Gladstone Park Secondary College

Gladstone Park Secondary College is a public state school in Melbourne, Australia founded in 1974.

Introduction

The school has around More than 1600 students, a figure which has remained roughly constant for over a decade. When it first opened, Gladstone Park Secondary School (GPSC) quickly became the largest school in terms of matriculated students within a 10 km radius, a position which it still holds today.^{[citation needed]}

School life

The school has a special disability partnership with the local TAFE institutes, where most GPSC graduates enrol to do apprenticeships or diplomas.

Facilities

The school grounds contain many sports facilities including a football and soccer oval, outdoor basketball and netball courts, cricket nets and an outdoor hockey/ futsal pitch. There is an indoor sports centre with two basketball courts, squash courts and gym facilities. The school library is open to students and the public.

A joint senior school office and year 12 study centre building opened in 2017.

Notable alumni

Sport

• Jordan Bannister – Former Australian rules football player and umpire^[2]
• Corey McKernan – Former Australian rules footballer
• Shaun McKernan – AFL Footballer

Australian Defence Force

• Cameron Baird – recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia.^[3]

References