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Ringwood Secondary College

Coordinates: 37°48′59″S 145°14′23″E / 37.81639°S 145.23972°E / -37.81639; 145.23972
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Ringwood Secondary College
Location
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Victoria

Australia
Coordinates37°48′59″S 145°14′23″E / 37.81639°S 145.23972°E / -37.81639; 145.23972
Information
TypePublic
MottoCulture and Service
Established1954
PrincipalMichael Phillips
Enrolment1,418
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Maroon & green   
Websiteringwoodsc.vic.edu.au
Bedford Rd. frontage.

Ringwood Secondary College is a co-educational public secondary school located in the eastern suburb of Ringwood in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Ringwood Secondary College opened as Ringwood High School in 1954[1][2] and was one of the first high schools to be constructed in the new Light Timber Construction (LTC) style, which was developed by the Public Works Department in Victoria to address a chronic shortage in high school places in the 1950s.

Ringwood Secondary College provides education for years 7-12. Year 11 and 12 students undertake the VCE program. There are currently approximately 1460 students enrolled at the school.

RSC offers an extensive range of Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) subjects as well as the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) programme. The college has developed a centre of excellence for Automotive, Engineering and Manufacturing.

The Music and Performing Arts Program at Ringwood Secondary College includes three concert bands, four stage bands, three string ensembles and two choirs. In recent competitions, Melbourne School Bands Festival, Mt Gambier Generations in Jazz and the Royal South Street Competition, the school has received awards for its stage bands, strings ensembles and symphonic orchestra.

Notable alumni

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Modern culture

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The Ringwood Secondary College Choir and Orchestra appeared in a 1998 Music Video by Australian alternative band This Is Serious Mum, leading fans to believe that one or more of the anonymous band members were actually teachers at the college.

References

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  1. ^ "Ringwood recalls : the first fifty years of Ringwood High School/Ringwood Secondary College 1954-2004 / Heritage Group of Ringwood Secondary College". find.slv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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