Belmont High School (Victoria)
Public high school in Belmont, Victoria, Australia
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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.[2] As of 2019, it had an enrolment of over 1300 students from years 7 to 12.[3]
| Belmont High School | |
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Rotherham Street , , 3216 | |
| Coordinates | 38.1769413°S 144.3295705°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Strive for the Highest |
| Established | 1955 |
Principal | Joshua Baker[1] |
| Faculty | Several |
Years offered | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 5243 5355 (2019) |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colours | Green & white |
| Website | www |
Location and facilities
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".[4]
A new Science-Technology centre called 'BioLab' was completed in 2010, and is accessible for schools throughout Geelong to utilise.
Curriculum
The school offers a programme which includes a core curriculum in years 7 to 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.[2] 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 8 August 2008, a fire swept through a portable classroom. It took 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 the 2011 holidays.
On 19 April 2018, a shooting threat sent the school into lockdown. Police discovered that the threat was a hoax. Students were briefed on the situation and the day continued as normal.[5]
Notable alumni
- Esther Anderson, Gold Logie-nominated actress who portrays Charlie Buckton on Home and Away[6]
- Portia de Rossi, actress[7]
- Cheryl Baker, opera singer[8][verification needed]
- Mark Blake, AFL player[9]
- Kelsey Browne, netballer[10]
- Madison Browne, netballer[11]
- Peter Coleman-Wright, opera singer[8][verification needed]
- Ian Cover, Coodabeens
- Brooke Davis, author[12]
- Darcy Fort, AFL player for Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions
- Adrian Leijer, Olympic Olyroo representative and Melbourne Victory player
- Tim O'Neill, CFL player
- Jasper Pittard, AFL player for North Melbourne and Port Adelaide[13]