▁school ▁is ▁a ▁lead ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁' Tra de ▁School s ▁for ▁the ▁Future ' ▁program ▁that ▁enables ▁students ▁from ▁Year ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁gain ▁practical ▁skills ▁for ▁work ▁while ▁they ▁are ▁still ▁at ▁school . ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁school ▁offers ▁ 1 4 ▁V ET ▁certific ates , ▁five ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁available ▁to ▁secondary ▁students . ▁The ▁secondary ▁campus ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁school , ▁Years ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁senior ▁school , ▁Years ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 2 . ▁Ad ult ▁students ▁study ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁pre - S ACE , ▁S ACE , ▁certificate , ▁pre - univers ity ▁and ▁voc ational ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁adult ▁campus . ▁Stud ents ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁are ▁c ater ed ▁for ▁with ▁individual ▁programs ▁within ▁the ▁purpose - built ▁Dis ability ▁Unit , ▁called ▁the ▁Fl ato ▁Centre . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁Mitchell ▁Park ▁Boys ▁Techn ical ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁became ▁co - ed uc ational ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁The ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁Gl eng ow rie ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Mitchell ▁Park ▁Boys ▁Techn ical ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁be ▁renamed ▁Hamilton , ▁after ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁family , ▁prominent ▁win eg row ers ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁▁ ▁Hamilton ▁Second ary ▁College ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁space ▁school ▁program , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁facility ▁that ▁cost ▁ 5