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Name
Melton Secondary College previously Melton High School Address
Cnr Coburns Road and High Street Suburb
Melton, Victoria

Melton, Victoria

Melton is an outer-suburban city of Melbourne Victoria, Australia located 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. It is the administrative centre for the Shire of Melton Local Government Area. At the 2006 Census, the Shire of Melton had a population of 35,490...

 3337 Established
1975 Community
Urban Type
State Religion
Secular Students
Approximately 800 Years
7 to 12 Principal
Robin Lockington Assistant Principals Melissa Finn Charmaine Taylor Nickname MSC Colours Bottle Green, Wattle Gold, Navy Blue Motto 'Strive for Excellence Melton SC is a five star school with five core values: Success, Teamwork, Ambition, Respect, Responsibility Website www.meltonsc.vic.edu.au

Melton Secondary College was the first secondary school built in Melton

Melton, Victoria

Melton is an outer-suburban city of Melbourne Victoria, Australia located 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. It is the administrative centre for the Shire of Melton Local Government Area. At the 2006 Census, the Shire of Melton had a population of 35,490...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The school currently offers studies in 34 VCE

Victorian Certificate of Education

The Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...

 subjects and 23 VET subjects.

Houses

Interhouse competitions remain an integral part of the school's ethos

Ethos

Ethos is a Greek word meaning "character" that is used to describe the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, nation, or ideology. The Greeks also used this word to refer to the power of music to influence its hearer's emotions, behaviors, and even morals. Early Greek stories of...

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The four Houses with their associated colours are:

• Yangardook (Red)
• Kororoit (Blue)
• Djerriwarrh (Green)
• Pywheitjorrk (Yellow)

The names for the houses were derived from local waterways.

The houses compete in 2 Major Competitions:

• Athletics
  Athletics (track and field)
  Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
  
  
• Swimming
  Swimming (sport)
  Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
  
  

• Kororoit current champions for athletics and swimming in 2008

Music

• There is a Concert Band which reached a peak in 2006 with more than 75 members attending regular rehearsals and music lessons.

Other Major Ensembles

• Jazz
• Woodwind
• Brass
• Flute
• Guitar
• Vocal

WORKSHOPS with outstanding ARTISTS

Major Pat Picket,
Don Burrows,
James Morrison,
Graeme Lylall,
Gary Hommelhoff,
New Zealand Army Band,
Australian Army Band,
Majoe Peter Grant,
Mark Summerbell- Orchestra Victoria,
Peter Moore - Orchestra Victoria,
2005-2009 ORCHESTRA VICTORIA

AWARDS

1st School from Victoria to perform at “Movieworld”. (2000)

1st School in the Western Suburbs to make a CD at Tamworth, N.S.W. (2000)

1st School in the Western suburbs to win the Boorandara Eistedfod. (1998)

1st School in the Western Suburbs to win the State “C” Grade Championship. (1999, 2005)

1st School in the Western Suburbs to win the State “Novice” Grade Championship.(2002)

Bendigo Eistedfod – Won “C grade” Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble, (2004–2006, 2007)

2nd Boxhill State Championships “B” Grade. (2006)
"Music Play for Life" - Guitars in schools Project (2006)

1st State Championships “C” Grade. (2008)

Sister schools

A sister school relationship exists internationally with Osaka Seriyo High School in Japan.

External links

• Official website