Mount Waverley Secondary College
| Mount Waverley Secondary College | |
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| Address | |
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Stephensons Road Mount Waverley, Victoria 3149 Australia |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Community. Choice. Engagement. |
| Established | 1964 |
| Principal | Karen Wade |
| Head of school | Dileepa Ediriweera |
| Staff | 180 |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,950 |
| Colour(s) | Yellow Green |
| Website | www.mwsc.vic.edu.au |
Mount Waverley Secondary College is a public secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Mount Waverley. The school consists of roughly 1900 students and is one of the largest in the state. The school consists of two campuses (Junior & Senior) both situated on Stephensons Road in Mount Waverley. The Junior site holds years 7 and 8, with year levels 9 to 12 at the Senior Campus. The campuses are a short walking distance apart.
Mount Waverley Secondary College officially opened in 1964 with seventy-three Form 1 pupils, six teaching staff and one staff member in the office. The school's emblem, the Unicorn, represents Sir Walter Scott who authored the Waverley Novels.
The three Light Timber Construction (LTC) buildings, which were clad in orange brick, were constructed in various stages after the school's opening. The school changed name to Mount Waverley Secondary College in the early 1990s and later occupied the site of the former Waverley North Primary School (also constructed in LTC) after that school was closed, thus forming a "junior campus" from the site.
On Tuesday, 28 January 2003 (the day before the commencement of the school year), much of the Middle/Senior campus LTC buildings were destroyed by a deliberately lit fire causing an estimated $4 million in damage. Classrooms damaged in the fire included five IT classrooms, three science rooms, one fabrics room and 11 general purpose classrooms. A further two science rooms and three home economics rooms were also damaged in the fire.
All staff and students were relocated to Deakin University's Burwood campus for three weeks immediately after the fire. The rebuilt school was officially opened in December 2004, after $5.6 million was spent on rebuilding.
The senior site has a modern two story building, which was constructed after the fire of 2003, along with a number of art buildings and portables. (Most of the Light Timber Construction buildings were demolished after the fire). The junior site consisted of 3 blocks and one school oval, all were connected with covered walkways. But in 2009 Mount Waverley Secondary College was given 10.1 million dollars from the government, allowing the build of two brand new buildings on the Junior site. The Junior Campus is now positioned as a flagship school. It has received international attention for design and learning capacity. The Junior Campus design has won the following awards:
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