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Government schools educate 64% of Victorian students, with 21% of students in Catholic schools and the remaining 15% in independent schools as of 2021. [3] Education in government schools until year 12 is free, but this does not apply to overseas students nor to students over the age of 20 on 1 January of the year of enrolment. [4]
The school's most notable sporting achievements include winning the BSOA Large Secondary School Orienteering crown for 19 of the last 21 years. [1] The orienteering team came back from the 2017 World Schools Orienteering Championship with a silver medal for the junior girls team and individual gold and silver medals for Year 9 pupil, Merryn Stangroom.
Holidays feature a steep rise in accommodation cost, due to increased demand. The English tourism industry monitors websites that provide up-to-date school holiday information, and adjusts prices accordingly. Prices often drop by hundreds of pounds one week into the new school term. Most schools have a strict policy against school absences.
Summer is almost over; here are the first day of school dates for area school districts for the 2023-24 school year.
It was established by the Andrews Government as part of the 2016 Victorian Budget. [3] Between 2017 and 2024, the Authority opened 96 new primary and secondary schools in the state and plans to open an additional 25 by 2026. [2] A number of the VSBA's new schools are so-called "vertical schools" on inner-city sites, a new concept in Victoria. [4]
Virtual School Victoria (formerly Distance Education Centre Victoria) is an F–12 school in Thornbury, Victoria. With an annual enrolment in excess of 4500 students from Foundation to Year 12, VSV is the largest state government school in Victoria. It shares a building with the Victorian School of Languages. [2]
The school is an inaugural member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV), an association of 24 girls schools throughout Melbourne. Through GSV, students in years 7 to 12 may compete at an inter-school level in athletics , basketball , cricket , cross country , diving , golf , hockey , indoor cricket , netball , soccer , softball , swimming , tennis ...