The centenary of state secondary education in Warragul will be recognised with a week of special events and celebrations in August 2011.

The celebrations will include an open day at the College on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August, a Centenary Dinner at Lardner Park on Saturday that evening and the launch of a history of one hundred years of ‘schooling on the hill’.

Secondary schooling ‘on the hill’ began in Warragul in 1911 with the establishment of the Warragul Agricultural High School;  in the late 1930’s it became the Warragul High School;  in 1959 the Warragul Technical School opened;  in 1993 the High and Technical (then known as Warragul Secondary College) Schools merged to form Warragul Regional College.

We want as many past students and staff as possible of the schools on the hill to will participate in the centenary celebrations.
It is an all-encompassing celebration.  Last year was the fiftieth anniversary of the Warragul Technical School;  the centenary will provide a great opportunity for the students of the Tech School to celebrate its significant contribution to State secondary schooling in Warragul,  as well as for the past students of the High School and, more recently, the Warragul Regional College to remember their time at their school.

The College Council has established a sub-committee to co-ordinate the celebrations.  Interested past students and staff of the High School,  the Technical School, and the Regional College are invited to join in planning the celebrations.
The sub-committee is hoping news of the centenary celebrations will be spread far and wide.  You are encouraged to tell any friends or relatives who attended the school,  but have moved from Warragul,  of what is being planned and to ask them to register their interest.

A data base of the past students and staff of the schools and their contact details is being created.  Information on the centenary program will be forwarded to every person whose contact details are known once the program have been finalized.
Many people may have photographs and other memorabilia of their time at school ‘on the hill’ that may not be in the College’s archive.  It would be appreciated if those photographs could be copied or the memorabilia lent to the College for inclusion in a display during the celebrations.

If you can help in this regard, please indicate your willingness by filling out the form ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ),  and a member of the sub-committee will contact you in due course.