UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra

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UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
Address
UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
2 Emu Bank

Belconnen
,
Australian Capital Territory
,
2617

Australia
Coordinates 35°14′21″S149°4′26″E / 35.23917°S 149.07389°E / -35.23917; 149.07389
Information
Type Public secondary college
MottoConnect Innovate Impact
Established1987
PrincipalMelissa Planten
Staff83
Years offered 11–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrolment691 [1]
Colour(s)Green and blue
  
NewspaperLake News
Website www.lakeonline.act.edu.au

University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, formerly known as Lake Ginninderra College until 2011, is a public secondary college for students in Years 11 and 12. It is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated on the lakefront of Lake Ginninderra.

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History

Lake Ginninderra College was established in 1987, with John Cope being appointed as founding Principal. [2] [3] University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra is located near its partner facilities the University of Canberra and the Australian Institute of Sport.

Australian Institute of Sport Program

University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra is the designated college for students in Years 11 and 12 attending the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), consistent with a Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Sports Commission and the ACT Government. [4] The college has supported AIS students with a range of programs to enable completion of their secondary education while training at the institute.

Campus

The college is located in Belconnen, Canberra. Following its completion in 1987, the unique architecture of the campus gained local recognition, and was awarded the ACT Architecture Merit Award. [5] Daryl Jackson, an internationally renowned Australian architect, also featured the college in an article in which he discussed several of his personal favourite school designs, the thinking, underpinning the designs and what makes them work effectively. [6]

Curriculum

Year 12 Certification and Tertiary Entrance

The college offers students over eighty courses of study [7] for the award of the ACT Year 12 Certificate, with students who complete a T (Tertiary) Package able to sit the ACT Scaling Test (AST) to obtain an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) for admission to university.

Vocational Education and Training courses

The college offers a large range of Vocational Education and Training courses (VET) programs. A high percentage of students who graduate with a Year 12 Certificate also receive at least one VET qualification.

Notable students and alumni

See also

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  2. ↑ "John Cope Lecture".
  3. ↑ John Cope Principal reference - dated 1988
  4. ↑ "Lake Ginninderra College - Special Programs".
  5. ↑ "Daryl Jackson Alastair Swayn (DJAS) Awards".
  6. ↑ "Devil in the detail of design - Jackson D".
  7. ↑ Ginninderra, University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake (1 January 2003). "Principal Message". www.lakeonline.act.edu.au.
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  9. ↑ "Celebrating the Achievements of our Past Students", Education Directorate, ACT Government, archived from the original on 30 January 2017, retrieved 30 January 2017
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  11. ↑ "London 2012 - Abby Bishop Athlete Profile" . Retrieved 14 January 2013.
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  15. ↑ "London 2012 - Rachel Jarry Athlete Profile" . Retrieved 14 January 2013.
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