Victoria University Secondary College offers a warm welcome to all members of the college community. At our college we pride ourselves on setting high standards for ourselves and our students. We offer a wide range of courses so that every individual can develop their talents and explore their own areas of interest. Our exemplary Performing Arts program is one of which we are very proud. Our High Achievers Program provides extension and challenge for highly proficient students. The broad range of sporting pursuits the college offers provide students with the chance to excel in the physical arena, while our strong focus on academic achievement encourages students make the most of their learning and build successful future careers. The rich program of learning the college offers makes it wonderful to be a part of such a vibrant and caring college.
We are in a very exciting phase of the College's development at the moment. We have recently merged two secondary colleges and at the end of the year will merge with the third. Our merger was brought about by the local community recognizing that broader educational provision would best serve the needs of the students in the community. As a growing multi-campus college, with approximately 1250 students, we are able to offer programs to suit all students. We will soon be undertaking a building program that will see us with brand new facilities on both the junior and senior campuses. We have designed a school based on the concept of learning villages. Our underpinning idea, that it 'takes a village to raise a child', led us to create a learning village system. Our learning villages, each with its own group of teachers, will provide a safe and caring environment in which to learn and develop. The learning village will provide students with academic challenge, cultural and leadership development and be the basis of the school's sporting and community development program. Our motto "Create the Future" challenges students to learn and develop their skills so that they not only create an exciting future for themselves but become strong contributors to the local and global community. At Victoria University Secondary College we expect students to:
Aspire to Achieve
Strengthen the Community, and
Respect themselves and others
These are our values.
Victoria University Secondary College is structured around year level Learning Communities which means that students are taught by a smaller number of teachers than usual. This enables teachers to form close connections with students and families and get to know each student really well. Students have commented to me that they feel very much a valued part of our school community. Each year level has their own dedicated area within the school so that students can identify with their 'home' space. Years 7 & 8 have classroom libraries in their learning spaces so students have easy access to books at all times.
The college staff are most caring of their students and expert in teaching their subject areas. We offer a comprehensive and well designed curriculum program which extends students' skills and develops a lively interest in learning. This is well supported by exciting learning environments supported by the latest technology. Ready access to computers is available in all classrooms via our wireless network and many laptops available for student use.
Our programs are designed for students with a wide range of interests. Through our Performing Arts program, we cater for budding actors and dancers and aspirant musicians with our specialist music and bands program. Students interested in academic studies and those interested in practical hands on learning are all catered for at the Brimbank campus. Our VCE results are excellent. Our Learning Communities encourage every student to follow their interests and reach their potential.
Our Learning Communities are one of the unique features of the college. Each of the Learning Communities has its own physical area in the school and its own special focus. Year 7 & 8 work on an integrated curriculum and have a heavy focus on building students' literacy and numeracy skills. Year 9 has its TEAM 9 program which involves students in a particular 'flavour' each term. These range from the 'City Experience' to 'Health and Well Being'. Year 10 focuses strongly on careers and future pathways preparation. Students in years 7-10 have a contact teacher, who is their special teacher. They meet with their class daily in contact group and in the younger years teach them two subjects. Contact teachers are keen to know the children and families in their contact group. Students' lockers are located near their learning community area, as are their leaders and teachers.
Our partnership with Victoria University, situated adjacent to the site where our new senior campus will be built, encourages students to continue their education after school and to fully develop exciting careers.
Parents and prospective students are warmly invited to come and see the wonderful educational experiences we offer students in secondary schooling. If you would like a tour please ring the College and make an appointment. We look forward to seeing you at Victoria University Secondary College.
