List of schools in Geelong explained

See also: Education in Australia. The city of Geelong, Australia, has a number of schools.

History

The first schools in Geelong were established when the town was settled from the 1850s. Many of these schools remain open today, now joined by a number of new schools opened from the 1950s when the population of Geelong grew after World War II.

King Charles III spent two terms at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in 1966.

The late 1980s and 1990s saw changes to the school system, with new secondary colleges such as Saint Ignatius College and Western Heights College were created from smaller secondary schools. It was also at this time that a number of technical schools were closed, and primary schools were closed by the Kennett State Government.

Tertiary education began with the Gordon Institute of Technology in 1888. Reform of the university sector resulted in the creation of Deakin University in the 1970s.

Today over 40,000 primary and secondary students are enrolled in schools in Geelong, with another 27,000 students a year enrolled in tertiary and further education courses.[1] Western Heights Secondary College will be split from a three-campus school in western Geelong to a single-campus school in Vines Road in the coming years.

Northern Bay P–12 College was formed in 2011 as a result of a merger of nine schools into one multi-campus college. This process of regeneration of the Corio and Norlane government schools began in 2006 and was driven by the nine school communities to ensure young people and their families in the northern suburbs of Geelong had access to high-quality education in world-class facilities.

Primary education

SchoolSuburbYearsCoedFoundedEnrolmentWebsite
Anakie Primary SchoolAnakie, Victoria
Ashby Primary SchoolGeelong WestP–6Coeducationalwebsite
Barwon Heads Primary SchoolBarwon Heads, Victoria
Barwon Valley School (Special School)Highton, Victoria
Bell Park North Primary SchoolBell ParkK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Bellaire Primary SchoolHightonK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Belmont Primary SchoolBelmontK–6Coeducational1856website
Ceres Primary SchoolCeres, Victoria
Chilwell Primary SchoolNewtownK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Christ the King Primary SchoolNewcombK–6Coeducational
Clifton Springs Primary SchoolClifton SpringsP–6Coeducationalwebsite
Drysdale Primary SchoolDrysdale, Victoria
Freshwater Creek Steiner SchoolFreshwater CreekK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Fyans Park Primary SchoolNewtownK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Geelong Baptist College – Junior SchoolFreshwater CreekK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Geelong East Primary SchoolGeelongK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Geelong South Primary SchoolGeelongK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Grovedale Primary SchoolGrovedaleK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Grovedale West Primary SchoolGrovedaleP–6Coeducationalwebsite
Hamlyn Banks Primary SchoolHamlyn HeightsK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Herne Hill Primary SchoolGeelongK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Highton Primary SchoolGeelongK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Holy Family Primary SchoolBell ParkK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Lara Lake Primary SchoolLaraK–6Coeducational
Lara Primary SchoolLaraP–6Coeducationalwebsite
Leopold Primary SchoolLeopold, Victoria
Mandama Primary SchoolGrovedaleK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Manifold Heights Primary SchoolManifold HeightsK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Montpellier Primary SchoolHightonK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Moolap Primary SchoolMoolapK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Newcomb Park Primary SchoolNewcombK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Newtown Primary SchoolNewtownP–6Coeducationalwebsite
Northern Bay College – Hendy Campus P–8CorioP–8Coeducational2011280website
Northern Bay College - Peacock Campus P–8NorlaneP–8Coeducational2011510website
Northern Bay College – Tallis Campus P–8North ShoreP–8Coeducational2011180website
Northern Bay College – Wexford Campus P–8CorioP–8Coeducational1971660website
Oberon Primary SchoolBelmontK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Oberon South Primary SchoolBelmontK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Rollins Primary SchoolBell Post HillK–6Coeducationalwebsite
Roslyn Primary SchoolBelmontK–6Coeducationalwebsite
St John's Lutheran Primary SchoolGeelongK–6Coeducational1962350website
Whittington Primary SchoolWhittingtonK–6Coeducationalwebsite

Secondary education

SchoolSuburbYearsCoedFoundedEnrolmentWebsite
Belmont High SchoolBelmont7–12Coeducational19551200website
Geelong High SchoolGeelong7–12Coeducational1915900website
Grovedale CollegeGrovedale7–12Coeducational1979700website
Lara Secondary CollegeLara7–12Coeducational
Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary CollegeGeelong7–12Girls only18581000website
Newcomb Secondary CollegeNewcomb7–12Coeducational1969900website
North Geelong Secondary CollegeNorth Geelong7–12Coeducational19681000website
Northern Bay College – Goldsworthy Campus 9–12Corio9–12Coeducational20111000website
Oberon High SchoolBelmont7–12Coeducational1963900website
Western Heights CollegeHamlyn Heights10–12Coeducational, community centre is fee-paying[2] 1984800website

Private

SchoolSuburbYearsSystemCoedFoundedEnrolmentWebsite
Christian CollegeGeelongK–12ChristianCoeducational19801800website
Clonard CollegeHerne Hill7–12CatholicGirls Only1956750website
Bell Post HillK–12IndependentCoeducational1979website
Lovely BanksK–12IndependentCoeducational2002340website
Geelong CollegeNewtownK–12IndependentCoeducational18611200website
Geelong Grammar SchoolCorioK–12IndependentCoeducational18551500website
Geelong Lutheran CollegeMount Duneed, VictoriaK–10+LutheranCoeducational2009website
Iona College GeelongCharlemont7–12CatholicCoeducational2020website
Kardinia International CollegeBell Post HillK–12IndependentCoeducational19951500website
Sacred Heart College, GeelongNewtown7–12CatholicGirls only18601350website
Saint Ignatius College GeelongDrysdale7–12CatholicCoeducational20071100website
St. Joseph's College, GeelongNewtown7–12CatholicBoys only19351540website

Defunct and merged

Tertiary education

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/Visiting_Geelong/Geelong_Living/Top_10_Reasons_to_Move_to_Geelong/ City of Greater Geelong: Top 10 Reasons to Move to Geelong
  2. Web site: Western Heights College Vine Road Community Centre . Western Heights College . 2019 . 18 August 2016 . VRCC set the prices, engage the volunteers and/or staff the programs.

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