Hamilton Secondary College
The school was established in 1958 as Mitchell Park Boys Technical High School and became co-educational in 1972. The amalgamation of Glengowrie High School and Mitchell Park Boys Technical College in 1991 prompted the school to be renamed Hamilton, after the Hamilton family, prominent winegrowers in the area.
Hamilton Secondary College participates in the international space school program, which is a facility that cost 5 million dollars and is a 40m room with lights and sand (and incomplete sentences). and has close links with the United States Space Program. Each year, students from Hamilton and other schools are involved in a series of activities led by Space School Manager.
In November 2021 the school opened a new building and revamped several other build to allow for the incoming students for the next year which included the transition of year 7 students from primary to secondary schools. as of 16th Feb 2022 the Flato centre is undergoing renovations to allow for a greater range of disabilities and a greater number of students with year seven entering schooling at Hamilton. as part of the redevelopment the school received a new canteen and a planetarium for the students to utilise as part of the space school. it also received a new performing arts centre with a stage with seating for about 150 seats.
The school offers the renowned Media Arts Production School. In a 1999 article written by Bronwyn Hurrell and published in The Advertiser, Professor Julie James Bailey, author of Reel Women: Working in Film and Television and former Professor of Film and Media at Griffith University, says she 'came across the media course at Hamilton Secondary College and was extremely impressed,' pointing out that ‘It’s the only (course) that feeds into the commercial TV stations having some knowledge of equipment. It’s the only course I’m aware of in the whole of Australia.’
Notable alumni
- Joel Porter, former football (soccer) player
- Phoenix Spicer, Australian rules football player (North Melbourne)
References
- ^ "Hamilton Contact Us Page". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Space School Program http://www.spaceschool.com/
- ^ "Home". maps.sa.edu.au.
- ^ Hurrell, Bronwyn. "Silent Stars of the Big Screen", The Advertiser, 25 September 1999, p. 46.