Koonung Secondary College

Koonung Secondary College
Koonung Secondary College
Address
	68 Box Hill Crescent, Mont Albert North; Melbourne, Victoria, 3129; Australia
Coordinates	37°48′08″S 145°07′01″E / 37.8021°S 145.1169°E
Information
Former name	Koonung High School (until the early 1990s)
Type	State school
Motto	Excellence Through Endeavor
Established	1964
Principal	Andrew McNeil
Grades	7 to 12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrolment	Approx. 1,000
Colour(s)	blue / navy blue, yellow (plus maroon for senior school)
Publication	Weekly newsletter, semesterly Koonung Chronicle magazine
Yearbook	School Fossicker magazine, student-produced yearbook
Website	www.koonung.vic.edu.au

Koonung Secondary College^[1] 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.

Its school catchment includes the suburbs of Mont Albert, Mont Albert North, Balwyn, Balwyn North, Doncaster, Box Hill, Box Hill North, Surrey Hills and Burwood.^[2]

On 13 June 2019, it received a grant of $6.05 million to improve its facilities.^[3]

Curriculum

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.^[4]

Notable former students

Zac Clarke – AFL footballer
Josh Daicos – AFL footballer
Daniel Pearce – AFL footballer
Jo Hall
Eliza Jane Morley - Actress
Ryan Li - PhD in IT

References

^ "Koonung Secondary College". Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Koonung Secondary College". Koonung Secondary College. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ College, Koonung Secondary (14 June 2019). "Koonung Secondary College Newsletter - Issue Nine". inewsletter.co. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ "Senior Years". Koonung Secondary College. Retrieved 12 April 2019.