St Helena Secondary College

Situated in the residential suburb of St Helena, in the City of Nillumbik, about 28 kilometres North East of Melbourne, St Helena Secondary College enjoys a strong reputation in its community. It has a DEECD restricted enrolment zone, which has been a tool to contain enrolments over the past ten years. This zone is likely to be removed in the near future. The College’s current enrolment is 1519 and this number is predicted to grow slightly and then plateau as a new secondary school develops, to the College’s north. The College’s Student Family Occupation index (SFO) is .32 compared to the state median of .52. The College has eight students in its Integration Program, with one student funded at level one and seven students funded at level two and there are few, if any, students with an English as an Additional Language (EAL) background. The College is structured into three mini schools: Junior (Year 7), Middle (Years 8 & 9) and Senior (Years 10–12). An Assistant Principal oversees each mini school. The curriculum is based on AusVELS for Year 7–10 and the VCE, VET and VCAL for Years 11 and 12. Classes follow a traditional timetabled classroom model and the College uses an extensive 1:1 tablet-based laptop program to support much of the teaching and learning program.