Alia College
| Alia College | |
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| File:Alialogo.jpg | |
| Location | |
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North-Eastern Victoria | |
| Coordinates | 37°50′36″S 145°02′42″E / 37.8433°S 145.045°E |
| Information | |
| Principal | Robert Morgan |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Number of students | 65[1] |
| Education system | VCE[3] |
| Campuses | 1 |
| Website | www.alia.vic.edu.au |
Alia College is an independent secondary school in Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia. Advertising itself as a "non rule-based school",[4] Alia College does not have a school uniform, allows its students to leave the school premises and does not impose any formal punishments such as detentions. Despite this unorthodox approach, however, Alia teaches a standard curriculum, with Latin being a compulsory subject (7-9).[5][4]
In 2007, after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal's finding that the school had an "anarchistic nature", Education Minister John Lenders initiated an inquiry into the school.[6] On its website, Alia denies this, stating that "‘Open and fair minded’ would be a better description. But our approach might seem 'anarchistic' when people hear of our "no rules" approach."[4]
In 2013, Alia College was in the top five schools by Year 9 NAPLAN results in the Reading, Spelling, and Grammar and Punctuation categories.[7]
References
- ^ "Alia College", School Choice.
- ^ State Register - Alia College Limited, Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority, 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Alia College - 2014 Information Relating to the School", Alia College, 21 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "FAQ", Alia College.
- ^ "Alia Secondary College vs Mainstream Schools", Alia College.
- ^ "'Anarchist' school facing state inquiry", The Australian, 11 June 2007.
- ^ "Alia Top NAPLAN", Alia College.