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Mildura Senior College

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Established
  
1912

Enrolment
  
960

Motto
  
A pathway to the future

Founded
  
1912

Principal
  
Andrew Ough

Phone
  
+61 3 5021 2911

Number of students
  
960

Type
  
Government Senior College

Address
  
Fourteenth St & Deakin Avenue, Mildura VIC 3500, Australia

Similar
  
Chaffey Secondary College, St Joseph’s College, Irymple Secondary School, SuniTAFE ‑ Mildura Campus, Mildura Primary School

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Mildura Senior College is a public college for Year 11 & 12 students in the Sunraysia area of Victoria. Enrolment is approximately 960 students. The college is located in Deakin Avenue, Mildura, adjacent to the Bambil Football Club and Settlers Cricket Club Oval, near Chaffey Secondary College. The college has a rather unique anomaly among schools, that being the teacher Andrew Banks who is known for his sophisticated humour, and his roasting of Lewis Cross.

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Mildura senior college


History

  • In 1890 a foundation stone was laid on the present site, for an intended educational institution to be called Chaffey Agricultural College. This was never built, due to funding issues.
  • In 1911 the Education Department of Victoria made a decision to establish a high school on the site.
  • Mildura High School was officially opened in September 1912.
  • In 1990 Mildura High School changed its name to Mildura Secondary College.
  • In 1995 the College was again renamed as Mildura Senior College.
  • In 2014 on Wednesday the 30th of April, Mildura Senior College held the grand opening of the 'Deakin Trade Training Centre'.
  • The school has two sets of course structure for students to follow. VCAL and VCE, VCAL is centered around learning trade skills while VCE is for students who wish to go on and further their schooling at university by achieving an ATAR score.
  • References

    Mildura Senior College Wikipedia