Shepparton High School
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Shepparton High School is a public secondary school in Shepparton, Victoria
, Australia
. The school was founded in 1909 as Shepparton Agricultural High School and was one of the first High Schools built in Victoria during that era. In 2009 Shepparton High School had approximately 950 students enrolled.
Shepparton, Victoria
Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.It began as a sheep station...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The school was founded in 1909 as Shepparton Agricultural High School and was one of the first High Schools built in Victoria during that era. In 2009 Shepparton High School had approximately 950 students enrolled.
Sports
The SHS Football Club (under 14's) played in three consecutive grand finals (2004, 2005, and 2006), winning in 2005 and 2006.Notable alumni
- Sir Francis Palmer SelleckFrancis Palmer SelleckFrancis Palmer Selleck KBE was a Lord Mayor of Melbourne.He was the grandson of the first Francis Palmer Selleck , of Shaugh Prior, Meavy and Plympton, Devon. Sir Francis Palmer Selleck was the son of Christopher and Emily Selleck, née Latimer. Christopher Selleck was born at the 'Royal Oak Inn'...
- Frank McNamara
- Raymond West
- Gail GagoGail GagoGail Elizabeth Gago is an Australian politician, and an Australian Labor Party member of the South Australian Legislative Council since being elected in 2002...