Wodonga Middle Years College
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Wodonga Middle Years College is a public school in Wodonga
, Victoria
, Australia
. It is a single college consisting of two campuses, Felltimber and Huon, based on the grounds and facilities of the former public schools Wodonga West Secondary College
and Mitchell Secondary College
, respectively. The school's motto is "personal best, nothing less."
, Wodonga West Secondary College
, and Mitchell Secondary College
merged together and pooled resources, as part of a plan to address long-term population growth
in Wodonga. The plan saw the restructure of the public schools in Wodonga, with the formation of Wodonga Middle Years College to specialise in the education of students in Years 7, 8 and 9, and Wodonga Senior Secondary College
to specialise in the education of Years 10, 11 and 12. The two colleges are loosely associated.
All students in year 7 take part in the Authentic Learning program, designed to ease the transition from primary to high school. Students in years 8 and 9 undertake the Individual Learning Programs, where they choose their own subjects within certain guidelines.
Wodonga, Victoria
Wodonga is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. Adjacent to Wodonga across the border is the New South Wales city of Albury. Wodonga is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA...
, 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...
. It is a single college consisting of two campuses, Felltimber and Huon, based on the grounds and facilities of the former public schools Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-9 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2005-2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Mitchell Secondary College...
and Mitchell Secondary College
Mitchell Secondary College
Mitchell Secondary College was one of three public secondary schools educating years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2005-2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Wodonga West Secondary College...
, respectively. The school's motto is "personal best, nothing less."
History
The college was formed in 2005-2006 when the three public schools in Wodonga; Wodonga High SchoolWodonga High School
Wodonga High School was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. It was founded in 1955, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 under principal, Peter McLean....
, Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-9 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2005-2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Mitchell Secondary College...
, and Mitchell Secondary College
Mitchell Secondary College
Mitchell Secondary College was one of three public secondary schools educating years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2005-2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Wodonga West Secondary College...
merged together and pooled resources, as part of a plan to address long-term population growth
Population growth
Population growth is the change in a population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals of any species in a population using "per unit time" for measurement....
in Wodonga. The plan saw the restructure of the public schools in Wodonga, with the formation of Wodonga Middle Years College to specialise in the education of students in Years 7, 8 and 9, and Wodonga Senior Secondary College
Wodonga Senior Secondary College
Wodonga Senior Secondary College is a public school in Wodonga, Victoria. It was formed in 2005-2006 when the three public schools in Wodonga; Wodonga High School, Wodonga West Secondary College, and Mitchell Secondary College merged together and pooled resources, as part of a plan to address...
to specialise in the education of Years 10, 11 and 12. The two colleges are loosely associated.
Programs
Wodonga Middle Years College has two main programs that cater for students in years 7, 8 and 9.All students in year 7 take part in the Authentic Learning program, designed to ease the transition from primary to high school. Students in years 8 and 9 undertake the Individual Learning Programs, where they choose their own subjects within certain guidelines.