Staughton College

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Staughton College is a secondary school in Melbourne, Australia. It was established as Melton Technical School in 1979 focusing on technical education. The school also used the name of Wilson Park Secondary College following the reorganisation of Victoria, whereby all schools became comprehensive.

The school is located on Wilson Road in Melton South next to the Melton Campus of Victoria University, Australia

It draws the majority of its students from the local primary schools; Melton South Primary School, Coburn Primary School and St Anthony of Padua Primary School

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The school, a retains little of its technical college past but has facilities for education in technology such as woodworking, electronics, robotics and foods. The school has an extensive music program and offers subjects over a range of disciplines. The school community changed its name to Staughton College in the early 2000s. The school is named after Simon Staughton an early pioneer within the Exford district of Melton.

The school has had fluctuations in both student numbers reflected in the demographics of the region. A number of students have gone on to tertiary education at prestigious universities within Melbourne.

Since the transformation of the education system under the government of Steve Bracks the school has introduced VCAL and VET units alongside the Victorian Certificate of Education These developments have enabled students to learn a range of skills to prepare them to enter the workforce.

The school has been classified as underrepresented in the tertiary sector for quite a while in relation to Victorian Universities Special Access and Entry Scheme. As such, students who apply for tertiary study through VTAC.