Weeroona College Bendigo
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Weeroona College Bendigo is a co-educational secondary college, catering for students in years 7 to 10, located in White Hills
, a suburb of Bendigo
, Victoria
, Australia
.
The college was formed in 1999 with the merger of White Hills Secondary College and Bendigo East Primary School.
This year the college has an enrolment of over 800 students, supported by over 100 staff. Year 10 students have the opportunity to specialise in specific areas of interest. These include various science courses, information technology courses, etc. Senior students also have the opportunity to undertake some units of their Victorian Certificate of Education
(VCE) at the college. Most of the students who choose to go on to achieve the VCE do so at the nearby Bendigo Senior Secondary College
.
Weeroona College Bendigo will start to be rebuilt starting late 2008 and will be completed over the course of many years.
White Hills, Victoria
White Hills is a suburb of the City of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, White Hills had a population of 2,626.White Hills Post Office opened on 21 August 1857 during the gold rush....
, a suburb of Bendigo
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 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...
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The college was formed in 1999 with the merger of White Hills Secondary College and Bendigo East Primary School.
This year the college has an enrolment of over 800 students, supported by over 100 staff. Year 10 students have the opportunity to specialise in specific areas of interest. These include various science courses, information technology courses, etc. Senior students also have the opportunity to undertake some units of their Victorian Certificate of Education
Victorian Certificate of Education
The Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...
(VCE) at the college. Most of the students who choose to go on to achieve the VCE do so at the nearby Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Bendigo Senior Secondary College
Bendigo Senior Secondary College is an Australian state school for Year 11 and Year 12 students in Bendigo, Victoria.There are four state 7-10 colleges in Bendigo - Eaglehawk Secondary College, Bendigo South East Secondary College, Crusoe College and Weeroona College Bendigo...
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Weeroona College Bendigo will start to be rebuilt starting late 2008 and will be completed over the course of many years.