Gladstone Park Secondary College is a public state school in Melbourne, Australia founded in 1974.
Introduction
The school has around More than 1600 students, a figure which has remained roughly constant for over a decade. When it first opened, Gladstone Park Secondary School (GPSC) quickly became the largest school in terms of matriculated students within a 10 km radius, a position which it still holds today.
School life
The school has a special disability partnership with the local TAFE institutes, where most GPSC graduates enrol to do apprenticeships or diplomas.
Facilities
The school grounds contain many sports facilities including a football and soccer oval, outdoor basketball and netball courts, cricket nets and an outdoor hockey/ futsal pitch. There is an indoor sports centre with two basketball courts, squash courts and gym facilities. The school library is open to students and the public.
A joint senior school office and year 12 study centre building opened in 2017.
Notable alumni
- Sport
- Jordan Bannister – Former Australian rules football player and umpire
- Corey McKernan – Former Australian rules footballer
- Shaun McKernan – AFL Footballer
- Australian Defence Force
- Cameron Baird – recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia.
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