Oberon High School: Belmont

About

Established in 1963, Oberon High School is a single campus years 7 � 12 school situated in Belmont, approximately seven kilometres south of the centre of Geelong. The student population of 700 is drawn from a very wide urban, rural and coastal area.

The school offers a comprehensive program which includes a core curriculum in years 7 and 8 (English, Mathematics, Science, Languages � Japanese, German and Indonesian, Technology, Arts, Humanities, Health and Physical Education). Students in these year levels experience up to eight different areas of Art/Technology during the two years. At years 9 to 12 a wide range of pathways are available. These include VCE, Vocational Education Training (VET), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and school-based apprenticeships. Students are encouraged to select units which best meet their interest and abilities. This allows students to extend their learning.