Lyndale Secondary College is a co-educational government secondary school located in
Dandenong North, Victoria, Australia. It has a student enrolment of approximately 1,200, and is known as one of the largest single campus
schools
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in Victoria.
The school is divided into two sub-schools—a middle school and a senior school. Its acting principal is Pam Robinson, and there are also two vice principals.
The principal features of the campus are the Hugh McRae Hall, a Resource Centre (Library), a Senior Studies Wing, a Language Centre (West Wing), the well-equipped Graeme Fox Stadium, a STEM Centre, and recently completed Performing Arts centre.
Headstart Program
The Headstart Program is a new initiative that the college has launched where students from Year 7 to 11 commence the new school year late in November (25 November in 2013). The program lasts for 3 weeks with studies resulting in an assessment task/outcome.
A feature of the school is the SEAL (
Select Entry Accelerated Learning
A Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) program is a form of streaming used in government secondary schools in Victoria, Australia to provide a focused educational environment for academic giftedness, academically gifted children.
The program ...
) program.
The highest ATAR score of Lyndale Secondary College was achieved by Jin (Sam) Shan in 2011, with an ATAR of 99.15.
Notable former students
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Adam Collins – cricket journalist
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John Farnham
John Peter Farnham (born 1 July 1949) is a British-born Australian singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1967 until the mid-1970s, billed as Johnny Farnham. He has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.McFarlane (1999). Enc ...
– singer.
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James Gwilt – AFL player for
St Kilda and
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
United Kin ...
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Jack Hingert – soccer player for
Brisbane Roar FC
Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid.
When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...
and the
Sri Lanka national football team
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Hu Heming – table tennis player and Olympian
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Harvey James – rock guitarist
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Toby McLean – AFL player for the
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition.
Originally named the Footscray F ...
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Matthew Charles Johnson – convicted murderer, expelled in year 7
References
External links
Lyndale Secondary College Website
Public high schools in Victoria (state)
Educational institutions established in 1961
1961 establishments in Australia
Buildings and structures in the City of Greater Dandenong
Dandenong, Victoria
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