SSV) Maroondah Division, Eastern Metropolitan Region and State Levels for sporting events and carnivals such as athletics, swimming, cross-country and team sports.

The school has a strong music program with it school band participating in Melbourne's ANZAC Day Parade annually.

Naming

The College is named after Australia Opera Soprano Dame Nellie Melba.

Notable students

  • Australian Paralympic Swimming athlete, Matthew Haanappel
  • References

    Melba College Wikipedia