Rowville Secondary College

Rowville Secondary College is a co-educational, public high school, located in Rowville, Victoria, Australia. It is divided into two campuses, the East and the West. The Eastern Campus has students from year 7-12 in the Rowville Sports Academy and Rowville Institute of the Arts. The Western Campus has students from year 7-12 in both the Maths and Science Academy and the General Excellence Program. The college started off as one campus but in November 1996 the eastern campus was opened. In 2007, RSC added the Rowville Sports Academy (RSA) to its list of specialist programs. In 2008 Rowville Institute of the Arts (RIA) commenced and 2012 saw the introduction of the third specialist program- the Maths and Science Academy (MSA).

Rowville Secondary College
Address
Paratea Drive/Humphreys Way

Rowville
,
Victoria

Australia
Coordinates37°55′28″S 145°14′15″E
Information
TypePublic state secondary college
MottoOpportunities For All, Aim High, Embrace Learning, Reap Rewards
Established1990
School districtEastern Metropolitan Region
PrincipalJulie Kennedy
Years7-12
Genderco-educational
Websitewww.rowvillesc.vic.edu.au

House system

Rowville Secondary College has four school houses which every student and teacher is a part of. They meet with other members of their house every morning, as well as participate in a range of college events representing their house such as Athletics Day. The four houses are:

  • Walton (green) - Named after Nancy Bird Walton, a pioneering Australian aviator, founder and patron of the Australian Women Pilots' Association.
  • Stynes (blue) - Named after Jim Stynes, an AFL footballer and founder of The Reach Foundation, an organisation that works to develop the social and emotional development of young people.
  • Mabo (yellow) - Named after Eddie Mabo, an indigenous Australian whose landmark case recognised the land rights of the Meriam people, traditional owners of the Murray Islands in the Torres Strait.
  • Aston (red) - Named after Tilly Aston, a vision impaired Australian writer & teacher who founded the Victorian Association of Braille.
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gollark: I'm pretty sure you need information about what "X" is there.
gollark: I suppose you could just work out how many possible 50-move sequences exist somehow. There's definitely more than you could tractably store, at least.
gollark: Is it two images for the real and imaginary part or what?
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See also

References
  • "Rowville Secondary College: Our School". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  • "Rowville Secondary College, Rowville Victoria". Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
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