Dickson College is a public two-year secondary college located in the
Canberra
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suburb of
Dickson, Australian Capital Territory. It was established in 1976 on the former Dickson High School campus when it closed.
It was set to close after being announced as the sole college in Canberra to be eliminated for the Towards 2020 plan, but was spared when the final decision was made.
The college draws its students from Canberra's inner north, principally taking students from
Campbell and
Lyneham High Schools.
Enrollment
Currently there are just under 1000 students enrolled at Dickson College. The feeder schools are Lyneham High School, Campbell High School, and Emmaus High School.
Curriculum
Students are prepared for the ACT Year 12 Certificate, as mandated by the Department of Education and Board of Senior Secondary Studies.
More than half of Dickson College students who graduate with a
Year 12 Certificate also obtain an
ATAR
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and go on to study at university. In 2007 of the 215 students awarded a Year 12 certificate, 61% were awarded Tertiary Education Statements. In 2007, the median UAI gained by students of Dickson College was 78 compared with the average of students from all across ACT colleges of 79. Over 78% of students from the college who were awarded Tertiary Education Statements in 2007 scored over 65 for their UAI compared with 70% of all ACT students.
68 students were awarded a vocational certificate in 2007 and 131 students were awarded a vocational statement of attainment.
See also
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List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
Notable alumni
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Genevieve Bell, anthropologist, technologist, academic
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David Branson, artist, theatre director, actor and musician
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Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born Chan Kong-sang; 7 April 1954), known professionally as Jackie Chan,; is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically perf ...
, actor, filmmaker and martial artist (attended Dickson College in 1971)
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Taro Gold, author, entertainer and entrepreneur (attended Dickson College in 1985)
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Stephen Larkham
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, Australian rugby union representative.
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Sussan Ley
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, politician
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Garth Nix
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, author of young adult fantasy novels
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Emily Banks, Epidemiologist
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Paul McDermott, Comedian
References
External links
Dickson College website*
High schools in the Australian Capital Territory
Public schools in the Australian Capital Territory
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