Belmont High School (Victoria)
| Belmont High School | |
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Rotherham Street , , 3216 | |
| Coordinates | 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 |
| Faculty | Several |
| Years offered | 7-12 |
| Enrolment | 1200+ (2009) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Green & White |
| Website | www |
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
- Chrissy Amphlett, lead singer of the Divinyls[5]
- Esther Anderson, Gold Logie nominated actress who portrays Charlie Buckton on Home and Away
- Mark Blake, AFL footballer for the Geelong Football Club
- Madison Browne, Melbourne Vixens and Australian Diamonds netballer
- Jeff Lang, blues guitar virtuoso and ARIA award winning musician
- Adrian Leijer, Olympic Olyroo Representative and Melbourne Victory player
- Steven King, AFL footballer for the St Kilda Football Club and previous captain of and premiership player for the Geelong Football Club
- Tim O'Neill, CFL player
- Jacqui Newland, X Factor Australia season 3 Top 10 finalist
- Ezekiel Ox, lead singer of Mammal
- Scott Thompson, AFL footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club
- Dave Thornton, Comedian and regular panellist of The Project
- Denis Walter, Australian media personality and singer
- Billy Baxter, Coodabeens, Hollowmen
- Ian Cover, Coodabeens
- Andrew Katos Member for South Barwon in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010.
References
- ^ a b Victorian Government Schools: Belmont High School
- ^ http://www.bhs.vic.edu.au/pdf/Annual_Report_2007.pdf
- ^ "Belmont High celebrates school's upgraded look". Geelong Advertiser. www.geelongadvertiser.com.au. October 12, 2007. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
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- ^ The Age: Pleasure and pain of a rock'n'roll life - November 12, 2005