Elwood College | |
Address: | 101 Glen Huntly Road |
City: | Elwood |
State: | Victoria |
Postcode: | 3184 |
Country: | Australia |
Coordinates: | -37.8822°N 144.9852°W |
Head Of School: | Todd Asensio |
Hours In Day: | 6 hours and 20 minutes |
Houses: | Milton, Keats, Lawson, Byron |
Colours: | Blue, teal, white and gray |
Motto: | Together We Grow |
Established: | 1957 |
Former Name: | Elwood High School |
Key People: | Todd Asensio, Nick England, Will Spring, Marc Favre, Bree Harris, Johannah Griffin, Grace Roberts, Emily Duffy |
Grades: | 7–12 |
Enrolment: | 700+ |
Website: | https://elwood.vic.edu.au/ |
Elwood College is a co-educational state high school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school was founded in 1957 and was originally named Elwood High School. It has more than 700 students, including many international students. The school's former principal was Rhonda Holt, and the current principal is Todd Asensio. In its curriculum, there is English, mathematics, humanities, health, technology, physical education, music, art, Japanese and French. Middle school students (Year 9 and Year 10) can choose whatever subjects they want to out of a total of 47 subjects, provided that they choose 6 subjects for each semester, and VCE students can choose out of a total of 29 subjects. Students are able to learn a musical instrument if they wish, and there are many choices of instruments available.