Alkira Secondary College
Alkira Secondary College, formerly Casey Central Secondary College, is a public government secondary school in Cranbourne North, Victoria, Australia. It opened with Year 7 classes in 2009 and currently has a student population of approximately 1150 students.
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2009 |
| Principal | John Shaw |
| Years | 7-12 |
| Enrolment | 1,150 (eventually) |
| Colour(s) | Khaki, white, blue and orange |
| Website | alkirasecondarycollege |
Location
Alkira Secondary College is situated on Nurture Avenue, Cranbourne North, in the Eve Estate residential development. It is also not far from Hillsmeade Primary School, where Alkira first was established. The area surrounding the school was originally semi rural with the school bordering a farm on two sides. However, since early 2013 much of the area surrounding the school has been turned into newly established suburbs, the school however continues to be bordered by the same farm.
Design and planning
The school follows a "private-public partnership", one of only a few in the state. The secondary college will have modern design and architecture in mind, including smaller learning centres within the school. The school's design model is very similar to that of the regeneration of Dandenong High School model. Alkira Secondary College will have an expected enrolment of at least 1150 students when the school is fully grown.
About the school
The College is divided into "learning communities". The layout of the College is based on contemporary principles in school design. The learning neighbourhoods include open planned classrooms for up to 25 students, work spaces for small groups, for flexible spaces for art and science in junior levels and links to specialist areas for Design and Technology Studies, Health and Physical Education, and the Performing Arts. They feature open, large scale learning areas, interview spaces that substitute as a work space for 3-4 students, links to the outdoors environment and breakout areas for a range of teaching and learning activities.
The College logo captures the colours in the uniform:
The burnt orange/red is matched to the pin stripe in our girls winter uniform; green/khaki in our trousers and cargo pants; blue is the sports uniform; and white is in the shirt/polo shirt.[1]