Dickson College

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Dickson College, with large white letters "Dickson" on the right of the Gymnasium.

Dickson College is a two-year secondary college located in the Canberra suburb of Dickson, Australian Capital Territory. It was created in 1976 when Dickson High School closed.

It was set to close after being announced as the sole college in the city to be closed for the Towards 2020 plan, but was spared when the final decision was made.

1 Curriculum
2 See also
3 Notable alumni
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Curriculum

Students are prepared for the ACT Year 12 Certificate, as mandated by the Department of Education and Board of Senior Secondary Studies.

More than half of Dickson College students who graduate with a Year 12 Certificate also obtain a UAI and go on to study at university. In 2007 of the 215 students awarded a Year 12 certificate, 61% were awarded Tertiary Education Statements. In 2007, the median UAI gained by students of Dickson College was 78 compared with the average of students from all across ACT colleges of 79. Over 78% of students from the college who were awarded Tertiary Education Statements in 2007 scored over 65 for their UAI compared with 79% of all ACT students.^[1] 68 students were awarded a vocational certificate in 2007 and 131 students were awarded a vocational statement of attainment.^[2]

[edit] See also

List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory

[edit] Notable alumni

Sebastian Abjorensen, assisting solicitor in the Mabo v Queensland (1988) native title case. Also ran for Mayor of Queanbeyan in the 2006 local elections gaining 37 per cent of the primary vote, just 5 per cent short of beating Frank Panggallo for the position.^{[citation needed]}
Stuart Dovers, Costume designer for Kylie Minogue's 2005 Show girls tour.^{[citation needed]}
Lorenzo White, received an award of recognition from the United Nations for his contribution to the struggle for human rights in South America (2007)^{[citation needed]}
Garth Nix, prominent Australian author of young adult fantasy novels.^[3]

[edit] References

^ Overview - 2007: Year 12 Certificates and Tertiary Entrance Statements awarded (pdf). ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
^ Overview - 2007: Year 12 Certificates and Vocational Certificates awarded (pdf). ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
^ Something about Garth Nix. Garth Nix. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.

[edit] External links

Dickson College website
Dickson College History Project (2006). The Heritage Case for Keeping Dickson College Open - ‘Towards 2020’ Submission (pdf (34 pages)). Towards 2020: Renewing Our Schools proposal for community consultation: Submissions. ACT Department of Education and Training. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.