From the Ground UpTaking Albert Park College from forced closure to Australia's School of the Year In 2006, Albert Park College, a public secondary school in inner city Melbourne, was closed after a dramatic loss in confidence caused enrolments to plummet. Devastated yet determined, parents rallied and convinced the education department to give the school a second chance. The old buildings were bulldozed, and a new school began to take shape. At the same time,