Doncaster Secondary College

Doncaster Secondary College
Location
Doncaster, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°47′04″S 145°08′14″E / 37.7844°S 145.1371°E / -37.7844; 145.1371Coordinates: 37°47′04″S 145°08′14″E / 37.7844°S 145.1371°E / -37.7844; 145.1371
Information
Type	State Government High School
Motto	English: Working Together, Learning Together Latin: Manu et Mente ("Hand and Mind")
Established	5 February 1969
Principal	Mr. Frank Salary
Asst. Principal	Ms. Karon Gemini Alkemade Ms. Rosina Fotia Mr. Jeff Pavlou
Grades	Year 7 to 12
Colour(s)	Ecru, Myrtle, Maroon
Yearbook	Cornucopia
Publications	Weekly Newsletter Annual Yearbook
Website	www.doncastersc.vic.edu.au

Doncaster Secondary College is a secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster.

Founded on 5 February 1969, the school adopts a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for over 1300 students from Year 7 to 12 - making it the largest high school in the city of Manningham. Senior students have access to a comprehensive Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) curriculum in addition to Vocational Education and Training (VET) and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) units.

The College is characterised by its diverse student population with a representation of nearly fifty nationalities, incorporating the 70 full fee-paying international students enrolled in the International Student Program. The majority of international students are from China, Korea and South-east Asia. 33% of the student body speak a language other than English at home.

Doncaster Secondary College is affiliated with School Sports Victoria (SSV) and competes within the Eastern Zone at regional sporting events including athletics, soccer, basketball and swimming.

History

The school was established on 5 February 1969 and consisted of two portable classrooms, a toilet block and an office. There were 62 students divided into two classes. The rest of the school property was simply a large field which consisted of knee-high grass and weeds. The original Principal of the school was Mr. Frank Russell.

In 2009 the school undertook major building works which developed a new office building and new classrooms.

School life

Academic achievements

In 2009,

56% of students achieved an ENTER Score > 70

37% of students achieved an ENTER Score > 80

20% of students achieved an ENTER Score > 90

Seventeen students received an ENTER Score > 95

In 2008, the Dux of the school achieved the maximum score possible of ENTER 99.95.^{[citation needed]}

Year Level Structure

• Years 7 to 9 - Middle School
• Years 10 to 12 - Senior School

Each year level has at least one co-ordinator with all co-ordinator's offices being in either the Middle School Office or the Senior School Office. The Senior School also has a Careers Office. The Careers office is used by students and parents to locate information about tertiary education, employment and pathways, as well as gaining a counselling service.

School uniform

Doncaster Secondary has a white collared short-sleeved or long-sleeved shirt with the school logo on the chest pocket(a new pin stripe model has been inforced in 2011). Boys wear grey pants or shorts. Girls wear a green checked dress in the summer terms and dark green tartan skirt with a shirt in the winter. The school jumper is a woolen v-neck which is green with a yellow school insignia on the left breast. Senior students wear a maroon v-neck woolen jumper. The wind jacket is similar but is made of water proof plastic. Sport uniform shirts consist of a golden nylon polo shirt and green nylon shorts with a gold stripe on one side. Year 12 students are also given 'rugby' jumpers with a nickname and the names of all other year 12's on the back. School captains have maroon blazers.

External links

• Doncaster Secondary College website
• Doncaster Secondary College Careers website