Belmont High School (Victoria)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Belmont High School
principal = Garry Schultz [ [http://www.bhs.vic.edu.au/principals_welcome.html Belmont High School website] ]
established = 1955
type = Public secondary
grades = 7-12
city = Rotherham Street
Belmont
state = Victoria
country = Australia
enrollment = 1100+
faculty = Several
campus = Suburban
colors = Green and White
website = http://www.bhs.vic.edu.au/

Belmont High School is an Australian public secondary school located in Belmont, Victoria, a suburb in the city of Geelong. It is one of the largest public schools in Geelong. The school was established in 1955 [http://www.study.vic.gov.au/school_details.aspx?ID=7585 Victorian Government Schools : Belmont High School] ] and as of 2007, it has an enrolment of over 1100 students from grades 7 to 12.

The school has been progressively refurbished, with the most recent work costing $6.66 million and comprising new administration and staff areas, canteen, and four 'learning centres'. [cite web
url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2007/10/12/7775_news.html
title=Belmont High celebrates school's upgraded look
work=Geelong Advertiser
date=October 12, 07
publisher=www.geelongadvertiser.com.au
accessdate=2008-08-10]

The school offers an accelerated learning program for gifted students, as well as catering to international students.

Incidents

On the August 8, 2008 a fire swept through a portable classroom, taking firefighters 40 minutes to control the blaze and another 90 minutes to fully damp down the site. One portable classroom was destroyed but there was also heat and smoke damage to four nearby classrooms, with damage estimated at $100,000. [cite web
url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/08/09/17024_news.html
title=Belmont High school blaze
work=The Geelong Advertiser
date=August 9, 2008
author=Jane Harper
publisher=www.geelongadvertiser.com.au
accessdate=2008-08-10]

Tanybryn Camp

Belmont High owns a camp in Tanybryn in the Otway Ranges. It was recently renovated.

Notable alumni

* Christina Amphlett, lead singer of the Divinyls [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/11/11/1131578237920.html?from=rss The Age: Pleasure and pain of a rock'n'roll life - November 12, 2005] ]
* Mark Blake, AFL footballer
* Adrian Leijer, Olympic Olyroo Representative and English Premier League player

References

External links

* [http://www.bhs.vic.edu.au/ Belmont High School Website]