Murrayville Community College

Murraville Community College
Location
Murrayville, Victoria
Australia
Information
Type Government School
Denomination None
Headmaster Hilary Thiele
Years 7-12
Enrolment 116 (66 girls, 50 boys)
Campus Francis St Campus
Colour(s) Blue, White & Navy             
Slogan providing an ideal environment for the development of young minds
Website school website

Murrayville Community College is a State P-12 School located in the north western corner of the Mallee in Murrayville, Victoria.The school is the second most remote school in Victoria with 116 [1] students attending the college from the Murrayville District, and Pinnaroo, South Australia and the nearest high school over 130 km away in Ouyen, Victoria. The College staff aim to provide a full range of opportunities for all students and to ensure they are not disadvantaged by their location. The school is heavily funded by the state government as to compensate for the notable isolation, and the college offers distance education programmes for students. The college participates as part of the Triple M (Murrayville, Managatang, and Werrimul) secondary school team in Regional sporting events such as swimming, athletics, and winter sports. Notable alumni include olympic basketballer Rachael Sporn.

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