DICKSON COLLEGE

'Dickson College' is a two-year secondary college located in the Canberra suburb of Dickson, Australian Capital Territory. It was created in 1976 when Dickson High School closed.
It was set to close after being announced as the sole college in the city to be closed for the Towards 2020 plan, but fortunately was spared when the final decision was made.

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Notable alumni

External link

See also

★ List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory

Notable alumni

★ Andrew Lance, Short List for Young Australian of the Year 2006

★ Sebastian Abjorensen, assisting solicitor in the Mabo v Queensland (1988) native title case. Also ran for Mayor of Queanbeyan in the 2006 local elections gaining 37 per cent of the vote. 5 per cent short of beating Frank Panggallo for the position.

★ Lorenzo White, received an award of recognition from the United Nations for his contribution to the struggle for human rights in South America (2007)

★ Jackie Chan

★ Garth Nix, prominent Australian author of young adult fantasy novels

★ Stuart Dovers, Plaintiff who successfully sued the New South Wales government for damages after having his name appear on the ''Sex offender register'' after being found guilty of related offenses.

External link

★ Dickson College website