Trafalgar High School

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Trafalgar High School
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Trafalgar High School

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Type Government-funded co-educational secondary day school
Motto French: Quant je puis
(As much as I am able)
Established6 February 1964;60 years ago (1964-02-06)
Oversight Department of Education
PrincipalBrett Pedlow
Years 712
Enrolmentc.800
Colour(s)Green, black and white     (academic)
Red and white    (sport)
Newspaper
  • Trafalgar High School Newsletter (weekly newsletter)
  • Trafalgar High School Student Paper (student-run news and variety publication)
YearbookThe Helm
Website www.trafalgarhs.vic.edu.au
Trafalgar High School

Trafalgar High School is a government-funded co-educational secondary day school, located in Trafalgar, West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It officially opened in 1964 after running classes on the original Trafalgar Primary School grounds, now Balfour Park. When it opened the school had 95 pupils. The school now provides an education for students from Year 7 to Year 12.

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History

The Light Timber Construction Type 300 High School was officially opened on 12 June 1964, by the Hon. J Bloomfield MLA, Minister for Education; after a successful motion was passed at a public meeting held in 1961 to press for a High School in Trafalgar.

By 1966 the enrolment had reached 300. The first Higher School Certificate (now VCE) class graduated in 1971.

In September 1974, the new Trade Wing was opened and the science room extended to include a laboratory and a second science room.

The Education Community Activity (ECA) Centre was opened in 1982 by the state Member of Parliament Hon. James C.M. Balfour CBE, with an official opening held on 12 February.

The school secured funding from the Victorian government in 2009. With this money the school received a new building and a refurbishment of the original.

Notable alumni

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