Kyabram Secondary College
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Kyabram Secondary College is a small high school in the country town of Kyabram, Victoria, Australia.It has been running for more than 50 years. There are approximately 960 students attending from Kyabram and the surrounding towns of Stanhope,Tongala and Undera. The school's a dedicated staff provides quality education in the areas of the arts, music, math, and literature.
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[edit] Facilities
Kyabram Secondary College offers a range of quality facilities, including several modern computer research rooms, a highly resourceful school library with many tens of thousands of books and a dedicated staff. The technology wing is modern and of decent dimensions, housing a metalcraft, woodworking, engineering and mechanical fabrication facilities.
The school is a strong supporter of the arts, and has a small but dedicated arts staff, in the areas of art design, modeling, photography, drama, and music, of which a range of brass, woodwind and other stuff is taught. There is also a gym.
[edit] Extra Curricular activities
KSC is a stoic supporter of sporting activities within the district. They have sent people running all over the state, and support them on their successful return. Swimming is also a strong area within the school with many of our students now capable of swimming 50m. Some can even win the 50m.
[edit] The Principal
Mr. Lindsay Cooper is the current principal of Kyabram Secondary College (KSC), has been at the helm of the direction of the school for the last 8 years. During his time as principle, Lindsay has been instrumental in the support of others who wish to expand the current school to be the best that it can be.
[edit] The Vice-Principals
Due to Lindsays heavy workload, KSC has recently employed an extra vice-principle, taking the number up to 3.
- Mr Mick Walsh
- Mrs Helen Walsh
- Mrs Trish Bourke
[edit] New Initiatives in 2006-7
Beginning in 2006 the school initiated a "Flying Start" end of year program where students began next years classes in the final weeks of the year. The program was despised by many students who wished to end school early as had been done in previous years. Along with the Flying start many anti-student programs have been implemented with a policy of uniform for the year 12 students (who were previously exempt from the uniform policy) and having year 11 students attend supervised study classes at school on Wednesdays when in previous years Wednesday was a non compulsory study day when many students did not attend school.
[edit] New school plans
The school is planning a multi-million dollar move to the Kyabram showgrounds as a P-12 School incorporating local Primary Schools Dawes Road and Haslem Street due to aging facilities and termite infestations. The New school would contain many of the local education services with plans to merge all the government schools in Kyabram into a single P-12 campus in a new education precinct. The new education precinct would also integrate a kindergarten and adult learning center. The new precinct would also have many new sporting facilities with plans to build a athletics track, soccer field and new swimming pool. The current intention is to build the new school on the showgrounds site however this is still being debated. Construction of the new school is expected to begin in 2008.
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