Canberra College

For the school with a similar name, see Canberra College of Advanced Education.

Canberra College
Address
Map
2 Launceston Street

Canberra
,
ACT
,
2606

Australia
Coordinates35°20′23″S 149°05′20″E / 35.339775°S 149.088852°E / -35.339775; 149.088852
Information
TypeCollege/secondary school
MottoCaring for your Future
Established17 March 1997 (1997-03-17)[1]
School districtWoden Valley & Weston Creek
Educational authorityACT Department of Education & Training
PrincipalSimon Vaughan
GradesYear 11–12
Age range15–18
Enrolment955[2]
Education systemPublic education
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day4–7 hours
CampusUrban
Feeder schoolsAlfred Deakin High School
Melrose High School
Mount Stromlo High School
Websitewww.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. In 2022, Simon Vaughan was appointed Principal, taking over from Michael Battenally.

The school was founded in 1976 under the name of Phillip College after secondary schools were in demand while a working party recommended the establishment of autonomous education.[3] A Commonwealth Teaching Service was approved in September 1970 to provide teachers in Canberran schools.[4] 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.[1] It was officially opened on 19 March 1997 by the Minister for Education and Training, Bill Stefaniak.[5]

The Canberra College offered the International Baccalaureate diploma in its curriculum until 2017 when it was discontinued for the following year.[6] The college was an IB World School from March 2008.[7]

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  4. ^ NAA: A5869, 535, September 1970.
  5. ^ "A plaque at the schools reception desk gives detail on the opening". ArchivesACT. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ College, Canberra (1 January 2003). "International Baccalaureate". www.canberrac.act.edu.au. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. ^ "The Canberra College". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organization. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.