| Belmont High School | |
| Principal: | Sandra Eglezos[1] |
| Established: | 1955 |
| Years: | 7–12 |
| Address: | Rotherham Street |
| Postcode: | 3216 |
| Enrolment: | 1308+ |
| Enrolment As Of: | 2019 |
| Faculty: | Several |
| Motto: | Strive for the Highest |
| Colours: | Green & white |
Belmont High School is an Australian public high school located in Belmont, Victoria, a suburb in the city of Geelong. It is one of the largest public schools in Geelong. The school was established in 1955[2] and as of 2019, it has an enrolment of over 1300 students from years 7 to 12.[3]
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".[4]
There is a new Science-Technology centre called 'BioLab' that was completed in 2010 that is accessible for schools throughout Geelong to utilise.
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.
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.[5]