Bendigo Senior Secondary College

The Bendigo Continuation School opened on 27 April 1907, with the aim of preparing students for entry into the public service, teacher training, university or other education. In 1990, the school was renamed as Bendigo Senior Secondary College. In 2025, the school appointed its first female principal, Kylie Hand. Hand replaced former principal Dale Pearce, the longest-serving principal of the college, who held the position since 2006. ==Notable achievements and projects ==

In 2001, Bendigo Senior Secondary College was the first government school in the world to be accredited with the Council of International Schools. In 2011, BSSC was bench-marked again and welcomed international scrutiny. NETschool is an extension of BSSC and offers VCE and VET. It provides curriculum access for 15–18 year-old students who have been outside mainstream schooling or training. BSSC also runs an online program which they deliver the college program through. It was set up to help students in other schools in Victoria. This program is expected to continue to expand in the future. Politics • Nicola Rosenblum, former High Commissioner to Brunei and the youngest head of mission to date • Jeff Tho (born Jeffery Tho, 1988), Australian representative at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games in badminton • Glenn Warfe (born 1984), Australian representative to the 2012 Olympic Games in badminton{{cite web • Nick Dal Santo (born 1984), former AFL footballer for St Kilda and North Melbourne , senior coach of St Kilda's AFL Women's team . ==Buildings==

• James King Hall – Started in 1929 and completed in 1930. The building was named after Headmaster James King who served between September 1907 to the end of 1923. • Ron Lake Building – Opened in 1994. The current building stands on the ground where the caretaker residence used to be, which had a tennis court and playing ground. • Supreme Court – Started in 1858 and used to 1896. Then turned into Bendigo Continuation School in 1907 until 1912. Then Bendigo Teachers College in 1929 until 1958. Then in 1959 it became part of Bendigo High School / Bendigo Senior Secondary College. • The Police Barracks – Completed in 1860 and served until 1920. From 1941, it was used by Bendigo High School as an Art Room until 1967. In 1999, it was refurbished and leased to Bendigo Senior Secondary College. • Old Gold Quadrangle – Original School Building completed in 1870 and new additions completed in 1914. The Quadrangle was used for school assemblies for many years. • Alexander Wing – Opened in 1967 in celebration of the school's diamond jubilee and was named after former student and principal Charles Alexander. It was later renovated in 2017 to include a new VCAL centre, library, classrooms and study areas. • The Commonwealth Science Building – Opened 1977 with help from the Commonwealth science grant. The ground floor originally had 2 science rooms. It was extended in 1996 to house the library, the first floor housed the library from 1977 until 1996 when it was converted to the multimedia centre. In 2018 the ground floor was renovated into 4 new classrooms, study area, and renamed to the Business Center. ==Landmarks==

• King Memorial Gates – erected in 1933. Erected in memory of James King with the inscription Non Omnis Moriar ("I Shall Not Wholly Die"). This was the main entrance of the school until 1957. • Memorial Gates and Memorial Steps – started 1956 and completed 1957. It was built as a war memorial to "those members of the school who served and suffered that our way of life might be preserved". ==Awards and nominations==

Australian Training Awards School Pathways to VET Awards VET in Schools Excellence Awards ==See also==