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Bendigo Senior Secondary College QUI PATITUR VINCIT - Whoever perseveres conquers. BSSC (Bendigo Senior Secondary College) is one of the largest VCE providers in Victoria with a population of over 2000 students. The Principal is Graham Bastian with Vice Principals Amanda Hubber, Bev Miller, David Castles and Rob Hallisey. It uses a "young adults" approach to dealing with students meaning it gives a lot of freedom and gives the students a chance to prepare for graduation without being so reliant on a strict set of rules to follow. It teaches students from Bendigo and its surrounding Districts drawing students from the five government 7-10 colleges; Eaglehawk Secondary College, Flora Hill Secondary College, Golden Square Secondary College , Kangaroo Flat Secondary College and White Hills Secondary College. There are plans to use the old Bendigo Goal which is located next to the school grounds as classrooms in the near future and work on that is expected to begin sometime in 2006/7. The current school does not have much room to expand as it is located next to Rosalind Park one of the biggest and most popular parks in Bendigo and a Primary School on the other side. HISTORY Started in April 27 1907 as Bendigo Continuation School it was aimed to prepare students for entry into Public Service, Teaching positions or University/Senior Technical School it had roughly 40 to 50 students. It incorporated nearby buildings such as the Sandhurst Corporate High School (later St Andrew's College) into it and eventually built the James King Hall & Administration block in 1930. The former Bendigo Supreme Court was used to serve as the music rooms when it was obtained in 1959, after the relocation of the Bendigo Girls' High School. Other additions include the Alexander Wing (1967) and the Commonwealth Library (1977) 1975 saw BSSC discontinue its services for years 7 to 10 and focused on years 11 to 12 and in 1976 it became Victoria's first Senior High School and in 1990 it became Bendigo Senior Secondary College. In 1991 a building program was commenced which included the construction of a three storey building for the Science, Technology Studies and Arts and was in use by 1993. A Gymnasium, Cafeteria and Student Common Room were also included and in 1995 a plan to upgrade all of the existing buildings was put into action. |
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