Belmont High School (Victoria)

Belmont High School
Address
Rotherham Street
Belmont, Victoria, 3216
Australia
Coordinates 38°10′37″S 144°19′46″E / 38.1769413°S 144.3295705°ECoordinates: 38°10′37″S 144°19′46″E / 38.1769413°S 144.3295705°E
Information
Type Public high school
Motto Strive for the Highest
Established 1955
Principal Garry Schultz
Assistant principals Scott Hucker
Melissa McAlpine
Michael Caccamo
Faculty Several
Years offered 7-12
Enrolment 1200+ (2009)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s) Green & White
Website www.bhs.vic.edu.au

Administration building

Belmont High School is an Australian public high school located in Belmont, Victoria, a suburb in the city of Geelong. It is one of the largest public schools in Geelong. The school was established in 1955[1] and as of 2009, it has an enrolment of over 1200 students from years 7 to 12.[2]

The school has been progressively refurbished, with the most recent work costing $6.66 million and comprising new administration and staff areas, canteen, and four 'learning centres'.[3]

There is currently a new VET Science-Technology room in planning to be completed in 2010.

Curriculum

The school offers a programme which includes a core curriculum in years 7 - 8 (English, Mathematics, Science, Italian, Indonesian, Technology, Arts, Studies of Society and Environment, Health and Physical Education). At years 9 to 12 a wide range of pathways are available. These include the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Vocational Education Training (VET), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and school-based apprenticeships.

Belmont High School is one of 37 Victorian Government secondary schools providing a Select Entry Accelerated Learning Programme to address the learning needs of their gifted and high potential students.[1] This allows these students to begin VCE subjects in Year 9 and complete school a year earlier if they wish.

The school also offers specialised programmes catering for international students.

Incidents

On the August 8, 2008 a fire swept through a portable classroom, taking firefighters 40 minutes to control the blaze and another 90 minutes to fully damp down the site. One portable classroom was destroyed. There was also a fire in a science room, causing damage that had to be fixed over the start of 2011 holidays.[4]

Notable alumni

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