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*[[Bruce Scates]], historian, academic, and novelist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.cass.anu.edu.au/people/professor-bruce-scates|title=Professor Bruce Scates {{!}} School of History|publisher=Australian National University|access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[Hayden Young]], Australian Football League player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newsletters.naavi.com/i/VJqbXvM/issue-7/page/8|title=Sports News|publisher=Mornington Secondary College|date=2 December 2019|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[Lachie Young]], Australian football league player, elder brother of Hayden Young<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.draftguru.com.au/from/mornington_secondary_college|title=VFL/AFL Players from Mornington Secondary College|publisher=Draftguru|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:41, 21 December 2025
| Mornington Secondary College | |
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Mornington , Victoria Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | State, co-ed, secondary |
| Motto | Inspirational Learning on the Mornington Peninsula |
| Established | 1993 |
Principal | Adam Slater (acting)[1] |
| Staff | 117[2] |
Teaching staff | 91 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1500[2] (2014) |
Mornington Secondary College is a secondary school in Mornington, Victoria, Australia serving the communities of Somerville, Tyabb, Moorooduc, Mount Martha, and Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula.
History
Mornington Secondary College was established in 1993 as a dual-campus institution after a merger of Mornington Technical School and Mornington High School. The latter institution opened in 1956 in a temporary location, before moving to a new building on the corner of Nepean Highway and Wilsons Road the next year. In 1999, the two campuses were consolidated into the old Mornington Technical School; the old Mornington High School site, which by then was the junior campus, was closed and its buildings were then demolished.[3]
Extracurricular activities and athletics
The school offers Hands On Learning, The Victoria Police Youth Corp and Drum Corp, and many other extra-curricular programs to its students.
This particular college is well known for its sports swimming team, which is currently ranked at number 2 on the Australian leader boards. It also was the only state school in victoria to compete in the state inter-school athletics competition.
Notable alumni
These people either attended Mornington Secondary College or its predecessor institutions:
- Lac Edwards, player of American football[4]
- Michelle Hamer, author and journalist[5]
- David Larwill, visual artist[6]
- Andrew Olle, television and radio broadcaster[7]
- Bruce Scates, historian, academic, and novelist[8]
- Hayden Young, Australian Football League player[9]
- Lachie Young, Australian football league player, elder brother of Hayden Young[10]
References
- ^ "Issue 37 Newsletter – Acting Principal". Mornington Secondary College. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ a b Annual report 2010 through 'College Data and Information' link, retrieved 28 January 2012
- ^ "Lost Schools of the 1990s". Learning from the Past. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Stephen (10 May 2016). "Punter lands a first for Australia". MPNEWS. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Hamer, Michelle (17 May 2004). "The power to shape minds and lives". The Age. p. 6.
- ^ Thomas, D., 'Biographical Notes', in G. Ramsay, Stuff that matters, Ballarat Fine Art
- ^ Masters, Chris (2019). "John Andrew Olle (1947–1995)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Professor Bruce Scates | School of History". Australian National University. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Sports News". Mornington Secondary College. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "VFL/AFL Players from Mornington Secondary College". Draftguru. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
