Canberra College

The Canberra College is an Australian Capital Territory public school, which educates students from year 11 to year 12. It has two campuses, one in the Woden Valley, which is near the Woden Town Centre and one in Stirling, situated in Weston Creek. As of 2014, the principal is George Palavestra, who was previously the principal of Melrose High School. Its postcode is 2606.The school was founded in 1976 under the name of the Phillip College after secondary schools were in demand while a working party recommended the establishment of an autonomous education. A Commonwealth Teaching Service was approved in September 1970 to provide teachers in Canberran schools. The name of the school was changed and reopened under the name of the Canberra College in 1997, after the Stirling College in Stirling amalgamated with the Phillip College. It was officially opened on 19 March 1997 by the Minister for Education and Training, Bill Stefaniak.The Canberra College offers and supports the International Baccalaureate in their curriculum. The college has been an IB World School since March 2008.