Frankston High School

Frankston High School
Location
Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Information
Type Secondary School
Motto Latin: Optima semper
(Best Always)
Established 12 February 1924
Enrolment Years 7-12
Colour(s)           Blue and Gold
Website Frankston High School

Frankston High School (FHS) or simply "Frankston High", in Victoria, Australia, is a secondary college offering education for students in Years 7 to 12.

School profile

Frankston High School is a large multi-campus co-educational facility situated in Frankston South. The Year 7 to 10 and Senior School (Years 11 and 12) campuses occupy sites across from one another.

The school has formed a partnership, the Frankston Federation of Schools, with the main neighbourhood primary schools Derinya, Overport, Frankston and Frankston Heights.[1] Through this federation, staff and resources are shared. A transition program helps students adjust from primary to secondary school.

In 2006 a Tablet PC programme was launched, which created two "streams" for students to take either tablet, or non-tablet classes from the commencement of Year 7 onwards.[2] The tablet programme was for students to use technology every day in all classes for their education. In 2015, the two streams were merged, and it was made compulsory for all students to purchase a Windows Surface Pro prior to commencing Year 7, as part of their school resources.

Sustainability

Frankston High School's sustainability statement expresses that:

"Frankston High School prides itself on endeavouring to be as sustainable as possible as it is recognised this will have a direct and significant impact on its students' futures. It achieves this through the appointment of a sustainability coordinator who helps in educating students, staff and the greater school community in ways to be more sustainable, as well as embedding sustainability in all parts of the curriculum where applicable and feasible.

"It also achieves this by retrofitting school infrastructure, thinking more sustainably about procurement, developing and maintaining appropriate biodiversity, working on ways to manage waste better, and through the development of student capacity via a student lead [sic] Eco Team that meets weekly.

"The Eco Team develops many strategies in which to make the school more environmentally aware and works at developing leadership capacities amongst its student members with a highly qualified staff member that oversees the group. In 2015 students in the Eco Team received a scholarship, graciously provided by the St Kilda Eco Centre, to participate in a Polperro Dolphin Swim later in the year. This was awarded to the team due to their investigation of micro-plastics down at the Frankston foreshore."[3]

An updated school sustainability policy was ratified by the school's parent council in late 2014.

Languages

Both Japanese and French languages are established in the curriculum from Year 7 to Year 12. Sister city and sister school programmes have been established in Japan, France and Soweto, South Africa.[4] The school operates an overseas exchange program, with Frankston High School students on exchange programs in other countries and a number of overseas students studying at Frankston.

Music

There are seven bands operating and approximately 200 students involved in the instrumental music program. Students perform regularly at assemblies and special events and rehearse in a music centre. The establishment of the Harry McGurk Music Scholarship has helped students to continue with these opportunities.[5]

Sport

Frankston High offers an array of elective sports programmes. The facilities include a basketball stadium, indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, weight room, and a new multipurpose sports ground for such sports as netball, hockey, tennis, etc.[6]

Surf life saving

For several years, the school has been involved in the Victorian Youth Development Program (VYPD), now known as Advance, which involves surf life saving and is run with the assistance of Surf Life Saving Victoria.

Specialist programmes

The school operates Hands On Learning, Pathways and Corrective Reading programs to cater for students with different learning styles and needs.

School magazine

A school magazine entitled Kananook is published every year. It looks back over the year and recognises what the school has accomplished.[7]

House competition

The four houses are:

  •      Bass (formerly Janaralong; blue)
  •      Collins (formerly Asatangneen; green)
  •      Flinders (formerly Kananook; gold)
  •      Murray (formerly Eumemmering; red)

The houses' names come from early explorers of Victoria and the Port Phillip region - George Bass, William Collins, Matthew Flinders, and John Murray.

The houses compete in three major competitions: swimming, athletics and cross country.

Sister schools

Frankston is the sister city of Susono, Shizuoka in Japan. The school maintains a strong sister school relationship with Kawaguchi-Kita High School in the Greater Tokyo Area, which began in 1988.[8][9] Regular cultural visits and student exchanges take place between these schools.

Frankston also has a sister school relationship with Lycée Jean Zay, in Orléans, France. Students regularly visit and exchange between the two, with three month twin exchanges during the summer holidays. Students of French have the chance to visit France every second year, with a group extending their visit to include Italian Art galleries.

Frankston High School also has a sister school relationship with Letsibogo Girls' High School in Soweto, South Africa. In conjunction with Mentone Girls' Secondary College and Mac.Robertson Girls' High School the school sponsors three girls, enabling them to spend a year studying in Australia, hosted by school families.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Frankston High School's Science in the Sand". Port Phillip Baykeeper. Port Phillip Baykeeper.
  4. ↑ "Sister Schools | Frankston High School". Fhs.vic.edu.au. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. ↑ "Music | Frankston High School". Fhs.vic.edu.au. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  6. ↑ "Sport at Frankston High School | Frankston High School". Fhs.vic.edu.au. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  7. ↑ "BibliOZ.com Book Details". Biblioz.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  8. ↑ "Susono Japan". Frankston.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  9. ↑ "トップページ - 埼玉県立川口北高等学校". Kawaguchikita-h.spec.ed.jp. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

Coordinates: 38°09′45″S 145°07′50″E / 38.16250°S 145.13056°E / -38.16250; 145.13056

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