College History
WERRIBEE HIGH SCHOOL | WERRIBEE SECONDARY COLLEGE
Werribee Secondary College (established in 1956 as Werribee High School) was the first secondary school to open in the Wyndham area. This story of Werribee High School explains the history of schooling in Werribee, and was written to commemorate the official opening of the school in 1961.
Following it’s opening, the school continued to grow. In 1982, the ECA centre was completed, broadening the capabilities of the school. 2000 saw the name change to Werribee Secondary College officially registered, and was also when the college’s International Student Program first launched. In 2004, a fire at the college destroyed many of the original buildings. Determined to rebuild and move forward stronger, in 2006 the college was first accredited with the Council of International Schools (CIS), and in 2009 became the first Victorian Government school authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). We invite you to browse the media archives below to view more from the early years of our college history.
Over The Years
1950’s
1960’s
1970’s
1980’s
1990+ coming soon
We encourage past students and staff of Werribee High School, Werribee Secondary College, or local Werribee community to contribute to this page. If you have any related historical images or memorabilia you would like to contribute please feel welcome to submit your items via email or post. Please ensure all emails/packages and enclosed items are clearly labelled.
All school photos on this page have been collected by private volunteers and are intended for viewing and enjoyment by past students, families, staff and the Werribee community. Due to the nature of the images, Werribee Secondary College (Werribee High School) is not responsible for the accuracy or omission of any photos or information displayed. Please do not publicly redistribute these images without prior permission. Upon request, the school will remove any images or press articles featured on this site, however, as the majority of imagery was collated via external social media pages not belonging to the school, the school cannot be responsible for the images displayed elsewhere online.
Werribee Secondary College would like to publicly acknowledge and thank Mr Colin Foot, Werribee High School student 1956-1959, for his tireless efforts in collating the majority of the historical media shown on this site. Mr Foot also donated his personal collection of items to the college for display purposes.