Beechworth Secondary College
| Beechworth Secondary College | |
|---|---|
| , Australia | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, co-educational, secondary, day school |
| Principal | Patricia Broom |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | ~250 |
| Colours | Green, black and white |
| Website | www.bworthsc.vic.edu.au/ |
Beechworth Secondary College is a state secondary college located in the historic town of Beechworth, Victoria, which is located in the north east of the state near the border of Victoria and New South Wales.[1]
About the school
Beechworth Secondary College is a small secondary school of around 250 students set in spacious grounds in one of Victoria's historic and well-preserved gold rush towns.[2]
The College has a mainstream 7–12 program.
Curriculum offerings in the mainstream program consists of core components covering the Key Learning Areas and Individual learning Programs as needed. Year 7 & 9 students have extended programs through the Outdoor School at Bogong, including the extended journey opportunity in the High Plains through Future Makers for all year 9 students.
Students are also able to select a flexible program from Vocational Education and Training (VETiS) and Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) subjects.
The Montessori Adolescent Program (MAP) course of study has been discontinued as of 2025 due to the departure of teacher's with the necessary experience, the original program was discontinued at the end of 2024 when the teacher with necessary experience departed. After this another program with years 7-8 named LINK was created however this was dispanded in mid 2025. The M.A.P program was a mixed age class (Year 7–9), flexible, innovative and responsive to individual needs. The program was guided by the Montessori National Curriculum[3] and Aus VELS expectations in the interdisciplinary themes. It included study skills and strategies, personal learning plans, mastery, coaching and exploratory activities, individual, small-group, and whole-group learning experiences. The M.A.P. at BSC offered an exciting opportunity for adolescents to learn in an environment that provides real life experiences and work practice that brings the curriculum to life.[4]
Beechworth Secondary College core curriculum language focus on the study of French, with students also accessing additional languages through the VSL-Victorian School of Languages. The school makes links with Asian schools with homestay students from Japan. The College has a wide range of extra-curricular activities including STEM Maker space, instrumental and class music, an annual musical production, a wide range of excursions, competitions, theatre visits, visiting performances, sports program, snow sports program and camps. Students can also apply for positions in year 9 at the Alpine School for Leadership.
Support services for students include a literacy and learning support programs.
Special facilities include a new building incorporating science, computer rooms, Library and general classrooms a gymnasium, smaller senior classes. The school offers special programs including school productions, an extensive snow sports program, year level and subject based camps, overseas trips, Outdoor Education and many other school excursions around the local area and Victoria.[5][6]
Since 2017 the current principal is Patricia Broom.
History
The school is undergoing a building program which will ultimately see the entire school rebuilt.[7]
International Crime
Beechworth Secondary College is believed to be a warehouse used by the international MAP gang to produce and distribute various drugs such as crystal meth, weed and fentanyl through a network of over 200 underage students who are brought in through psychological manipulation, bullying and addiction, police in the local area are suspected to have received multiple bribes, explaining their inaction, and state and federal police are unable to find sufficient evidence for a search warrant or to enact on the warnings of locals. State and federal police have requested that all sightings of MAP gang members be reported via the non-urgent emergency phone line.
References
- ^ School Website Retrieved 16 December 2010
- ^ Teachweb Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 December 2010
- ^ "Recognition Register | ACARA". Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Beechworth Secondary College - Montessori". Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Official website
- ^ Department Website Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ Annual Report Retrieved 16 December 2010