Select Entry Accelerated Learning
Encyclopedia
A Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) program is a form of streaming used in government secondary school
s in Victoria, Australia to provide a focused educational environment for academically gifted children. The program uses a range of tests, reports and interviews to select suitable children, who are then taught a specialised curriculum that allows them to complete years 7-10 in 3 years. Students in SEAL programs are also encouraged to participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities that reinforce their academic curriculum areas, such as maths competitions. The SEAL programs in Victoria were pioneered by the University High School
in Parkville
. As these programs are increasingly in demand, entry to them is highly competitive, as they are often the only way that students living outside the neighbourhood zone can access some of the schools that run them. Victoria currently has four government secondary schools which are entirely selective entry: Melbourne High School, Mac. Robertson Girl's High School, Nossal High School (Berwick) and Suzanne Cory High School (Weribee).
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s in Victoria, Australia to provide a focused educational environment for academically gifted children. The program uses a range of tests, reports and interviews to select suitable children, who are then taught a specialised curriculum that allows them to complete years 7-10 in 3 years. Students in SEAL programs are also encouraged to participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities that reinforce their academic curriculum areas, such as maths competitions. The SEAL programs in Victoria were pioneered by the University High School
University High School, Melbourne
The University High School is a public, co-educational high school, located in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville.-History:...
in Parkville
Parkville, Victoria
Parkville is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, the population was 4,980....
. As these programs are increasingly in demand, entry to them is highly competitive, as they are often the only way that students living outside the neighbourhood zone can access some of the schools that run them. Victoria currently has four government secondary schools which are entirely selective entry: Melbourne High School, Mac. Robertson Girl's High School, Nossal High School (Berwick) and Suzanne Cory High School (Weribee).
Controversies
As a form of streaming, SEAL programs by their very nature attract criticism from those committed to the principles of comprehensive education. Additionally, because they are not offered by every school, the schools that run them are argued to take away the top students from schools that don't, thus leading to a pool of less diverse schools and a concentration of bright students in a small number of schools.Schools with SEAL programs
Secondary schools in Victoria offering SEAL programs:- Balwyn High SchoolBalwyn High SchoolBalwyn High School is a state-run high school in the suburb of Balwyn North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1954. As of 2009 it has some 2,000 students and over 180 staff, making it one of the largest schools in the inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne or the third largest...
- Bayside Secondary College
- Bellarine Secondary CollegeBellarine Secondary CollegeBellarine Secondary College is a multi-campus school on the Bellarine Peninsula. The college consists of 2 campuses, one in Ocean Grove, and the main campus in Drysdale. The larger and main campus in Drysdale holds the students in years 9, 10, 11 and 12, while the smaller Ocean Grove campus holds...
- Box Hill High SchoolBox Hill High SchoolBox Hill High School is a co-educational public secondary school located on the corner of Middleborough and Whitehorse Roads in the eastern suburb of Box Hill in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
- Brighton Secondary CollegeBrighton Secondary CollegeBrighton Secondary College is a Year 7 to 12 co-educational. In 2010 it is estimated that 1200+ students will be enrolled at the college. Established in 1955, the College is set in spacious grounds in the City of Bayside, situated in Brighton East, Victoria, Australia...
- Brunswick Secondary CollegeBrunswick Secondary CollegeBrunswick Secondary College is located at 47 Dawson Street, Brunswick 3056 Victoria, Australia. It is one of two government secondary schools in Brunswick, the other one being Sydney Road Community School. BSC was created during the 1990s via an amalgamation of Brunswick Technical School,...
- Buckley Park CollegeBuckley Park CollegeBuckley Park College is a medium sized, public secondary school located in Essendon, Victoria, Australia. It has around 900 students from year 7 - 12. Its motto 'Build Your Wings' is featured on every student's uniform.- Campus & Facilities :...
- Dandenong High SchoolDandenong High SchoolDandenong High School is one of the largest co-educational government schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school caters for students from Years 7 to 12...
- Emerald High School
- Eumemmerring CollegeEumemmerring CollegeEumemmerring College is a former co-educational government school with multiple campuses, and was Victoria's largest government secondary college, and 3rd largest school in Australia....
- Fairhills High SchoolFairhills High SchoolFairhills High School is a government high school located in Knoxfield, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Located close to Knox City Shopping Centre, the school is easily accessible by public transport. The school's mission is "leading all students to be confident and effective life-long...
- Gladstone Park Secondary CollegeGladstone Park Secondary CollegeGladstone Park Secondary College is a public state school in Melbourne, Australia, founded in 1975.-Introduction:The school has around 1500 students, a figure which has remained roughly constant for over a decade...
- Gleneagles Secondary College
- Keilor Downs Secondary College
- Lilydale High SchoolLilydale High SchoolLilydale High School is a co-educational government secondary school located in Lilydale, Victoria. , the school includes science, media, technology and multi-purpose learning areas...
- Lyndale Secondary CollegeLyndale Secondary CollegeLyndale Secondary College is a co-educational government secondary school located in Dandenong North, Victoria. It has a student enrolment of approximately 1,300, and is known as one of the largest single campus schools in Victoria....
- Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary CollegeMatthew Flinders Girls Secondary CollegeMatthew Flinders Girls' Secondary College is an all-girls high school located in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It provides education for students years 7-12.-History:The school opened as Flinders National Grammar School in January 1858....
- Mill Park Secondary CollegeMill Park Secondary CollegeMill Park Secondary College is located in, Victoria, Australia with its Junior Campus located in Mill Park and its senior campus is located in Epping. Built in the early years of the 1990s for the residents of Mill Park, however the population growth grew and a Senior campus was in around 1997....
- Mordialloc Secondary CollegeMordialloc Secondary CollegeMordialloc Secondary College or Mordialloc College is a state co-educational secondary school located in the suburbs of Melbourne at Aspendale, City of Kingston, on the south bank of the Mordialloc Creek....
- Mount Erin CollegeMount Erin CollegeMount Erin Secondary College is a secondary school located in the suburb of Frankston, Victoria, Australia. It has approximately 800 students and is one of the only schools running the SEAL programme in the area.-Campuses:...
- Newcomb Secondary College
- Reservoir District Secondary CollegeReservoir District Secondary CollegeReservoir District Secondary College is a co-educational, public high school, located in Reservoir, Victoria, Australia.- External links :* : Official website...
- Rosebud Secondary College
- Staughton CollegeStaughton CollegeStaughton College is a secondary school in Melbourne, Australia. It was established as Melton Technical School in 1979 focusing on technical education. The school was transformed into Secondary College following Victorian education reforms that reorganised the structure of state schools from into...
- Thornbury High School
- University High SchoolUniversity High School, MelbourneThe University High School is a public, co-educational high school, located in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville.-History:...
- Wangaratta High SchoolWangaratta High SchoolWangaratta High School is a secondary education institution in Wangaratta, Victoria. It was the 2002 winner of the Kool Skools award. It has three campuses, and is a public school. It currently has approx. 1300 students attending the school. They are building new campuses to accommodate for the...
- Werribee Secondary CollegeWerribee Secondary CollegeWerribee Secondary College is a state high school located in Werribee, Victoria, Australia. It segregates students into a mainstream group and an selective entry accelerated program. Established in 1956, the college recently achieved international accredication from the Council of International...
- Westall Secondary College
- Williamstown High School