54-1100: Garran is a suburb in the Woden district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory . Garran was named after Sir Robert Garran who made numerous contributions to the development of higher education in Canberra. The streets in Garran are named after Australian writers. The suburb was first developed in 1966 and has an area of 2.74 km. At the 2021 census , Garran had a population of 3,706 people. 61.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India (6.8%) and England (3.9%). 66.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin (3.0%), Telugu (2.5%) and Malayalam (2.3%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion (38.5%) and Catholic (21.5%). Garran contains volcanic materials from
108-470: A Humanities Faculty that encompasses various subjects, including English studies , theory of knowledge (tok), history (including pre-history , ancient history , medieval history and modern history ). The school teaches five languages which students may choose to learn, including French , German , Italian , Japanese and Mandarin , and the school also offers an EALD (English as an Additional Language or Dialect) program for students who speak English as
162-641: A Sports Academy program which enrolls students into the Sports Development Course of study. The faculty encompasses physical education , sports science , sports development and outdoor education . The Science/IT Faculty offers class subjects such as biology , chemistry , physics and horticulture . It also has courses to do with Information Technology. The Canberra College offers a unique special education unit catering students who have slight to mild intellectual disabilities . With this program, dozens of students who have disabilities at
216-697: A devised theatre piece that they perform at the Adelaide Fringe . The school has a Jazz band which performs at jazz festivals annually, while dance students perform at various dance festivals. These subjects are taught at the Canberra College Performing Arts Centre. The Commerce, Library and Social Sciences (CLASS) Faculty offer subjects for students such as accounting , business , business administration , economics , geography , legal studies , psychology , sociology and social and community work. The school has
270-476: A government school, Garran Primary; a special school for the intellectually disabled , Malkara School and a Catholic school, Sts. Peter & Paul Primary School. Woden Valley (district) Woden Valley ( / ˈ w oʊ d ɪ n / ) is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia . The district is subdivided into divisions ( suburbs ), sections and blocks. The name of Woden Valley
324-559: A new $ 14.5 million project to construct a new facility for the Canberra College which would be a part of the 2014–15 Australian Capital Territory Budget. The facility would include classroom areas, play areas, health clinics, offices, mirroring those facilities already available on the Weston Campus. The new facility was designed to be able to accommodate more than 80 students and their children. The primary purpose of
378-404: A second language. All languages provide beginning, intermediate, continuing, or advanced levels for languages. The Mathematics Faculty only teaches mathematics , but the faculty offers multiple courses. The courses include general mathematics (which is the only accredited course), mathematical applications, mathematical methods and specialist mathematics. The Physical Education Faculty caters
432-611: A student from a school. This new arrangement means students may use an online enroll/transfer form. Students enroll in 5 or 6 subjects, which are either listed as accredited or tertiary, but students regardless of doing accredited packages may enroll in a T subject. In 2009, the Australian Capital Territory adopted the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) which replaced the Universities Admission Index (UAI). In 2013,
486-625: A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology , concerning to understand and apply standard jury instructions there were being developed for possible use for criminal courts in New South Wales . Stirling College was amalgamated with Phillip College in 1997 under one entity, which is now known as the Canberra College. Michael Battenally was appointed as principal in 2019 and replaced George Palavestra. The college has 955 students enrolled. In 2007, 107 students were awarded
540-770: A theatre, a dance studio, a drama studio, a music studio, and many other rooms. The theatre consists of 174 seats, a large stage in which the main stage is 14.12m by 6.38m long, and the Apron is 14.12m by 4.58m. It also consists of a projector with HDMI capabilities and two main FOH lighting bridges. The music studio consists of some recording and practice rooms. The dance studio measures at 15m by 8m, and has sprung parquet Harlequin flooring, and surround sound. The drama studio consists of being 9.8m by 14.3m by 4.5m in size. It contains an enclosed black box theatre, and set lighting rig with Strand Pitt 123/23 soft coverage and specials. Other rooms in
594-401: A vocational certificate and 228 students were the vocational statement of attainment, as well as a UAI of 75%. In 2009, Canberra College won $ 750,000 for its CCCares program. The school beat 1,500 other entrants to win the inaugural Schools First National Impact award. From 28 April 2014, all schools including Canberra College followed a new sort of arrangement of enrolling or transferring
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#1732791827622648-695: A working party led by George Currie was convened, which they presented a report in November 1967 recommending the establishment of an autonomous education authority responsible for all government schools in the Australian Capital Territory. At the same time, an independent education system was being thought of and considered, and the Department of Education and Sciences began canvassing secondary colleges to serve year 11 and year 12 students. In November 1971, Malcolm Fraser established
702-699: A working party recommended the establishment of autonomous education. A Commonwealth Teaching Service was approved in September 1970 to provide teachers in Canberran schools. 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. It was officially opened on 19 March 1997 by
756-654: A working party to review the proposal. Fraser and his working party supported the presented report in 1972. In that same year, a Commonwealth Teaching Service for the ACT was established in April 1972 but was first approved in September 1970. The first secondary schools were in Phillip, Hawker, and Melba. The Canberra College was established in 1976 but was originally known as Phillip College. Stirling College opened in 1977. In 1984, multiple students at Stirling College participated in
810-671: Is also some light industrial development in the town centre. Within the district are a number of community facilities including the Phillip campus of the Canberra College , a secondary school catering to years 11 and 12 (16 – 18 years old); a library, the Woden Youth Centre, and the Canberra Hospital , which is located in the north of the district. In the mid-1920s following World War I , much of
864-552: Is located on Fremantle Drive. Campus facilities include general use laboratories , kitchen classrooms, a gym which is connected to the main building at the Phillip Campus, and the "Asgard Theatre" which is where school assemblies are held, and a lecture theatre, which is situated across from the schools front office. The school also has a canteen (near the Student Services area) and free Wi-Fi facilities for all
918-491: Is represented by: The district is a set of contiguous residential suburbs that surround the Woden Town Centre , which includes a major shopping centre, called Westfield Woden , or more commonly known as Woden Plaza . Woden is also home to the tallest building in Canberra, Lovett Tower , which stands at 22 stories. Lovett Tower and a number of other buildings host staff from Australian Government agencies; there
972-435: Is right next to Phillip Oval and it is also not far from the Canberra Hospital and various playing fields. The school has plenty of computer facilities with both Apple and Windows computers which are easily accessible. The school has its library with its computer facilities and study areas, along with a large choice of books. While all students study for an ACT Year 12 Certificate, students may earn additional awards including
1026-572: Is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by James Murray who named the homestead in October 1837 after the Old English god of wisdom, Woden . He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom. However, historian Harold Koch considers that the name may have its origins in the Aboriginal word for possum, either wadyan or wadhan , influenced in interpretation by
1080-762: The Commonwealth Government in 1911, the district was established in 1966 by the Commonwealth via the gazettal of the Districts Ordinance 1966 (Cth) which, after the enactment of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988, became the Districts Act 1966. This Act was subsequently repealed by the ACT Government and the district is now administered subject to the Districts Act 2002. Woden Valley
1134-586: The IB Diploma , nationally recognised training packages, ASBA's, and the Big Picture program. The College Board is the governing body of the college, which meets nine times a year to discuss issues or matters of interest about or to the college and the ACT government education system. The college has a school counsellor which all students have free access to. The Canberra College Performing Arts Centre (CCPAC)
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#17327918276221188-599: The Minister for Education and Training , Bill Stefaniak . The Canberra College offered the International Baccalaureate diploma in its curriculum until 2017 when it was discontinued for the following year. The college was an IB World School from March 2008. Community interest in Territory education was rising in the 1960s, especially with the increase of student admissions in the ACT. In 1966
1242-562: The Silurian Age. Deakin volcanics purple and green tuff is under the Canberra hospital, around Ingamells Street in the north and the base of Davidson Hill. Deakin Volcanics coarse dark purple rhyodacite is under Fitchett Street and Couvreur Street areas. Deakin Volcanics green grey and purple rhyodacite is in the centre and south of Garran. The Canberra Hospital is located in Garran. The suburb also contains three primary schools:
1296-575: The ACT Mental Illness School Program. The Canberra College runs a Sports Academy and caters students in a wide range of individual and team sports as players, coaches , and umpires . Students who are selected in this program are enrolled into the Sports Development course which gives opportunity to students in taking this field. The following topics are studied in the Sports Development course are: Since
1350-553: The Canberra College offers music as a subject for students, the school allows students to join a musical ensemble , known as the Canberra College Jazz Band. The band is always invited to participate in festivals, community events, and ACT Department events. The jazz band regularly have opportunities to attend the Merimbula and Moruya Jazz Festivals. They have also been invited to perform at events such as
1404-742: The Paving Pathways VET Network 2012 biennial national conference at the National Convention Centre , and have reappeared again at the chief minister's reading awards at the National Gallery of Australia in 2012. In 2012, students and teachers who knew and were friends with a 17-year-old Syrian female student of an expelled Syrian diplomat tried to bring her back to Canberra College in order for her to complete her year 12 education. Former principal John Stenhouse commented saying "someone who we thought
1458-415: The Territory. Its association football club, Woden Valley FC (Woden Rival), is very popular amongst juniors. Woden Valley also has a rugby league team Woden Rams and an Australian rules football team (Woden Blues). It also has a tenpin bowling centre and produced NSW champion and award-winning sports journalist Reagan Murphy, who lived in Garran and attended Woden Valley High School in the 1970s. While
1512-482: The Weston Campus. Canberra College offers many subjects and units that students may wish to study either being accredited or tertiary packages. Some classes will offer both packages. Classes at the college are maintained and administered by seven school faculties that have their staff rooms. These faculties are: The Arts Faculty encompasses subjects such as dance , drama , media , music , music industry , photography and visual art . Students learning drama tour
1566-478: The Woden Valley district was significantly higher than the national average, and similar to the territory average. At the 2021 census, the most common ancestries reported in the Woden Valley area were English (31.7 per cent), Australian (29.4 per cent), Irish (12.9 per cent), Scottish (10.7 per cent) and Indian (4.9 per cent). 40.3 per cent of residents described themselves as having "No Religion", higher than
1620-438: The Woden Valley was granted to returned soldiers under the soldier settlement lease scheme. Four of the earliest homesteads established in the valley were Yamba, Yarra Glen, Melrose and Illoura. Yamba . In 1920, Walter Eddison was granted a soldier settlement lease on the 764 acres (309 ha) Woden Block 132, covering roughly the present-day suburbs of Phillip and Swinger Hill. In 1925, he applied for an additional block and
1674-530: The Yarra Glen median strip near the Carruthers Street overpass was once part of the homestead garden, and the row of large trees to the left (east) of the southbound Yarra Glen offramp were originally a windbreak for the homestead's garden. The main parkway connecting Woden Valley with central Canberra, constructed in 1966, was named Yarra Glenn after the former property. Melrose . Jack Maguire
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1728-527: The area have since been redesigned to avoid future flood casualties. Canberra College 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
1782-573: The construction of the Woden Cemetery (Woden Block 30). Walter's three sons all fought overseas during World War II , and sadly all three were killed and buried overseas. The Yamba homestead was located in the vicinity of present-day 11 Irving Street, Phillip . Eddison Park in Woden is named in honour of the Eddison family. The main north–south arterial road passing to the east of central Woden
1836-688: The first schools in the area, such as Curtin Primary, were overcrowded as surrounding suburbs were developed. The first section of Hindmarsh Drive, connecting Woden Valley with Fyshwick and South Canberra, opened in December 1966. Yarra Glen, connecting Woden Valley with the City, opened in November 1967. At the 2021 census , there were 34,760 people in the Woden Valley district, of these 48.7 per cent were male and 51.3 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4 per cent of
1890-613: The former Stirling College until it was amalgamated with Phillip College in 1997 to form the Canberra College. The campus has been renamed to the Hedley Beare Centre for Teaching and Learning (HBCTL). The site also used to house the Eclipse Program, which focused on year 8, 9 and 10 students who did not perform well in the mainstream high school system, a Brain Gym, and a community library. The CCCares used to operate at
1944-636: The left of where the southbound onramp meets the Parkway marks the former location of the homestead. In the early 1960s the National Capital Development Commission developed plans to establish 10 suburbs in the Woden Valley to house an estimated 55,000 residents. Work commenced on the first two suburbs, Hughes and Curtin , in late-1962. Some of the first homes built in Curtin were advertised for £6,870 to £8,055. Hughes
1998-600: The majority of the destruction caused by the 2003 Canberra bushfires occurred in the Weston Creek district, in the Woden Valley suburbs of Curtin , three houses were destroyed; in Lyons , four houses; and in Torrens , two houses. Curtin, in particular, has been threatened by bushfires several times since its construction. On Australia Day in 1971 a flash flood at Yarra Glen killed seven people. The drains and roads in
2052-402: The median ATAR for the Canberra College was 74.50, which was slightly lower than the ACT average of 77.85. However, Canberra College was among the highest-ranked when it came to several year 12 certificates awarded to graduating students at 365. Canberra College has ranked average during every ATAR result but usually sits slightly below the average. The school was more successful in 2012 when
2106-530: The median ATAR was 79.15 (above the 2012 average of 78.05) with 377 total year 12 certificates awarded to students. Below is a table presenting past ATAR results for the Canberra College: These are the only known principals of Canberra College: Canberra College has two campuses, one in Phillip and one in Stirling . The Phillip Campus is located on Launceston Street and the Weston Campus
2160-425: The national average at 38.4 per cent. Households in the Woden Valley district had a slightly higher than average proportion (27.5 per cent) where a language other than English was spoken at home (national average was 24.8 per cent); and a slightly lower proportion (71.0 per cent) where only English was spoken at home (national average was 72.0 per cent). Woden Valley is a vital area when it comes to sport in
2214-554: The pathway between present-day Theodore Street and James Place, Curtin . Maguire farmed Melrose until 1963 when the land was resumed by the government to establish suburbs in Woden Valley. Melrose Drive and Melrose High School were named after the Maguire's property. Illoura . Thomas Cargill was offered a ten-year soldier settlement lease for the 1,015 acres (411 ha) Woden Block 26A in 1926, which extended from present-day Curtin and Lyons across to present-day North Weston to
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2268-400: The performing arts centre include a kitchenette/box office, unisex toilets, baby change areas, two dressing rooms, shower facilities, and a loading dock. The CCCares is a program at the Canberra College which is housed in the new purpose-built facility at Woden. The program first formally began in 2004 at the former Weston campus at Stirling. In 2012, Chief Minister Katy Gallagher unveiled
2322-523: The population, which was lower than the national and territory averages. The median age of people in the Woden Valley district was 39 years, which was slightly higher than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 17.4 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 50.4 per cent were married and 10.1 per cent were either divorced or separated. The median weekly income for residents within
2376-401: The program is to provide education and support for pregnant and parenting students in the ACT and surrounding regions and to allow them to bring their children to school in an adjunct childcare arrangement. The program is the first and only kind in the world. The new Woden building's construction was completed in late 2014 and was officially opened in 2015. The Weston Campus was the site of
2430-627: The school are provided with education and help to achieve as much opportunity as what mainstream students would have. This program is known as the Futures Program, which is highly respected at the school. Students in the program are able to have partnerships with numerous organisations and governmental institutions to ensure students have realistic training placements for their future. They are also able to participate in music and dance festivals and other skills which would help them develop multiple skills. Canberra College has also participated in
2484-541: The students and staff. It also has metal, wood, and technology workshops. Students have easy access to the Woden Town Centre and the Woden Interchange. Most classrooms are fitted with Smart Boards (Interactive Whiteboards) . Canberra College has two parking grounds, used by school staff and students. Across the road from the college is Edison Park, which is near the Woden Cemetery . Canberra College
2538-491: The term known to English speakers of 'Woden'. In 1964 it was the first satellite city to be built, separate from the district of Canberra Central . It has its own shopping centre, employment opportunities and accommodation with twelve suburbs arranged around the Woden Town Centre . At the 2021 census , the population of the district was 39,279. Following the transfer of land from the Government of New South Wales to
2592-413: The vicinity of the present-day Royal Australian Mint south to include the present-day suburb of Hughes . In 1927, Gifford sold the lease to George Campbell, a descendant of Robert Campbell of Duntroon . George worked the property with his two sons, Robert and Curtis. The Yarra Glen homestead was located near the intersection of present-day Carruthers Street and Yarra Glen, Curtin . The large conifer on
2646-667: The west. In 1928 he sold his lease to Guy Tanner, and the Tanner family continued to farm the area until the property was resumed in the early 1970s. Illoura homestead was located between present-day Tuggeranong Parkway and the edge of the present-day suburb of Curtin, in what is currently known as the Illoura agistment paddocks. The homestead was located just to the southeast of the Tuggeranong Parkway / Cotter Road intersection. A clump of large eucalyptus trees still visible to
2700-406: Was granted a 10-year soldier settler lease for the 994 acres (402 ha) Woden Block 25A in 1926. His block covered much of present-day suburbs of Curtin , Lyons and Chifley . He initially called his property Oakey Hill and used it solely for grazing sheep. He built a home on the property in 1927, and renamed the property Melrose . There is a sign marking the location of the former homestead on
2754-503: Was granted the 1,601 acres (648 ha) Woden Block 28A, which extended further south covering the present-day suburbs of Pearce and Torrens. Walter initially continued to live at his property The Oaks in Queanbeyan while farming his new property, but then established his homestead Yamba on the property in 1926 and worked the land with his three sons, Tom, Keith and Jack. In 1929, 43 acres (17 ha) were withdrawn from block 28A for
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#17327918276222808-407: Was named Yamba Drive in honour of the former property. Yarra Glen . Frank Gifford was granted a soldier settler lease on the 779 acres (315 ha) Woden Block 32 in 1920, and a lease on the adjacent 825 acres (334 ha) Block 39 in 1922, and named his property Yarra Glenn. In August 1925, the two blocks were merged to become the smaller 1,200 acres (490 ha) Block 27A, which extended from
2862-427: Was officially declared open on 9 May 1964. Chifley and Lyons were the next suburbs to be developed (1965), followed by Garran , Pearce and Torrens (1966), Mawson , Farrer and Phillip (1966), O'Malley (1973) and Isaacs (1986). By late-1965, in the earlier stages of Woden Valley's development, there were complaints from local residents that the new suburbs lacked shopping and recreational facilities, and
2916-643: Was opened at Canberra College in 2012. The project cost was an estimated $ 9.35 million to complete. The CCPAC complements programs such as the Step into The Limelight and the Instrumental Music Program. ACT Education Minister Chris Bourke officially opened the Canberra College Performing Arts Centre. The Canberra College Performing Arts Centre was one of many buildings in 2013 to win the 2013 Australian Capital Territory Architectural Award. The CCPAC contains multiple studios and facilities. It has
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