The Geelong College is an independent co-ed day and boarding school from Preparatory to Year 12. The College campus is located at Newton, a suburb of Geelong which is 1 hour drive from Melbourne city. The College offers a wide range of subjects, including Art & Craft (Ceramics, Woodwork, etc), Environmental Studies, Graphic Design, International Studies, Latin, Literature, Music Performance, Technological Design & Development, Theatre Studies and Visual Communication. Each year, 28% of the VCE students received 1st round offers from The University of Melbourne. Location | Newton, VIC | School Type | Independent, Co-ed | Founded in | 1861 | Religion | Christian, Presbyterian | No. of Students | 1,200 | Grades Offered | Kindergarten to Year 12 | Accommodation | Boarding | Years of Entry | Years 1-12 | Subjects Available | More than 30 subjects | Co-curricular Activities | More than 21 sports activities; more than 8 music groups; musicals and plays in and out of the school; art work of students being exhibited in local galleries; solar car building | Academic Performance | 21% of VCE students scored an ENTER of 95 or above The best performing school in regional Victoria for the past 8 years (according to the newspaper Herald Sun, December 2003)
| Facilities | Including junior and senior libraries, environment centre, music school, music centre, auditorium and theatre, gallery, sporting fields, gymnasium, recreation centre with swimming pool and diving pool | Special Programmes | Subject / Radical Acceleration: enable gifted students to move from their normal year levels to an advanced class Buddy System: older student chosen to be a special friend for the new student |
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