Viewbank College

Viewbank College is a public secondary school located in Viewbank, Victoria, Australia.

History

Viewbank College was founded on the site of Rosanna East High School in 1994. It was the result of a merger between Rosanna East High School and Banyule High School due to decreasing enrolments in both schools. In 1993 talks were held between the schools about a merger and in January 1994 the Viewbank College as a school had begun. Later on November 6 1996, the opening was made official by Honourable Richard McGarvie who was the Governor of Victoria at the time. The school celebrated the 10th anniversary of Viewbank College in 2004.

Academic focus

Viewbank College has a high reputation for academic success in the Heidelberg area and an increasing amount of enrolments has led to the school having much stricter guidelines for entrance. Unlike many other schools Viewbank College has a large focus on the arts. Approximately one in four students are involved in the music program offered and the school's art facilities are renowned for the resources available to all students. The LOTE (Languages Other Than English) program is also one of significance. When the two schools merged the two languages chosen to be available to the students were German and Japanese, because of the two schools' prior use of them. Recently the entire school's facilities were renovated.