Koonung Secondary College
615 Elgar Road
Mont Albert North, Victoria 3129
1964
State
Approx. 1000, co-educational
7 to 12
Mr Peter Wright
Koonung High School (until the early 1990s)
Blue / Navy Blue, Yellow (plus Maroon for Senior School)
Compulsory
Weekly Newsletter, Semesterly Koonung Chronicle magazine
School Fossicker magazine, Student-produced Year 12 yearbook
Koonung Secondary College is a secondary state school in Mont Albert North, Victoria, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. The school takes its name from the nearby Koonung Creek.
Koonung follows the VELS (Victorian Essential Learning Standards) for the years 7-10 curriculum. A standard VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) course is run in years 11 & 12 (year 10 students also have the option to take one or two VCE subjects), with a range of VET (Vocational Educational Training) subjects also available, providing a variety of education opportunities.
Students undertake the following subjects:
Plus one semester each of: Art and Textiles.
Students undertake the following subjects:
Plus one semester each of: Visual Communication, Drama, Food and Health, Wood Technology
Students undertake the following subjects:
Plus one semester each of: Geography and History
Electives: Each student undertakes two elective subjects, one from Arts, and one from Technology, per semester. The subjects will only be run provided that there is an available teacher, and that there are enough students applying for it. The choices are:
Arts Electives:
Technology Electives: