Address  Collein Street, Thornbury Victoria 3078, Australia

Number of students  600


Introduction

Located less than 20 minutes away from the heart of the city, Thornboury Darebin College has a safe, friendly and caring environment that celebrates diversity.

The College has recently undergone a $5m upgrade and offers first class facilities in all subject areas. It prides itself on its academic success as well as having a large proportion of students involved in vocationally oriented courses.

The College has won awards in sports, music, visual arts, photography and national mathematics competitions. Individual needs are catered for with a gifted children's program, an integration program, community languages and a homework club.

2001 VCE Results and Year 12 Student University / TAFE Placements

• 90 per cent of students successfully completed their VCE

• Indonesian
• Greek
• Italian
• Arabic
• Chinese school on Sundays

• Award winning music program
• Wide range of extra curricula sports
• Debating / public speaking
• Radio journalism - trialing Internet radio as a curriculum resource; has FM radio broadcasting license
• VET programs: business management, music in industry, automotive, multimedia, information technology and hospitality
• Alternative Year 10/11 Pathways Program
• Information and communication technologies across all learning areas
• Successful participation in Australian mathematics, science and computer competitions
• Computer assisted learning
• Gifted students program
• Stream Watch, soil conservation and other environment programs
• School camps - different year levels, music and sport
• Part of the Darebin Youth Consortium giving access and choice across several schools and other bodies

• High number of computers per head of school population; specialized computer pods and intranet
• Television/radio studios
• Photography / dark room facilities
• Drama / theatre facilities
• Arts / graphics facilities with Apple Macintosh and PC computers
• First class physics and chemistry laboratories
• Specialist facilities in technology (automotive, wood, metal)
• Senior school common room and leisure facilities
• Specialist music rooms
• Horticulture complex
• Home economics and catering area
• Landscaped grounds
• Multipurpose courts, gymnasium and new soccer ground
• World leader in the implementation of computer network technologies in schools

• Heads of school, coordinators and form teachers responsible for discipline and pastoral care
• Fulltime youth worker, student welfare counselor, part time social worker and psychologist, school nurse and access to many support networks
• Careers advisor
• International host parent program
• Work education program
• Healthy Environment for Learning Programs (HELP)