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Location Profile

The town of Rushworth was established during the gold rush in 1853. It is surrounded by several larger towns all within one hour¿s drive, including Bendigo to the south-west, Echuca to the north-west and Shepparton to the north-east. Rushworth P-12 College was formed in 1996 when Rushworth Primary School and Rushworth Secondary College merged. The school is currently situated on the original Rushworth school site, which opened its doors in 1872. In 2024 major capital works were completed, which endowed the college with a new Science and Technology building that provides three teaching spaces in Science, Food Technology and Product Design Technology, with a fourth general classroom space for theory work. The college also invested in developing the grounds with a further landscaped recreational areas and a dedicated Agriculture and Horticulture space. Just over 60% of students are bussed into the College from the surrounding smaller towns of Stanhope, Colbinabbin, Nagambie, Harston, Redcastle, Mt. Camel and Murchison. They travel on average twice as far as students in the state and region, and higher than the LGA average. The College is a large employer and major resource for local people and the College¿s success is of vital importance to local communities. The student population continues to grow in 2025 currently at 174 students in the primarily in secondary year levels, and was 150 in 2024, with a ratio of 44% female to 56% male students, among which are an indigenous population of 18%. 

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