OBERON HIGH SCHOOL

'Oberon High School' is a secondary school located in Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Melways Ref Map 465 G2). Established in 1963, Oberon High School is a single campus years 7 - 12 school situated in the Geelong suburb of Belmont. It caters for students in Year 7 until Year 12. The current principal is Mr Ralph Shaw.
The student population is drawn from a very wide urban, rural and coastal area. It is in close proximity to three other large secondary colleges (two state and one non-government) and shares a common boundary with a state primary school.

Contents

Curriculum

Extra-curricula activities

Energy Breakthrough

Campus

Facilities

Sporting Facilities

Kevin Rudd Visit

References

External Links

Curriculum

The school offers a comprehensive program which includes a core curriculum in year 7 - 8 (English, Mathematics, Science, LOTE - Japanese, German, Indonesian, Technology, Arts, Studies of Society and Environment, Health and Physical Education). At years 9 to 12 a wide range of pathways are available. These include VCE, Vocational Education Training (VET), Victoran Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and school-based apprenticeships.

Extra-curricula activities

The school encourages a number of extra–curricular activities. A variety of team and individual sporting pursuits are provided, all leading to state level. An annual drama production, House musical afternoons, concerts, jazz bands, instrumental music tuition and a range of choral groups comprise a comprehensive performing arts program. A structured camps and tours program is offered at year 7 – 10, and international student exchanges are arranged with sister schools in Germany, Indonesia and Japan. An annual Arts Festival and special subject weeks, for example Science week, Book week or Maths week provide an extension to the curriculum program.
Enrichment experiences are an important part of school life and include Enterprise Education, Young Achievers, Rostrum of Youth, debating, Tournament of Minds, national Mathematics and Science competitions, community service and the Duke of Edinburgh Certificate.

Energy Breakthrough

Oberon competes in the RACV Energy Breakthrough. In 2006 Midnight (the new vehicle) finished 10th in the 24-Hour Hybrid Trial.

Campus

Facilities

As a result of the building and maintenance program Oberon High School has numerous facilities including:

★ a Food Technology centre

★ a fully-equipped gymnasium

★ a 200-seat auditorium and rehearsal rooms for the Performing Arts

★ an upgraded Science and Technology wing

★ newly-developed rooms for year 7 form groups, which include computer pods

Sporting Facilities

The school's grounds include:

★ a football and cricket oval

★ tennis courts

★ netball courts

★ basketball courts

★ a hockey field

★ handball courts

★ passive recreation areas in garden settings

Kevin Rudd Visit

Kevin Rudd visited Oberon High School on the morning of September 4th, 2007. The federal opposition leader was met by a large group of enthusiastic students ^[1], which grew in number as word spread around that the new kid^[2] had arrived. Kevin Rudd, accompanied by his deputy Julia Gillard spent over an hour touring the school's arts wing, led by school captain Tim Mitchell, and vice captain, Lauren Martella. Kevin Rudd painted a picture and rolled out a cut of clay, ending in the school's woodwork room where he presented a press conference to the media. Upon leaving the school Rudd was surrounded by hundred's of high school students hands stretched out for a hand shake, and the occasional high five.

References

1. Rudd gets rock star reception
2. 'Kevvy' keeps a lid on it as high-schoolers mob new kid in class

External Links

Oberon High School.