- Staughton College
Staughton College is a secondary school in
Melbourne ,Australia . It was established as Melton Technical School in 1979 focusing on technical education. The school also used the name of Wilson Park Secondary College following the reorganisation of Victoria, whereby all schools became comprehensive.The school is located on Wilson Road in
Melton South next to the Melton Campus ofVictoria University, Australia It draws the majority of its students from the local primary schools;
Melton South Primary School ,Coburn Primary School andSt Anthony of Padua Primary School The School
The school, a retains little of its technical college past but has facilities for education in technology such as woodworking, electronics, robotics and foods. The school has an extensive music program and offers subjects over a range of disciplines. The school community changed its name to Staughton College in the early 2000s. The school is named after
Simon Staughton an early pioneer within theExford district ofMelton .The school has had fluctuations in both student numbers reflected in the
demographics of the region. A number of students have gone on totertiary education at prestigious universities withinMelbourne .Since the transformation of the education system under the government of
Steve Bracks the school has introducedVCAL andVET units alongside theVictorian Certificate of Education These developments have enabled students to learn a range of skills to prepare them to enter the workforce.The school has been classified as underrepresented in the tertiary sector for quite a while in relation to Victorian Universities
Special Access and Entry Scheme . As such, students who apply for tertiary study throughVTAC .External links
* [http://www.staughtoncollege.vic.edu.au/ Staughton College]
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