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Ringwood Secondary College, located in the gateway to the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, is a school of 1420 students from Years 7 to 12, drawn from more than 40 primary schools including from out of the local area. Enrolments have steadily increased and there is strong demand for entry at all year levels.

The college is a member of the Maroondah Network of secondary colleges, the Maroondah Education Coalition (MEC) as a Leading School and the Eastland Cluster for VET. It has been a leader in Innovation and Next Practice, a CeLL school providing leadership and professional learning for other schools, and a trial school in the ‘Students at the Centre’ pilot for the development and roll-out of the Ultranet.

There are over a hundred teaching staff at the college plus one principal and three assistant principals. Almost 25% of the teaching staff are part-time, and the staffing complement includes ten instrumental music teachers. The teaching staff is supported by about 30 non-teaching staff, most of whom work part time in the areas of administration, the library, integration, science, home economics and the canteen. The college also has an ICT team which provides specialist technical and computer support and the student services team is supported by a nurse, youth worker, social worker and guidance officer.

The College has three sub-schools:  junior, middle and senior; each with its own coordinator who leads a team of year level coordinators and form teachers. The curriculum is managed by teaching and learning leaders, and curriculum program coordinators (CPCs).

The college attracts a strong level of parent participation.  Parents:

• are active members of the School Council and its committees
• participate on one of the five parent support groups 
• regularly contribute to working bees