Mount Scopus Memorial College

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Mount Scopus Memorial College
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Mount Scopus Memorial College

Australia
Coordinates 37°50′53″S145°7′2″E / 37.84806°S 145.11722°E / -37.84806; 145.11722
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Type Independent comprehensive co-educational early learning, primary, and secondary Jewish day school
Motto Hebrew: חזק ואמץ, romanized: Chazak Ve'Amatz
(Be Strong and of Good Courage)
Religious affiliation(s) Modern Orthodoxy
Denomination Judaism
Established1948;76 years ago (1948)
PrincipalDan Sztrajt
Years offeredELC–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment1299
HousesMonash (yellow), Bialik (red), Ashkanasy (green), Hillel (blue)
Colour(s)Navy blue and yellow   
Affiliation Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
Website scopus.vic.edu.au
Mount Scopus Memorial College

Mount Scopus Memorial College, commonly known as Mount Scopus, or just Scopus, is an independent Modern Orthodox Jewish comprehensive co-educational early learning, primary, and secondary day school, located in the Melbourne suburb of Burwood, Victoria, Australia. Since 2007, Rabbi James Kennard has been principal of Mount Scopus Memorial College. [1]

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History

Mount Scopus Memorial College opened on St Kilda Road in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1949, [2] taking its name from Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, which remained under Israeli control after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[ citation needed ]

Mount Scopus College was the first co-educational Jewish day school in Melbourne, originally serving a student population of 143. It was established to meet the educational needs of the influx of Holocaust refugees to the Melbourne community. In 1953, the college moved to a larger campus in Burwood, which was designed by Melbourne's leading Jewish architect Anatol Kagan in association with Dr. Ernest Fooks. [3] There are also campuses in St Kilda East and Caulfield South. Until 1996 there was a branch in Kew.[ citation needed ]

In terms of Victorian Certificate of Education results, Mount Scopus was the state's highest performing school in 2009. [4]

Principals

The principal of Mount Scopus Memorial College is Dan Strazjt, who replaced Rabbi James Kennard. Previous principals have included Abraham Feiglin (1949–1968), Max Wahlhaus (1969), Aleksander Ranoschy (1970–1985), Rabbi Dr. Steven Lorch (1985–1991), and Rabbi William Altshul (1992–1996). Rabbi Kennard announced that he will retire at the end of 2023.[ citation needed ]

Sherut Leumi and ulpan

Mount Scopus College was the first of the Melbourne Jewish Day Schools to take part in the Sherut Leumi program. Every year, four Israeli women are sent to Mount Scopus as part of their Israeli National Service. They are a major component of Scopus' informal Jewish Studies team. Mount Scopus offers an Ulpan program in which tenth graders travel to Israel for 6–10 weeks. In 2007 and 2010, more than half of the school's tenth graders took part in this program.

Performing arts

The performing arts are considered an important part of school life at Mount Scopus Memorial College.

Mount Scopus Memorial College is an IB school. Drama and Dance electives are available to students years 8–12. Theatre Studies is taught in VCE with excellent results. [5] Music is taught from primary through to VCE, with an instrumental program available to students years 2–12.[ citation needed ]

The performing arts calendar includes an annual College Musical, Senior School Play, VCE Theatre Studies Play, Middle-school House Plays, Primary Musical (every two years), multiple Music Soirees and an 'Idol' singing competition.[ citation needed ]

Some recent productions include Bye Bye Birdie (2002), Grease (2003), Bugsy Malone (2004), The Wizard of Oz (2005), Seussical (2006), Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (2007), Disney's High School Musical (2008), The Sound of Music (2009), The Crucible (2009), Annie (2010), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (2011), Oliver! (2012), Little Shop of Horrors (2013). The 2012 production of Metamorphoses was awarded the Lyrebird Youth Awards for Best Production, Best Director – Evie Gawenda [6] (Director of Performing Arts 2008–Current), Best Lighting and Best interpretation of script through the use of Multimedia – Evie Gawenda and Gideon Szental. [7]

Sport

Mount Scopus is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM).[ citation needed ]

EISM Premierships

Mount Scopus has won the following EISM senior premierships. [8] [9]

Combined:

Boys:

Girls:


Mount Scopus have won the following Year 9 EISM Premierships

Year 9 Boys:

Year 9 Girls:

Notable alumni

Notable staff

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