Heathdale Christian College
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| Heathdale Christian College | |
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| Location | |
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| , , 175 Derriumut Road, Werribee, VIC 3030 | |
| Coordinates | 37°52′52″S 144°40′52″E / 37.881°S 144.681°E |
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| Type | private school, Christian, co-educational |
| Motto | Belong, Believe, Become |
| Denomination | Non-denominational Christianity |
| Established | 1982 |
| Founder | Reverend Joe Westlake |
| Chairman | Matthew Wilson |
| Principal | Ross Grace |
| Staff | 343 |
| Teaching staff | 209 |
| Grades | K–12 (P–12 at the Melton campus) |
| Nursery years taught | Kindergarten and Prep. |
| Primary years taught | K–6 |
| Secondary years taught | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 2085 (as of 2023, with 1729 from Werribee, and 356 from Melton.)[1] |
| Average class size | 25–28 |
| Hours in school day | For K-6, the normal school day is 8:30 am to 3:10 pm, whereas for years 7-12, the normal school day is from 8:40 am to 3:20 pm. |
| Houses | Carey, Judson, Stanway, Taylor |
| Colours | Red, white, navy blue |
| Test average | 72.13% average ATAR from the class of 2024. |
| Website | heathdale.vic.edu.au |
| Last updated: 8 November 2025 | |
Heathdale Christian College is a private, non-denominational, Christian, co-educational school with its main campus being in Werribee, in the western suburbs of Melbourne, and another smaller campus in Melton. (Both in Victoria, Australia.)
Heathdale Werribee Campus offers classes for students at all levels, kindergarten to VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education). The college also offers Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) to Year 11 and 12 students.
The current total student enrolment is 2334 across both campuses as of 2024, with 1849 coming from their larger Werribee campus, and 485 coming from their Melton Campus. They boast 343 staff, both teaching and non-teaching including admin, and maintenance. Most students reside in the western suburbs of Melbourne. The current Executive Principal of Heathdale Christian College is Ross Grace, and the Principal of the school's Melton campus is Iain Belot.[2]
Heathdale's Melton Campus commenced in 2014 with students in Prep to Year 4 and has now grown to accept students from Prep to Year 12.[3]
The school has a variety of co-curricular program that includes activities such as debating, public speaking, Battle of the Bands, general knowledge competitions, spelling bees, choral competitions, chess and various other activities both academic, and sport related.
The senior year levels (9–12) have the opportunity to compete in a yearly inter-school sports and cultural competition with Tyndale Christian School to win the "Dale Cup", while Year 8 students have the opportunity to compete in a yearly inter-school sports and cultural competition with King's College. (This may be outdated.)
We also have house competitions which earn us house points, to make the house colours more unique and different whilst making it incredibly competitive and fun for students at Heathdale.
Growth/Awards
In 2024, Heathdale Christian College was awarded The Age's ‘Schools that Excel’ award. This award recognises schools that have drastically improved their VCE scores, and is given to only 10 schools across Victoria - one government and once independent school from 5 regions across the state.[4][5][6]
