Monterey Secondary College
| Monterey Secondary College | |
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| Address | |
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Silvertop Street Frankston North, Victoria Australia |
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| Coordinates | 38°7′38″S 145°8′49″E / 38.12722°S 145.14694°ECoordinates: 38°7′38″S 145°8′49″E / 38.12722°S 145.14694°E |
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| Type | public secondary school |
| Motto | "" |
| Established | 1994 |
| Principal | Stuart Jones |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Enrolment | 680 (approx) |
| Campus | urban and parkland |
| Colour(s) |
cherry, black, white and gold |
| Website | monterey.vic.edu.au |
Monterey Secondary College is an Australian public, co-educational, secondary school, located in the City of Frankston suburb of Frankston North in Melbourne, Victoria.
It was established in 1994 after the merger of Monterey High School and Monterey Technical School, both of which were established in the late 1960s. It occupies the former campus of the Technical School on Silvertop Street.
The College has an enrolment of approximately 680 students, and is known for its arts and student leadership programs.
The College's campus is located in a green belt area near to the northern boundary of the suburb of Frankston and on the southern boundary of the suburb of Frankston North. To the south it is bordered by the Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club, to the west by the Long Island Country Golf Club, and to the north by the Eric Bell Sports Reserve. Its main entrance is to the east on Silvertop Street in Frankston North.
In addition to four main classroom wings, the campus also has centres for dance and drama,music, and science, as well as a large multi-purpose gymnasium. Its grounds are approximately 75,000 square metres (810,000 sq ft) and encompass a number of sports pitches as well as a hobby farm.
Of the two antecedent schools that merged to establish the College, Monterey High School was established in 1967 and Monterey Technical School in 1968. Both of the schools served the growing demand for secondary education in the northern City of Frankston suburbs of Frankston North, Carrum Downs and Seaford. During this time, homes in the suburb of Frankston North (a former defence force/government housing estate) were being transferred to private ownership, the suburb of Carrum Downs was being redeveloped (from a post-war Salvation Army settlement) and new home construction was progressing in the suburb Seaford.
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