Address  Banksia Street, Ivanhoe Victoria, 3079, Australia

Number of students  400


Introduction

Established in 1955, Banksia Secondary College is a Year 7-12 coeducational school that has a well-deserved record of caring for its students while helping them to aim for academic excellence and achieve their goals. Located in a garden setting, but within easy reach of Melbourne's city center, the College offers an engaging, diverse and personalized curriculum that is geared to individual student needs.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of the College's range of counseling resources, designed to assist them in making wise decisions. They are also encouraged to use Banksia's extensive library, information technology facilities and liberal Internet access to enhance and maximize their studies.

Banksia's uniquely supportive multicultural environment, based on many years' experience of catering for students from non-English speaking backgrounds, fosters friendly relations within the school community and makes all students fell welcome.

2001 VCE Results and Year 12 Student University / TAFE Placements

• 95 per cent of Year 12 students successfully completed their VCE- excellent results in mathematics, science and visual communication and design
• All students applying received one of their first three preferences for tertiary study both at university and TAFE - students have successfully entered a range of courses

• Offered at all levels in small classes to ensure individual attention
• Supported by five fully - qualified ESL teachers and Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Somali - speaking teacher aides
• Intense program for new arrivals
• Computer-aided independent language learning program

• Italian
• AUSLAN
• Mandarin and Arabic (offered at the College on Saturdays by the Victorian School of Languages)

• Horizons program (for gifted students)
• Individual junior mathematics program
• Computer-aided junior literacy program
• Information technology focus across the curriculum
• Instrumental music program
• Annual theatrical production
• Choir and bands
• Sports program

• New multimedia studio/workshop and darkroom
• Science laboratories
• Drama and theatre facilities
• Music school
• Three information technology rooms
• Library
• Art gallery
• Two new gymnasiums
• Tennis and basketball courts, weightlifting and table tennis facilities
• Large student canteen

• Experienced year level coordinators
• Student welfare coordinator
• Careers counsellor
• Student representative council
• On campus school nurse