Leibler Yavneh College

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Leibler Yavneh College
Location
Leibler Yavneh College
Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria

Australia
Coordinates 37°53′34″S145°00′24″E / 37.8929°S 145.0067°E / -37.8929; 145.0067
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Type private comprehensive co-educational primary and secondary Jewish day school
Motto Hebrew: תורה ועבודה, romanized: Torah V'Avodah
(Torah and Work)
Religious affiliation(s) Modern Orthodoxy
Denomination Jewish
Established1962;63 years ago (1962)
PrincipalShula Lazar
Years C–12
Number of studentsc. 700 [1]
Colour(s)Yellow and blue   
Website www.yavneh.vic.edu.au
Leibler Yavneh College

Leibler Yavneh College is a private, Modern Orthodox Jewish comprehensive co-educational primary and secondary day school, located in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia. The school has students enrolled from Preschool to Year 12. As of 2025, the principal is Shula Lazar.

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History

In 1962, Leibler Yavneh College was established with 53 students. [2]

In 1979, the school was expanded when a secondary school, named Yavneh A. S. Leibler Secondary College, was opened in Melbourne. [3]

In 2017, the Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau, addressed the students as part of his Australia tour. [4]

In 2023, after about 10 students from Leibler Yavneh College boarded a public bus in Melbourne, a man who called himself a Nazi brandished a six-inch serrated knife. After the students quickly exited the bus, the man pursued them for a short distance before fleeing the scene. [5] [6] [7]

Curriculum

In addition to standard General Studies topics (English, Humanities and Social Sciences, Geography, Business Studies, Mathematics, Science, Arts, Wellbeing, Health and Physical Education), the Leibler Yavneh curriculum includes studies in Hebrew, Tanach, Gemara, and Halacha. [8] This curriculum allows all students in years 11 and 12 to achieve the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and obtain an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) score, enabling them to enrol in University. In 2024, the VCE scores of Leibler Yavneh ranked 23rd among Victorian secondary schools. [9]

Community service

As a commitment to social justice, Leibler Yavneh students learn the core principles of Avodah (work), Tzedakah (righteousness/charity), and Gemilut Chasadim (acts of kindness). In Years 7–10, students have community service as a compulsory extracurricular activity, in the form of a minimum of 20 hours per year to a range of organisations or individuals. Some take part in cross-age tutoring (working with younger children to assist teachers in class), while others are involved in fundraisers or visit the elderly on a regular basis. The activities are varied, and students have an opportunity to give their own time to causes that are linked to their communal, civic, and personal responsibilities. As the concept of giving becomes part of their lives, most students continue their community service in Years 11 and 12 and beyond, on a voluntary basis. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Leibler Yavneh College". Better Education Pty Ltd.
  2. ↑ Albeck-Ripka, Livia (25 April 2012). "Celebrating fifty years of Yavneh". The Australian Jewish News.
  3. ↑ Fraser, Malcolm (27 June 1979). "Opening of Yavneh A. S. Leibler Secondary College, Melbourne" (PDF). Letter to Yavneh A. S. Leibler Secondary College.
  4. ↑ Davis, Rebecca; Zlatkis, Evan. "Chief Rabbi Lau tours Australia". www.australianjewishnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Houston, Cameron (4 August 2023). "Jewish students threatened with a knife and vilified on Melbourne bus". Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Jerusalem Post Staff (5 August 2023). "Jewish students threatened with a knife on a bus in Melbourne, Australia". Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Man pulls 'massive, serrated knife' on Jewish students in Australia". 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Leibler Yavneh College. "Curriculum Guide: 2004, Years 7–12" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "VCE Results and School Rankings - 2024". Better Education Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Welcome to Leibler Yavneh College" (PDF). Leibler Yavneh College.
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