Lyndhurst Secondary College

Lyndhurst Secondary College
Address
950 South Gippsland Highway Cranbourne 3977, VIC Australia
Coordinates	38°4′29″S 145°16′13″E / 38.07472°S 145.27028°ECoordinates: 38°4′29″S 145°16′13″E / 38.07472°S 145.27028°E
Information
Type	State, Secular Co-Ed
Motto	"Commitment Excellence Integrity"
Established	1988
Principal	Warren Wills
Grades	7-12
Enrolment	>1,100[1]
Colour(s)	blue and white
Website	www.lyndhurst.vic.edu.au

Lyndhurst Secondary College is a co-educational secondary school, located in Cranbourne North, Victoria, Australia, which is approximately 40 km south east of Melbourne.

History

Founded in 1988 as Cranbourne Meadows Technical School, the curriculum consisted mainly of technical classes, such as Automotive, Textiles, Wood & Metal Work, Ceramics, Home Economics and more. When technical schools began to fall out of use, the school changed its name to Lyndhurst Secondary College.

School profile

Lyndhurst's student body consists of around 1100 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

The School Colors are based on uniform colors, blue and white. For sporting activities, students are divided into houses. These houses and their colors are: Red - Hale, White - Sayers, Green - Kettner, Gold - Flintoff. The school offers both VCE and VCAL pathways in the senior years.

Notable Alumni

Football

Justin Berry - Carlton (VFL), Frankston Dolphins (VFL), Springvale (VFL), South Adelaide (SANFL)

Brock Honeysett - Springvale (VFL) *

Tim Fielder - Frankston Dolphins (VFL), Port Adelaide (SANFL) *

Marc Holt - Frankston Dolphins (VFL)

Stuart Morrish - Casey Scorpions (VFL)

• Indigenous Team Representative

Basketball

Andrew Looke - Townsville (NBL)

Cricket

Jade Herrick - Wellington (NZ), Victoria (SS), Melbourne Renegades (BB)

Entertainment

Brooke Robertson (née Aust) - Actress, Model

References

1. "Newsletter 11th June 2008" (PDF). Lyndhurst Secondary College. Retrieved 21 November 2008.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=266386