Werribee Secondary College is a single-campus, co-educational, Year 7 to 12 College, with an enrolment of approximately 1400 students. Since 2000, Werribee Secondary College has experienced heavy demand for enrolments at Year 7 and at other levels. To manage this, a ceiling has been placed on the total school enrolment for 2012.
The College is the longest established secondary school in the Werribee area, with a proud tradition of academic excellence. The College continues to offer students a high quality education, designed to assist them to develop skills and competencies, and to acquire the knowledge needed to meet future challenges.
Werribee Secondary College was accredited with the Council of International Schools (CIS) in 2006. The College is proud to announce that from 2013 our students will be the first in a Victorian Government school to have the choice of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Our students will select the senior programme (VCE or IB) which best suits their individual interests and learning styles.
The College established an International Students Program in 2000 and attracts overseas international students. Werribee Secondary College has long-standing relationships with schools in Singapore and Japan.
Werribee Secondary College is proud to have a culturally diverse student body where students work and socialise together in harmony and with respect. Click HERE to view the 2011 Country of Birth data for our College.
Vision
The vision for Werribee Secondary College is to be "A School of Distinction". To this end, the College is determined to be a special place of learning by implementing the best quality practice in both tradition and innovation in education as evident in Australia and internationally.
The College will provide opportunities for all students to access a broad range of knowledge, skills and competencies, accompanied with the promotion of values and attitudes that will enable students to become more resilient and ready for the dynamic world of post secondary education options, both within Australia and overseas. These attributes will be fostered within a climate of community building, promoting a sense of global citizenship.
The College will explore the opportunities afforded through International School Accreditation, as well as becoming a provider of the International Baccalaureate.
Values
Werribee Secondary College is committed to a set of values and attributes consistent with the College motto: "Live Worthily".
These values and attributes consist of:
- respect,
- responsibility,
- honesty and integrity,
- cooperation, and
- perseverance.
The College will promote these values and attributes through:
- the content of what it teaches,
- the process of how it teaches, and
- the implementation of its policies and rules.
