North Geelong Secondary College is a single campus Year 7 to 12 academic college.
It is a creative, caring, and diverse college where young people grow into autonomous learners by engaging with our imaginative and intellectually rigorous programs.
The community is a friendly and supportive environment, underpinned by the values of respect, excellence, achievement, and diversity.
The school places high expectations on student behaviour and academic endeavour, as evidenced by outstanding VCE results and VCAL outcomes.
The team is very proud and extremely pleased with its results in 2023:
VCE Allstudy mean score 29 – an outstanding achievement;
40-plus scores – 4.2 percent;
100 percent VCE satisfactory completion;
The dux of the year Haisong Qi achieved 99.7 ATAR score;
10 percent of students achieved ATAR scores 90 to 100;
22 percent of students achieved ATAR scores 80 to 89;
13 percent of students achieved ATAR scores 70 to 79; and
16 percent of students achieved ATAR scores 60 to 69.
North Geelong Secondary College students are privileged to enjoy:
Learning areas equipped with the latest ICT facilities;
An extensive, well-resourced library;
Plentiful, state of the art sporting facilities; and
A creative art and technology complex which caters for food technology, studio art, ceramics, woodwork, and performing arts.
Students are encouraged to engage in a myriad of extracurricular activities, including human powered vehicle, debating, student representative council, and lunchtime clubs, such as chess club, cultural appreciation club, dungeons and dragons, and Japanese club.
NGSC is proud to offer a number of excellence programs:
Scholarship program;
Select entry accelerated learning (SEAL) program;
Advancement via individual determination (AVID);
Strive to achieve results (STAR);
Achieving core education (ACE) programs; and
Excellence in sport program.
The scholarship program promotes and recognises outstanding commitment by school students who have displayed a strong involvement in their school community.
Scholarships are available in the following areas: academic excellence, student leadership, community, sporting excellence, and the arts.
SEAL provides a focused educational environment for academically oriented students. SEAL classes incorporate a fast-paced curriculum, with less repetition than mainstream classes.
AVID, the only program of its kind in Geelong, underpins the SEAL program and prepares students with the skills to succeed in senior and post-secondary education.
STAR is an innovative literacy and numeracy program unique to the college.
It identifies students who have the potential to become future ‘stars’ and achieve outstanding results in Years 7 to 9.
ACE aims to improve the numeracy and literacy development of students who are performing below the expected level.
EIS develops students’ sport-specific skills, knowledge, and practical application in their chosen sports of Australian rules, soccer, or volleyball.
The transition from primary to secondary school is seamless for Year 7 students.
In Grade 6, all students are invited to the college early in the year for a ‘taste’ of secondary school and then later in the year there is a specialised two-day program that allows students to develop new friendships and familiarise themselves with their new surroundings.
Students start the secondary school year with confidence.
Parents and guardians are invited to discover a dynamic, high-quality government school for their child.
Visit North Geelong Secondary College at a time convenient to you and see the school in operation.
To find out more and to book a personalised tour of North Geelong Secondary College, call 5240 5800 or email north.geelong.sc@education.vic.gov.au.
