Ringwood Secondary College

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Ringwood Secondary College
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Ringwood Secondary College
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Coordinates 37°48′59″S145°14′23″E / 37.81639°S 145.23972°E / -37.81639; 145.23972
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Type Public
MottoCulture and Service
Established1954
PrincipalMichael Phillips
Enrolment1,418
Campus Suburban
Colour(s)Maroon & green   
Website ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au
Bedford Rd. frontage. Ringwood Secondary College (21 November 2005).jpg
Bedford Rd. frontage.

Ringwood Secondary College is a co-educational public secondary school located in the eastern suburb of Ringwood in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Ringwood Secondary College opened as Ringwood High School in 1954 and was one of the first high schools to be constructed in the new Light Timber Construction (LTC) style, which was developed by the Public Works Department in Victoria to address a chronic shortage in high school places in the 1950s.

Ringwood Secondary College provides education for years 7-12. Year 11 and 12 students undertake the VCE program. There are currently approximately 1460 students enrolled at the school.

RSC offers an extensive range of Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) subjects as well as the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) programme. The college has developed a centre of excellence for Automotive, Engineering and Manufacturing.

The Music and Performing Arts Program at Ringwood Secondary College includes three concert bands, four stage bands, three string ensembles and two choirs. In recent competitions, Melbourne School Bands Festival, Mt Gambier Generations in Jazz and the Royal South Street Competition, the school has received awards for its stage bands, strings ensembles and symphonic orchestra.

Notable alumni

Modern culture

The Ringwood Secondary College Choir and Orchestra appeared in a 1998 Music Video by Australian alternative band This Is Serious Mum , leading fans to believe that one or more of the anonymous band members were actually teachers at the college.

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