Hillcrest Secondary College

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Coordinates 37°40′51″S144°54′49″E / 37.68083°S 144.91361°E / -37.68083; 144.91361
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Years7-12
Enrollment420 +
Education system VCE, VCAL and VET
Campuses1

Hillcrest Secondary College was a Victorian Government secondary college. [1] The college was located in Broadmeadows a largely working class suburb of Melbourne, Australia. [2] Hillcrest provided a comprehensive education from years 7 through to 12 offering both VCE and VCAL qualifications at Year 11 and 12 levels.

Hillcrest ceased to exist after a merger with neighbouring Erinbank and Broadmeadows Secondary Colleges. The merged schools formed Hume Central Secondary College. [3]

The site that the college once occupied is now home to Broadmeadows Valley Primary School, The Broadmeadows Special Developmental School and the Dimboola Road Campus of Hume Central Secondary College.

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References

  1. "HILLCREST SECONDARY COLLEGE - Broadmeadows - The National Education Directory of Australia". www.education.net.au. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Melbourne's working-class suburbs cranking up the ranks". hockingstuart. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. Ryan, Denise (23 May 2011). "Makeover turns school into a model of change". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 November 2020.