Type Public Secondary Principal Mr Tim McMahon Campus size Suburban Number of students 900 Color Blue, Green and White | Established 1963 Grades 7-12 Phone +61 3 5243 4444 Founded 1963 Staff 100 | |
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Motto Shape your future, go one better Similar Belmont High School, Matthew Flinders Girls Sec, Geelong High School, The Geelong College, Grovedale College | ||
Shazza and dazza oberon high school
Oberon High School is a secondary school located in Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Melway Ref Map 465 G2). Established in 1963, Oberon High School is a single campus years 7-12 school situated in the Geelong suburb of Belmont. It caters for students in Year 7 until Year 12. The current principal is Mr Tim McMahon.
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- Shazza and dazza oberon high school
- Curriculum
- Extra curricular activities
- Energy Breakthrough
- Facilities
- Sporting facilities
- References
The student population is drawn from a very wide urban, rural and coastal area. It is in close proximity to three other large secondary colleges (two state and one non-government) and shares a common boundary with a state primary school.
Curriculum
The school offers a comprehensive program which includes a core curriculum in year 7 - 8 (English, Mathematics, Science, LOTE - Japanese, German, 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 VCE, Vocational Education Training (VET), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and school-based apprenticeships.
Extra-curricular activities
The school encourages a number of extra–curricular activities. A variety of team and individual sporting pursuits are provided, all leading to state level. An annual drama production, House musical afternoons, concerts, jazz bands, instrumental music tuition and a range of choral groups comprise a comprehensive performing arts program. A structured camps and tours program is offered at year 7 – 10, and international student exchanges are arranged with sister schools in Germany, Indonesia and Japan. An annual Arts Festival and special subject weeks, for example Science week, Book week or Maths week provide an extension to the curriculum program.
Enrichment experiences are an important part of school life and include Enterprise Education, Young Achievers, Rostrum of Youth, debating, Tournament of Minds, national mathematics and science competitions, community service and a boat building program.
Energy Breakthrough
Oberon competes in the RACV Energy Breakthrough. In 2008 Midnight finished 5th in the 24-Hour Hybrid Trial.
Facilities
As a result of the building and maintenance program Oberon High School has numerous facilities including:
Sporting facilities
The school's grounds include: