Wodonga Middle Years College is a public school in

Wodonga Wodonga ( Waywurru: ''Wordonga'') is a city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA. Its population is approximately ...

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. It is a single college consisting of two campuses, Felltimber and Huon, based on the grounds and facilities of the former

Wodonga West Secondary College Wodonga West Secondary was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Mitchell ...

and

Mitchell Secondary College Mitchell Secondary College was one of three public secondary schools educating years 7–12 in Wodonga, Victoria. It specialized in educating students from multicultural diversities from all over Australia. The school provided students with tailor ...

. The school's motto is "Every student, Every Opportunity, Success for All."

History

The college was formed in 2005–2006 when the three public schools in

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Wodonga High School Wodonga High School was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7−12 in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1955, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 under principal, Peter McLean. In 2005−2006 it formally me ...

, and

merged and pooled resources, as part of a plan to address long-term

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. The plan saw the restructure of the public schools in

, with the formation of Wodonga Middle Years College to specialise in the education of students in Years 7, 8 and 9, and

Wodonga Senior Secondary College Wodonga Senior Secondary College is a public school in Wodonga, Victoria. It was formed in 2005-2006 when the three public schools in Wodonga; Wodonga High School, Wodonga West Secondary College, and Mitchell Secondary College merged and p ...

to specialise in the education of Years 10, 11 and 12. The two colleges are loosely associated.

Programs

Wodonga Middle Years College has two main programs catering for students in years 7, 8 and 9. All students in year 7 take part in the Authentic Learning program, designed to ease the transition from primary to high school. Students in years 8 and 9 undertake the Individual Learning Programs, where they choose their own subjects within certain guidelines.

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