Belmont High School (Victoria)
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".
There is a new Science-Technology centre called 'BioLab' that was completed in 2010 that is accessible for schools throughout Geelong to utilise.
Curriculum
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. 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.
Incidents
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.
Notable alumni
- Chrissy Amphlett, lead singer of the Divinyls
- Esther Anderson, Gold Logie nominated actress who portrays Charlie Buckton on Home and Away
- Cheryl Barker, opera singer
- Peter Coleman-Wright, opera singer
- Ian Cover, Coodabeens
- Brooke Davis, author
- Darcy Fort, AFL player for Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions
- Adrian Leijer, Olympic Olyroo Representative and Melbourne Victory player
- Tim O'Neill, CFL player
- Ezekiel Ox, lead singer of Mammal
- Jasper Pittard, AFL player for North Melbourne and Port Adelaide
- Dave Thornton, Comedian and regular panellist of The Project
References
- ^ "Principal's Welcome".
- ^ Victorian Government Schools: Belmont High School Archived 1 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
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- ^ Belmont High school blaze
- ^ The Age: Pleasure and pain of a rock'n'roll life - 12 November 2005
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- ^ Geelong Theatre Hall Of Fame
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- ^ Jasper Pittard North Melbourne AFL Footballer, 15 May 2020, retrieved 25 May 2023
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