Sunbury Downs College

Sunbury Downs College
Location
Sunbury, Victoria
Australia
Coordinates 37°34′58.7″S 144°42′18.9″E / 37.582972°S 144.705250°E / -37.582972; 144.705250Coordinates: 37°34′58.7″S 144°42′18.9″E / 37.582972°S 144.705250°E / -37.582972; 144.705250
Information
Type State school
Motto Confidence to Achieve
Established 1988 [1]
Principal Ms. Maria Oddo [2]
Years 7 to 12
Number of students ≈761,[3] Coeducation
Colour(s) Red, Navy, White, Blue
Nickname SDC
Yearbook Nexus
Publications SDC News & eCommunications (online Newsletters & Communications)
Website http://www.sunburydowns.vic.edu.au

Sunbury Downs College is a secondary College located in the north-west regional town of Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.

The College is set on a single campus located within the northern Melbourne suburb of Sunbury and caters for students in Years 7-12.

Accelerated Curriculum & Enrichment (ACE) Program

In 2008 an Accelerated Curriculum & Enrichment (ACE) program was introduced. Sunbury Downs College is an academic school with a wide range of extracurricular programs.[4]

Key Details

  • Type: Government
  • Level: Secondary
  • Gender: Coed
  • Religious Affiliation: Non-Denominational
  • Scholarships: Yes
  • Learning Extension: Yes
  • International Students: Yes

House System

Students are divided into one of four houses upon enrolling into the College. These houses compete every year in various events to win house points in the hope of winning the house cup, each year two carnivals are held for the houses to compete for. These are; the athletics cup and the swimming cup. Each house is named after a notable person.

  • Mitchell (Blue)
  • Aitkin (Yellow)
  • Jackson (Green)
  • Evans (Red)

Previous Principals

As of Term 4 in 2016, the current Sunbury Downs College Principal is Maria Oddo.[5]

Previous Principals of the College were Brett Moore, Graeme Brown, Vin Virtue and John Shaw (founding Principal).

References

  1. ↑ "School Strategic Plan for Sunbury Downs Secondary College Northern Metropolitan Region 2012-2015" (PDF). Sunbury Downs College. Sunbury Downs College. Retrieved 5 November 2015. Built in 1988, the year of Australia’s Bi-Centenary, Sunbury Downs College is a modern and clean school.
  2. ↑ "SDC News No5: August 2015" (PDF). Sunbury Downs College. Sunbury Downs College. Retrieved 5 November 2015. Congratulations Our New Principal - Ms Maria Oddo.
  3. ↑ "Sunbury Downs Secondary College". myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "About Us". Sunbury Downs College. Sunbury Downs College. Retrieved 5 November 2015. In 2008 an Accelerated Curriculum & Enrichment (ACE) program was introduced.
  5. ↑ "SDC News No5: August 2015" (PDF). Sunbury Downs College. Sunbury Downs College. Retrieved 5 November 2015. Congratulations Our New Principal - Ms Maria Oddo.


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