Canberra College
| Canberra College | |
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| Address | |
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2 Launceston Street Canberra, A.C.T., 2606 Australia 
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| Coordinates | 35°20′23″S 149°05′20″E / 35.339775°S 149.088852°ECoordinates: 35°20′23″S 149°05′20″E / 35.339775°S 149.088852°E |
| Information | |
| Type | College/Secondary School |
| Motto | Caring for your Future |
| Established | 17 March 1997 |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Status | Currently operational |
| School district | Woden Valley & Weston Creek |
| Educational authority | ACT Department of Education & Training |
| Principal | George Palavestra |
| Grades | Year 11 - 12 |
| Age range | 16-18 |
| Enrolment | 955 |
| Education system | Public Education |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 4-7 hours |
| Campus | Urban |
| Feeder schools |
Alfred Deakin High School Melrose High School Mount Stromlo High School |
| Website | www.canberrac.act.edu.au |
The Canberra College (formerly known as the Phillip College) is an Australian Capital Territory public school, which educates students from year 11 to year 12. It has two campuses, one in the Woden Valley, which is near the Woden Town Centre and one in Stirling, situated in Weston Creek. As of 2014, the principal is George Palavestra, who was previously the principal of Melrose High School. Its postcode is 2606.
The school was founded in 1976 under the name of the Phillip College after secondary schools were in demand while a working party recommended the establishment of an autonomous education. A Commonwealth Teaching Service was approved in September 1970 to provide teachers in Canberran schools. The name of the school was changed and reopened under the name of the Canberra College in 1997, after the Stirling College in Stirling amalgamated with the Phillip College. It was officially opened on 19 March 1997 by the Minister for Education and Training, Bill Stefaniak.
The Canberra College offers and supports the International Baccalaureate in their curriculum. The college has been an IB World School since March 2008.
Community interest in Territory education was rising in the 1960s, especially with the increase of student admissions in the ACT. In 1966 a working party led by George Currie was convened, which they presented a report in November 1967 recommending establishment of an autonomous education authority responsible for all government schools in the Australian Capital Territory. At the same time, an independent education system was being thought of and considered, and the Department of Education and Sciences began canvassing secondary colleges to serve year 11 and year 12 students. In November 1971, Malcolm Fraser established a working party to review the proposal. Fraser and his working party supported the presented report in 1972. In that same year, a Commonwealth Teaching Service for the ACT was established in April 1972, but was first approved in September 1970.
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