Mullauna College
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Mullauna College
456 Springfield Road
Mitcham, Victoria
Mitcham, Victoria
Mitcham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Mitcham had a population of 14,211.-History:...
3132
1989
State
Secular
Co-educational
7 to 12
Phillip Vear
Blue and White
Links
www.mullauna.vic.edu.au
Mullauna College is a public, co-educational high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Mitcham, Victoria
Mitcham, Victoria
Mitcham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Mitcham had a population of 14,211.-History:...
, Australia servicing year 7 to 12. It is located on the corner of Mitcham and Springfield Roads, and presently has an enrolment of approximately 500 local and international students.
History
The school was formed as an amalgamation of Mitcham High School, Mitcham Technical School, and Donvale High School at the beginning of 1989, and operated on three campuses for a short period of time. In 1994, the decision was made to merge all three campuses together. The DonvaleDonvale, Victoria
Donvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Donvale had a population of 11,667...
campus closed at the end of the following year, with its population of Year 7-10 students moved to the Mitcham campus. The VCE campus, on Dunlavin Rd, remained open until the end of 1996.
Student union
Mullauna College has an active SRC (Student Representative Council), called the Student UnionStudent union
Student union may refer to:* Students' union, or student government in the U.S., a student organization at many colleges and universities dedicated to student governance...
, headed by Mrs Collins. The student union organises student events such as free dress days (non uniform day), band events, barbecues and tree plantings, as well as lobbying for better facilities for students.
Music Program
Mullauna also hosts a music program, the campus has its own special music building as well as additional classrooms.There are a department of professional music teachers teaching students the art of music.
Facilities
Mullauna College's buildings were originally constructed in the Light Timber ConstructionLight Timber Construction (Schools)
Light Timber Construction was the name given to a standardised architectural design used for the construction of hundreds of state school buildings in Victoria, Australia, between 1954 and 1977. LTC school buildings were designed for speed of construction, uniform appearance and low cost...
(LTC) style, which was developed to aid in the speedy construction of government schools in the 1950's. Since then, the buildings have been substantially remodelled.
Mullauna's facilities include a sports hall where students attend the curriculum subject of P.E (Physical Education), the sports hall also includes a gym on the second level. Mullauna also has a range of computer rooms and classroom 'PODS' helping extend the learning capacity of students.
Students can access the library with many books and resources available at their disposal.
International Students
Mullauna currently hosts a range of overseas students (mainly Chinese). Students complete year 12 then are eligible to apply for studying in Australian Universities.Transition staff is available for Chinese international students. These staff members help the students understand Australian education and try to make the students as comfortable as possible.