Trafalgar High School
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| Trafalgar High School | |
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| Established | 1964 |
| School type | Public, Co-educational |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
Jane Haustorfer |
| Location | Trafalgar, VIC, Australia  Australia |
| Campus | Single |
| Enrolment | ~700 |
| School colours | Green & white; red & white (sports) |
| Homepage | www.trafhi.vic.edu.au |
Trafalgar High School is a years 7-12 co-ed school located in Trafalgar, Victoria. It was officially opened in 1964 after running classes on the original Trafalgar Primary School grounds - now Balfour Park - for the original 95 pupils.
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[edit] History
The LTC Type 300 High School was officially opened on Friday 12 June 1964, by the Hon. J Bloomfield MLA, Minister for Education; after a successful motion was passed at a public meeting held in 1961 to press for a High School in Trafalgar.
By 1966, the enrollment had reached 300 and the first Higher School Certificate (now VCE) class graduated in 1971.
In September of 1974, the new Trade Wing was opened and the science room extended to include a laboratory and a second science room.
The Education Community Activity (ECA) Center was opened in 1982 by the Hon. James C.M. Balfour CBE, MP; with an official opening held on 12 February.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- John Lenders, Treasurer of Victoria
[edit] See also
- VELS
- Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
- Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
- Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
