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Hawker College

Field	Value
name	Hawker College
logo_size	270px
image	School front hawker College.jpg
caption	Hawker College front entrance
image_size	260px
motto	A Community of Learning
streetaddress	Murranji Street, Hawker
city	Canberra
state	Australian Capital Territory
postcode	2614
country	Australia
coordinates
schooltype	College
established
principal	Lyndall Henman
grades	11 and 12
enrolment	Non-selective
colours	Navy blue, teal
website	http://www.hawkerc.act.edu.au/
campus	Urban

Hawker College is a senior secondary college in Hawker, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra. It caters to students completing their final two years of secondary education, and offers a wide range of curriculum choices.

Established in 1976, Hawker has a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for students from year 11 through to year 12.

History

Hawker College is located on the site of the original Kama Homestead.

Construction of Hawker College, which was undertaken at a cost of $3.3 million by Jennings Industries Ltd, began in January 1973 and was completed in December 1975. The college was formed shortly after the ACT Government developed its own education system—the new system meant that public high schools would only teach from grade 7 to 10, and that grades 11 and 12 would be completed at a separate college. Hawker was established and enrolled its first students in 1976 and the school's first Year 12 Certificates were presented in December 1977.

Campus

The college campus is located in the suburb of Hawker, Canberra. The campus is in close proximity to public ovals and local shops Faculties of the college include: library, visual and performing arts studio, professional theatre, media facilities, information technology facilities, gymnasium, fully equipped training restaurant and kitchen, training coffee shop, sports oval, tennis courts, modern laboratories and science facilities, design drawing facilities, fully equipped wood area for furniture and construction and cafeteria.

Principals

John M Edmunds: 1976–1983
Bill F Donovan: 1984–1991
Sandra J Lambert: 1992–1995
Terry R O’Keeffe: 1996–2002
Richard Powell: 2002–2008
Stephen Gwilliam: 2008–2012
Peter Sollis: 2013–2015
Frank Keighley (acting): 2015–2016
Andy Mison: 2016–2021
Lyndall Henman: 2022–current

Notable alumni

Yvette Berry, Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
Rob Beveridge, basketball coach
Bradley Clyde, rugby league player
John De Margheriti, engineer and entrepreneur
Lin Hatfield Dodds, social policy expert
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, film critic and author
Gary Eck, comedian and actor
Simon Holmes, guitarist
Andrew McFadden, rugby league coach and former player
Karen Middleton, journalist
Rhys Muldoon, actor
Sally Ninham, historian and former rower
Fiona Patten, politician
Sara Zwangobani, actress

References

"Oswald Henry Dixon".
(19 December 1975). "College handed over". The Canberra Times.
(14 December 1977). "First Hawker graduates". The Canberra Times.
(17 November 1987). "Hawker has fine record". [[The Canberra Times]].

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