Gladstone Park Secondary College
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| Gladstone Park Secondary College | |
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| Location | |
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| , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°41′19″S 144°53′29″E / 37.68861°S 144.89139°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational public comprehensive secondary school |
| Motto | Knowledge is Power |
| Established | 1974 |
| Principal | Veronica Hoy |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1644[1] (2018) |
| Campus | Taylor Drive |
| Colour(s) | Dark green, white, grey & black |
| Website | www |
Gladstone Park Secondary College is a public state school in Melbourne, Australia founded in 1974.
Introduction
[edit]The school has around More than 1600 students, a figure which has remained roughly constant for over a decade. When it first opened, Gladstone Park Secondary School (GPSC) quickly became the largest school in terms of matriculated students within a 10 km radius, a position which it still holds today.[citation needed]
School life
[edit]The school has a special disability partnership with the local TAFE institutes, where most GPSC graduates enrol to do apprenticeships or diplomas.
Facilities
[edit]The school grounds contain many sports facilities including a football and soccer oval, outdoor basketball and netball courts, cricket nets and an outdoor hockey/ futsal pitch. There is an indoor sports centre with two basketball courts, squash courts and gym facilities. The school library is open to students and the public.
A joint senior school office and year 12 study centre building opened in 2017.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Sport
- Jordan Bannister – Former Australian rules football player and umpire[2]
- Corey McKernan – Former Australian rules footballer
- Shaun McKernan – AFL Footballer
- Australian Defence Force
- Cameron Baird – recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "9th February 2018 Newsletter" (PDF). GPSC. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Lange, Greg. (15 August 2007). "Carlton’s secret weapon: extra homework", Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Wright, Tony (14 February 2014). "VC for hero who died storming Taliban compound". The Age. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
