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DeutschForest Hill College
| Forest Hill College No. 8724 | |
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| Address | |
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178–180 Mahoneys Road , 3131 | |
| Coordinates | 37°50′55″S 145°09′43″E / 37.8485°S 145.1620°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Burwood Heights (1969–1990) |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Connect, Explore, Aspire |
| Established | 1990 |
| Principal | David Rogers (2007–) |
| Teaching staff | About 100 |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 602 (2019) 750 (2006) 504 (1974) |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, green, white |
| Website | www.fhc.vic.edu.au |
Forest Hill College is a co-educational state secondary college in Burwood East, Victoria, Australia.
History
[edit]The school originally opened as Burwood Heights High School and was named after the adjoining residential estate. The school's original section was designed by the Public Works Department and used a standardised configuration; examples of which are present at Fairhills High School and Highvale Secondary College.[1]
Construction company McDouggall-Ireland, which had built the nearby Forest Hill Shopping Centre years prior, received the tender in late 1969 and works commenced on the science (S) block in November 1970.[2] Despite an enrolment of 504 students by April 1974, the general classrooms and administrative buildings remained in a partially completed state with only the foundations poured. Subsequently, small portable classrooms were installed and the school was officially opened in 1976. A journalist writing for The Age described the situation as an example of incompetent planning.[3]
In 1989–90, Burwood Heights merged with Nunawading High and Blackburn South High to become Forest Hill Secondary College. The Nunawading and Blackburn South schools were designated as junior campuses and Burwood Heights became the senior campus. This configuration continued until the junior campuses closed in 1997 and it's students were moved to the recently-expanded Mahoneys Road (ex-Burwood Heights) campus; where the school remains today.[4]
Up until 2010, Forest Hill College was divided into 2 sub-schools, Junior (Year 7-9), and Senior (Year 10-12), with a courtyard for Year 7–9, a courtyard for Year 10, and another courtyard for VCE Year 11–12. In 2022, Forest Hill College received 10.9-million-dollar funding,[5] from the state Government, to refurbish the Science, Arts, iT, and Food Technology blocks, which also include the canteen and toilet blocks. Construction is estimated to start mid 2024.[citation needed]
Specialist programs
[edit]- Deaf Facility
- International Student Program
- STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics)
Academies
[edit]Academies at Forest Hill College train every morning from around 8 to 10. Academies are run by professional coaches and even include some from the Hawks football club. All academy students have their own comfortable sports uniform and access to professional equipment. Forest Hill College is also one the first schools to have a 21st-century STEAM academy.
- Australian Football
- Basketball
- Netball
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Performing Arts
- STEAM (New 2024)
References
[edit]- ^ School Council Files: Burwood Heights High School (VPRS 11392/P0001). Public Works Department via Public Record Office Victoria. 1969–1978.
- ^ "Capital Expenditure Works Files: Burwood Heights High School (VPRS 8797/P0001)". Public Works Department via Public Record Office Victoria. 1969–1978.
- ^ "Some learn in halls, theatres". The Age. 11 February 1974. p. 5.
- ^ "Nunawading High School". Learning From the Past.
- ^ "Forest Hill College". www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.auundefined. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.