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Canberra College
The Canberra College (formerly known as the Phillip College) is an Australian Capital Territory public school, which educates students from year 11 to year 12. In 2022, Simon Vaughan was appointed Principal, taking over from Michael Battenally.
The school was founded in 1976 under the name of Phillip College after secondary schools were in demand while a working party recommended the establishment of autonomous education. A Commonwealth Teaching Service was approved in September 1970 to provide teachers in Canberran schools. The name of the school was changed and reopened under the name of the Canberra College in 1997 after the Stirling College in Stirling amalgamated with the Phillip College. It was officially opened on 19 March 1997 by the Minister for Education and Training, Bill Stefaniak.
The Canberra College offered the International Baccalaureate diploma in its curriculum until 2017 when it was discontinued for the following year. The college was an IB World School from March 2008.
Community interest in Territory education was rising in the 1960s, especially with the increase of student admissions in the ACT. In 1966 a working party led by George Currie was convened, which they presented a report in November 1967 recommending the establishment of an autonomous education authority responsible for all government schools in the Australian Capital Territory. At the same time, an independent education system was being thought of and considered, and the Department of Education and Sciences began canvassing secondary colleges to serve year 11 and year 12 students. In November 1971, Malcolm Fraser established a working party to review the proposal. Fraser and his working party supported the presented report in 1972. In that same year, a Commonwealth Teaching Service for the ACT was established in April 1972 but was first approved in September 1970.
The first secondary schools were in Phillip, Hawker, and Melba. The Canberra College was established in 1976 but was originally known as Phillip College. Stirling College opened in 1977. In 1984, multiple students at Stirling College participated in a study by the Australian Institute of Criminology, concerning to understand and apply standard jury instructions there were being developed for possible use for criminal courts in New South Wales. Stirling College was amalgamated with Phillip College in 1997 under one entity, which is now known as the Canberra College. Michael Battenally was appointed as principal in 2019 and replaced George Palavestra. The college has 955 students enrolled.
In 2007, 107 students were awarded a vocational certificate and 228 students were the vocational statement of attainment, as well as a UAI of 75%. In 2009, Canberra College won $750,000 for its CCCares program. The school beat 1,500 other entrants to win the inaugural Schools First National Impact award.
From 28 April 2014, all schools including Canberra College followed a new sort of arrangement of enrolling or transferring a student from a school. This new arrangement means students may use an online enroll/transfer form.
Students enroll in 5 or 6 subjects, which are either listed as accredited or tertiary, but students regardless of doing accredited packages may enroll in a T subject.
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Canberra College
The Canberra College (formerly known as the Phillip College) is an Australian Capital Territory public school, which educates students from year 11 to year 12. In 2022, Simon Vaughan was appointed Principal, taking over from Michael Battenally.
The school was founded in 1976 under the name of Phillip College after secondary schools were in demand while a working party recommended the establishment of autonomous education. A Commonwealth Teaching Service was approved in September 1970 to provide teachers in Canberran schools. The name of the school was changed and reopened under the name of the Canberra College in 1997 after the Stirling College in Stirling amalgamated with the Phillip College. It was officially opened on 19 March 1997 by the Minister for Education and Training, Bill Stefaniak.
The Canberra College offered the International Baccalaureate diploma in its curriculum until 2017 when it was discontinued for the following year. The college was an IB World School from March 2008.
Community interest in Territory education was rising in the 1960s, especially with the increase of student admissions in the ACT. In 1966 a working party led by George Currie was convened, which they presented a report in November 1967 recommending the establishment of an autonomous education authority responsible for all government schools in the Australian Capital Territory. At the same time, an independent education system was being thought of and considered, and the Department of Education and Sciences began canvassing secondary colleges to serve year 11 and year 12 students. In November 1971, Malcolm Fraser established a working party to review the proposal. Fraser and his working party supported the presented report in 1972. In that same year, a Commonwealth Teaching Service for the ACT was established in April 1972 but was first approved in September 1970.
The first secondary schools were in Phillip, Hawker, and Melba. The Canberra College was established in 1976 but was originally known as Phillip College. Stirling College opened in 1977. In 1984, multiple students at Stirling College participated in a study by the Australian Institute of Criminology, concerning to understand and apply standard jury instructions there were being developed for possible use for criminal courts in New South Wales. Stirling College was amalgamated with Phillip College in 1997 under one entity, which is now known as the Canberra College. Michael Battenally was appointed as principal in 2019 and replaced George Palavestra. The college has 955 students enrolled.
In 2007, 107 students were awarded a vocational certificate and 228 students were the vocational statement of attainment, as well as a UAI of 75%. In 2009, Canberra College won $750,000 for its CCCares program. The school beat 1,500 other entrants to win the inaugural Schools First National Impact award.
From 28 April 2014, all schools including Canberra College followed a new sort of arrangement of enrolling or transferring a student from a school. This new arrangement means students may use an online enroll/transfer form.
Students enroll in 5 or 6 subjects, which are either listed as accredited or tertiary, but students regardless of doing accredited packages may enroll in a T subject.