Ringwood Secondary College
Ringwood Secondary College is a co-educational public secondary school located in the eastern suburb of Ringwood in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It provides education for years 7-12. Year 11 and 12 students undertake the VCE program. There are currently approximately 1418 students enrolled at the school.
RSC offers an extensive range of VCE subjects as well as the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) programme. The college has just recently built a new Automotive and Manufacturing Centre, home to the Australian Technical College Eastern Melbourne.
The celebrated Music and Performing Arts Program at Ringwood Secondary College includes three concert bands, four stage bands, three string ensembles and two choirs. In recent competitions, Melbourne School Bands Festival, Mt Gambier Generations in Jazz and the Royal South Street Competition, the school has received awards for its stage bands, strings ensembles and symphonic orchestra.
The RSC Musical Production is a major highlight of the College Calendar each year. The full-scale theatrical event brings together students from all of the performing arts areas of the college. The professional shows draw crowds of over 3000 each year, with some students having gone on to successful careers both on stage and in the technical areas of theatre production.
Controversies
In 2005, Ringwood Secondary teacher Mark Hayes was arrested following a sexual relationship with a 15 year old student, and was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment.[1]
Notable alumni
- Mark Bolton: Australian Football League player for Essendon Football Club
- Jess Sinclair: Australian Football League player for North Melbourne Football Club
- Benjamin Grant Mitchell: singer/songwriter and actor in Neighbours
References
External links
- Official website
- http://intranet.ringwoodsc.vic.edu.au/laptopprogram/
- http://www.mec.vic.edu.au/
- http://www.atcem.edu.au/