Mornington Secondary College

State, co-ed, secondary school in Mornington, Victoria, Australia

Mornington Secondary College

Address

1051 Nepean Highway

Mornington

Victoria

3931

Australia

Information
Type| State, co-ed, secondary
Motto| Inspirational Learning on the Mornington Peninsula
Established| 1993
Principal| Linda Stanton
Staff| 117[1]
Teaching staff| 91
Grades| 7–12
Enrolment| 1500[1] (2014)
Website| www.mornsc.vic.edu.au

Mornington Secondary College is a secondary school in Mornington, Victoria, Australia serving the communities of Somerville, Tyabb, Moorooduc, Mount Martha, and Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula.

## History[edit]

Mornington Secondary College was established in 1993 as a dual-campus institution after a merger of Mornington Technical School and Mornington High School. The latter institution opened in 1956 in a temporary location, before moving to a new building on the corner of Nepean Highway and Wilsons Road the next year. In 1999, the two campuses were consolidated into the old Mornington Technical School; the old Mornington High School site, which by then was the junior campus, was closed and its buildings were then demolished.[2]

## Extracurricular activities and athletics[edit]

The school offers Hands On Learning, The Victoria Police Youth Corp and Drum Corp, and many other extra-curricular programs to its students.

This particular college is well known for its sports swimming team, which is currently ranked at number 2 on the Australian leader boards. It also was the only state school in victoria to compete in the state inter-school athletics competition.

## Notable alumni[edit]

These people either attended Mornington Secondary College or its predecessor institutions:

* Lac Edwards, player of American football[3]
* Michelle Hamer, author and journalist[4]
* David Larwill, visual artist[5]
* Andrew Olle, television and radio broadcaster[6]
* Bruce Scates, historian, academic, and novelist[7]
* Hayden Young, Australian Football League player[8]
* Lachie Young, Australian football league player, elder brother of Hayden young[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Annual report 2010 through 'College Data and Information' link, retrieved 28 January 2012
2. ^ "Lost Schools of the 1990s". Learning from the Past. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
3. ^ Taylor, Stephen (10 May 2016). "Punter lands a first for Australia". MPNEWS. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
4. ^ Hamer, Michelle (17 May 2004). "The power to shape minds and lives". The Age. p. 6.
5. ^ Thomas, D., 'Biographical Notes', in G. Ramsay, Stuff that matters, Ballarat Fine Art
6. ^ Masters, Chris (2019). "John Andrew Olle (1947–1995)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
7. ^ "Professor Bruce Scates | School of History". Australian National University. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
8. ^ "Sports News". Mornington Secondary College. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
9. ^ "VFL/AFL Players from Mornington Secondary College". Draftguru. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

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