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| Belmont High School | |
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 Administration building | |
| Address | |
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Rotherham Street , , 3216 | |
| Coordinates | 38°10′37″S144°19′46″E / 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 |
| 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 [2] and as of 2019, it has an enrolment of over 1300 students from years 7 to 12. [3]
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]
There is a new Science-Technology centre called 'BioLab' that was completed in 2010 that is accessible for schools throughout Geelong to utilise.
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.
On the 8 August 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. On 19 April 2018 a shooting threat sent the school into lockdown. Police attended the school and upon realising that the threat was a hoax. Students were briefed on the situation and the day continued as normal. [5]
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