Swinburne Senior Secondary College’s Alumni program
In 2024 Swinburne Senior Secondary College started an alumni program to connect with former students.
The program helps past students stay in touch with the school via our social media channels, school events, newsletters and other communication. We also invite past students back to school to talk about their pathway after Year 12 and to give practical tips about study and work.
Sign up to Swinny’s alumni program
If you’re a former Swinburne Senior Secondary College student or went to one of its foundation schools, we would like to stay in touch. Sign up here to join the school’s alumni network.
Swinburne Senior Secondary College’s history goes back to 1913
Today’s school traces its origins to the Boys’ Junior Technical School established in 1913 under the auspices of the Swinburne Technical College. In the intervening years a girls’ technical school, a junior school and various alternative settings have come and gone.
The Swinburne Senior Secondary College alumni network therefor also covers former schools like Swinburne Secondary College, Swinburne Community School, Swinburne Boys’ and Girls’ Junior Technical School, The Annexe and Swinburne Technical College.
Over the years Swinny alumni have made headlines
Some of these headline-making alumni include:
- Reginald Ansett – founder of Ansett Airways. Reginald attended one of Swinny’s foundation schools Swinburne Technical School.
- Jarni Blakkarly – investigative journalist and winner of the 2016 Student Walkley Award
- Chloe Booker – journalist and Walkley finalist
- Andrew Burles – visual effects artist known for his work on movies like Thor: Love and Thunder
- Aaron Donato –co-owner of Melbourne gourmet pie shop Pie Thief and the craft beer hangout Bar Josephine
- Tim Fawcett – Director of Government Affairs at Cisco Australia and New Zealand and a former director of the Diversity Council of Australia. Tim attended one of Swinny’s foundation schools Swinburne Technical College.
- Jane Gazzo – radio and TV presenter, DJ, voice artist and winner of the 2023 Australian Women in Music award for music journalism
- Marieke Hardy – writer, broadcaster, television producer and actress
- Lauren Jones – Director of Social, Influencer and Community for the toy giant Mattel (owner of the Barbie brand) during launch of Greta Gerwig’s iconic Barbie movie
- Georgia Maq – lead singer of Australian punk-rock band Camp Cope, nominated for a a slew of awards, including the ARIA Best Rock Album in 2018
- Mary McQueen – artist with worked featured in the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Mary attended one of Swinny’s foundation schools Swinburne Technical College
- Daniel Pollock – actor known for roles in films like Romper Stomper
- Bethany Whitmore – actress known for roles such as Greta in Girl Asleep in 2015 and Blanch Gifford in the 2018 adaption of Picnic at Hanging Rock
This alumni program is part of a bigger picture
The alumni program at Swinburne Senior Secondary College is part of a broader, not-for-profit program called Ourschool that helps public high schools build and grow their alumni communities.
Contact Swinburne Senior Secondary College’s alumni program coordinator
Email the school’s alumni program coordinator at alumni@sssc.vic.edu.au
You can also follow the school’s alumni program and send direct messages on Instagram or Facebook.