Kambrya College
Kambrya College, originally called Berwick South Secondary College located in Bermesyde Drive and is a state funded and operated secondary college in Berwick, Victoria, Australia. The school is administered by the Victorian Department of Education and Training, and receives sizeable economic and financial contributions from both State and Commonwealth Governments.[1]
Kambrya College was established in 2002 with 97 students in its Year 7 class and by 2007 had an enrolment of 1518 students from Year 7 - 12. Two science classrooms were burned down in 2010."[2] The principal is Michael Muscat.[3]
There was a fire at Kambrya College and a fifteen year old girl was charged. This happened in 2010. ==Academics== Founding principal Ian McKenzie has described the curriculum as being constructed around a holistic, world context.[4]
Kambrya graduated its first grade 12 Victorian Certificate of Education class in 2007, completing a staged yearly increase in the grades offered since it started.
Employment issues
On 16 November 2005. the teachers took part in a strike and rally against controversial changes to national workplace laws.[5]
In October 2007 the school reported problems with teacher poaching from other schools due to the teacher shortage. 11 teachers were employed by private schools and another two by interstate schools in the past two years. Most were maths, science or language teachers, all recognised areas of national shortage and positions the principal had struggled to fill.[3]
In July 2009 the school had another issue with 3 more teachers being employed by other schools.
There was a fire in the year 2010 and two science labs were destroyed. The fire was caused by a fifteen year old girl. She was charged. (Search on Google News for full story.) The labs have since been repaired. No fires have happened since and luckily nobody died.:)
References
- ^ Kambrya College Schools Online Victoria Government, Australia
- ^ Ryan, Denise (2007-06-04). "On a growth mission" (Web article). Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b Smith, Bridie (29 October 2007). "One Principal feels the pinch" (Web article). Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Personalizing Learning: Transforming Education for Every Child", John West-Burnham and Max Coates, 2005, accessed 1 February 2008
- ^ "Teachers strike out against job reforms", Sarah Schwager, Star News Group, 16 November 2005
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