Werribee Secondary College
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| Werribee Secondary College |
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| Motto: Live Worthily | |
| Established | 1956 |
| Type | Secondary |
| Principal | Steve Butyn |
| Students | c.1240 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Location | Werribee, Melbourne, VIC Australia |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colours | Navy, Maroon and White |
| Website | www.werribeesc.vic.edu.au |
Werribee Secondary College is a public secondary college located in Werribee, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1956, the college recently achieved international accredication from the Council of International Schools. The current college principal is Steve Butyn.
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[edit] History
In May 2004 the College was hit by a massive fire that destroyed the school's technology and textiles wing. It caused up to 2 million $AUD damage, including the destruction of students' VCE assignments. Junior students had up to 12 days off school while Portable classrooms were brought to the school site.
Werribee Secondary College received accreditation from the Council of International Schools in August 2006. It was the first public secondary school in Australia to receive such an honour. The accreditation places the college among the top 250 schools in the world.
[edit] Controversy
In October 2006, the school was given wide press coverage during a controversy regarding the production of a DVD depicting violence and degradation of victims by a group of teenage boys. The film was sold under the title Cunt: The Movie. Principal Steve Butyn has publicly stated that the school suspects four of its students were involved in the incident and the names of those students have been given to police [1].
[edit] Results
The results of students have increased dramatically placing the college in the top 10% of public insitutions in Australia in the last 10 years.[citation needed]
[edit] Select Entry Learning Program
The Select Entry Learning Program, or SELP, is a selective entry program developed to address the special learning needs of students who demonstrate high levels of task commitment and high levels of achievement. SELP students are required to sit exams from year seven right up until year twelve. It is the only Department of Education accredited, Select Entry Program in the Wyndham Region. In 2002 the first group of students who enrolled in 1997 as Year 7 SELP Students completed Year 12.
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[edit] Uniform
The college has a strict uniform policy which was introduced in 1998 to try and combat behavioural problems.
[edit] Summer Uniform
- Business shirt and tie- White (Boys)
- School shorts- Grey (Boys)
- School dress- Blue checked (Girls)
- School Jumper- Blue (Junior), Red (Senior)
- School Blazer- Maroon
[edit] Winter Uniform
- Business shirt and tie- White (Boys/Girls}
- School trousers- Grey (Boys)
- Winter skirt- Blue checked (Girls)
- School Jumper- Blue (Junior), Red (Senior)
- School Blazer- Maroon
