The School
The school has about 1,000 students. The school has an innovative curriculum, with the most notable feature being its Vertical Modular Grouping (VMG) system and also offers 2 other levels - Year 7, and VCE. One of the school's teachers received a state award for innovative teaching in 2008. The school has received a federal grant for a literacy and numeracy program. A new, innovative program called "Learning to Learn" was implemented in 2009.
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