Bayswater Secondary College
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Bayswater Secondary College is a state secondary college located in the suburb of Bayswater
in eastern Melbourne
, Australia.
The school is on the list of students from schools which are under-represented at university, so students are eligible to apply for special consideration for entry.
From 2002 - 2005 the school participated in a Celebrating Diversity project which saw the formation of a working party that met twice a term and identified areas that were being managed satisfactorily and those that needed improvement. The project was run by the S.E.A (Same Sex Attracted & Transgender Eastern Action Group) which is a working group made up of workers from youth service providers across the eastern region. S.E.A is committed to enhancing the health and well being of same sex attracted & Transgender young people in the eastern region of Melbourne, Australia. The staff showed interest in training and received some professional development, and positive outcomes have been experienced.
Bayswater, Victoria
Bayswater is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Bayswater had a population of 10,738.-History:...
in eastern Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia.
About the school
Programs for senior students include Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Vocational Education and Training (VET), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and participation in School Based Apprenticeships. Programs are run through cooperative arrangements with other schools and provision through TAFE. Performing Arts programs are in place as well as a range of camps, excursions, sporting and other special activities and events.The school is on the list of students from schools which are under-represented at university, so students are eligible to apply for special consideration for entry.
Special Programs
The school is the location of the Department of Education's Leaps and Bounds program. Leaps & Bounds is a Department of Education & Training facility, set up to assist students to bring about a positive change to their lives. The facility is staffed by a team of passionate, committed and experienced educators and enjoys the support of the wider educational community. It consists of 2 mod-5 relocatable classrooms, a lock-up garage for storage of the school mini-bus, as well as a number of garden sheds. Leaps & Bounds also owns and administers the High and Low Challenge Ropes Course. The program focuses on adolescents who have displayed severe social and emotional problems in mainstream schools.From 2002 - 2005 the school participated in a Celebrating Diversity project which saw the formation of a working party that met twice a term and identified areas that were being managed satisfactorily and those that needed improvement. The project was run by the S.E.A (Same Sex Attracted & Transgender Eastern Action Group) which is a working group made up of workers from youth service providers across the eastern region. S.E.A is committed to enhancing the health and well being of same sex attracted & Transgender young people in the eastern region of Melbourne, Australia. The staff showed interest in training and received some professional development, and positive outcomes have been experienced.