Heathmont College
| Heathmont College | |
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| Location | |
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Heathmont, Victoria, 3135 Australia  | |
| Coordinates | 37°50′16″S 145°13′59″E / 37.83778°S 145.23306°ECoordinates: 37°50′16″S 145°13′59″E / 37.83778°S 145.23306°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Secondary |
| Established | 1993 |
| Principal | Johanna Walker |
| Enrolment | 547[1] |
| Colour(s) |
Maroon, Navy Blue and White |
| Website | Heathmont College |
Heathmont College is a coeducational government secondary college located in Heathmont, Victoria. It is located between Waters Grove, Marlborough Road and Hardy Crescent.
History
Established in 1993 following the amalgamation of Eastern Secondary College and Heathmont Secondary College, the college operated as a dual campus school until it was consolidated onto the Waters Grove (Junior & Middle School) campus for the start of Term 2, 2003.[2][3]
Composition of School
Heathmont College is divided into two sub-schools.[4] Both sub-schools are overseen by a Head of School.
Middle School
Head of School: Alison Richards[4]
The current Middle School incorporates all students in Year 7, 8 and Year 9. Currently, each year level has two coordinators (except for Year 7 which only has one) who are responsible for ensuring the wellbeing and discipline of the students in their year level. The current coordinators are H. Christodoulou, S. Luciano, S. Bollard. There is also a HiPe@9 co-ordinator who oversees and takes care of everything within the HiPe@9 program.[5]
The school currently focuses on making sure year sevens have a smooth transition from primary school to secondary school. There is a range of things that the school provides Year 7 students with to participate in ranging from a camp in the first week, to great leadership opportunities and student wellbeing talks. An extensive transition program has been implemented to assist students as they move into secondary education.The school prides itself on making sure year sevens feel comfortable to come to school. There is also lots of opportunities for year eights too such as becoming members of the Student Representative Council . There is pastoral care sessions ran to make sure year eights are getting the most of their schooling.[6] In Year Nine, students are able to pick their own electives. This provides students with a great range of choice and responsibility. Heathmont College runs a HiPe@9 program for all year nine students. The program goes over 2 terms and allows the students to work in a range of situations in different groups and individually. The program is run an open space which allows three to four classes to be in there at once. The objectives of the program are to provide students with good life skills and to have student centred learning. Even though students in HiPe@9 are in a different learning environment, they still study structured core subjects such as Mathematics and English.[7] While in the HiPe@9 program, students are provided with the opportunity to go into Melbourne City and participate in a wide range of activities based on what the students are currently learning in class as well as some fun and exciting activities.
Senior School
Head of School: Nina Ling[4]
Current coordinators are: M. McMurray, D. Hewitt and G. Brasier
The college's Senior School incorporates all students from Year 10 to Year 12.
A successful Presentation Ball program, a Central tour for Year 11 students and a Valedictory Ball are some of the functions available for students to participate in.
Programs and Subjects
Excel Program
The Excel program has recently been introduced to the College to improve its academic outcomes. Students are selected on the basis of testing conducted at the College prior to the commencement of Year 7. The recent, significant improvement in Naplan results are a result of the increase in academic rigour at the College.
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
The Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) is offered to all students in Years 11 and 12. Many VCE subjects are also offered to Year 10 students, with composite classes involving students in Years 10 and 11 common at the college. Those Year 10 students who satisfactorily complete Units 1 and 2 in a subject are generally permitted to continue that study at the Unit 3 and 4 level in Year 11, alongside their Year 12 peers. A broad range of subjects is offered, including Chemistry, Physics, Outdoor Education, History, Legal Studies and Business Management. In 2013, the College saw a distinct improvement in ATAR scores obtained by students and 99% of students obtained a first round offer into such diverse fields as Law, Medicine, Environmental Engineering, Nursing, Archaeology.
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)
The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) program is offered to students in Years 11 and 12 which is run via the atEast consortium which operates out of the College grounds.,
LOTE
The College offers two LOTE (Languages other than English) programs, Indonesian and German. Students may continue study in either language to VCE level. These studies are enhanced by the accompanying relationship with sister schools and the overseas tour program.
Famous Past Students
Danny Allsopp of Melbourne Victory in the Hyundai A-League.
Chris Hemsworth - Actor (Star Trek, Home & Away, The Avengers, Snow White and the Huntsman and Thor).
Ryan Moloney - Actor (Plays Jarrod 'Toadfish' Rebecchi in Neighbours).
Lachy Richardson - Actor (Various commercials and guest appearances on 7 Network)
Thomas Neve, Henry Fallon, Sean Thomas, Joel Maywald
Liam Hemsworth - (The Last Song, The Hunger Games, Neighbours)
References
- ↑ Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Website, accessed on 11 February 2010
- ↑ Student Handbook - Middle School (Consolidation Method), April 2003
- ↑ College Profile, accessed on 3 March 2009
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- ↑ http://www.heathmont.vic.edu.au/our-students/middle-school/year-9/