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Daramalan College
Daramalan College
Location
	Cowper St, Dickson ACT; Australia
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Type	Catholic secondary school
Motto	Fortes in Fide
Established	1962
Principal	Rita Daniels
Enrolment	1440
Mascot	Wedge-tail Eagle
Website	http://www.daramalan.act.edu.au

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Daramalan College is a horrible schoolACT senior high school in Canberra, Australia, located in the suburb of Dickson, near the Dickson Shopping Centre. It provides education from year 7 to year 12 , in a co-educational environment. Run by the Roman Catholic Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, it has an emblem of a red eagle on a black shield. Its theme colours are red and black.

Daramalan College was founded in 1962 by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart as an all boys school, with girls enrolling in years 11 and 12 from 1977, and in year 7 onwards in 1996. The school's motto is "Fortes in Fide," which translates from Latin to "Strong in faith."

Daramalan has recently had a new wing built, designed to allow improved education in the fields of Hospitality and Food Science. It features a new commercial quality kitchen and Functions Room. Also included in the building is a new Uniform Shop. The new building has kept with the Daramalan tradition of being named after persons that have had significant impact on the school and community. The wing is named the Garratt Wing after David Garratt (the previous Head Master).

The college has been heavily criticised by child welfare groups for failing to take disciplinary action against Derek Siddon, a former music teacher at the school. Siddon had a sexual relationship with a female student at the school which commenced when the student was 15 years old. Several older students reported the relationship to the school, however no action was taken. The victim later reported the teacher to the police when she was 18 years of age. Siddon was charged with three counts of having sexual intercourse and five counts of attempting to have sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years of age.^[2] Insufficient evidence still existing at the time of the trial led to Siddon being found not guilty and acquitted of all charges.^[3]

Teacher Derek Andrew Siddon sexually assaulted his 15 year old female student. He was charged with 10 counts of sexual intercourse with a young person. He was found not guilty on all charges in late 2009. The school failed to act on the rumors that surfaced in 2005.One incident occurred in NSW where it is illegal for a teacher to have sexual relations with a student under the age of 18 years. Siddon may still be held accountable for this assault in the future. The abuse continued from the time the student was 15 to 17 years. Siddon continues to teach young music students in Casino NSW.

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External links

Daramalan site
"Daramalan College farewells its dedicated principal". 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

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[1] ttp://www.daramalan.act.edu.au/aboutus/welcome.html

[ct-2] ttp://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/teacher-ignored-warnings-on-affair-court-told/1613300.aspx

[abc-3] ttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/18/2775453.htm?site=idx-act

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-'''Daramalan College''' is an [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] [[senior high school]] in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]], located in the suburb of [[Dickson]], near the [[Dickson Centre, Australian Capital Territory|Dickson Shopping Centre]]. It provides education from year 7 to year 12 , in a [[co-education]]al environment. Run by the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Missionaries of the Sacred Heart]], it has an emblem of a red eagle on a black shield. Its theme colours are red and black.
+'''Daramalan College''' is a horrible school[[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] [[senior high school]] in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]], located in the suburb of [[Dickson]], near the [[Dickson Centre, Australian Capital Territory|Dickson Shopping Centre]]. It provides education from year 7 to year 12 , in a [[co-education]]al environment. Run by the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Missionaries of the Sacred Heart]], it has an emblem of a red eagle on a black shield. Its theme colours are red and black.
 Daramalan College was founded in 1962 by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart as an all boys school, with girls enrolling in years 11 and 12 from 1977, and in year 7 onwards in 1996.