Lilydale High School
Lilydale High School | |
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Location | |
Melbourne, VIC Australia | |
Coordinates | 37°45′38″S 145°20′39″E / 37.7605°S 145.3442°ECoordinates: 37°45′38″S 145°20′39″E / 37.7605°S 145.3442°E |
Information | |
Type | co-educational Public Government School |
Motto | Excellence in learning, resilience in life, thriving in community.[1] |
Established | 1919 |
Principal | Wendy Powson |
Assistant Principal | Genaha Thompson |
Assistant Principal | Stuart Young |
Assistant Principal | Melissa McMillan |
Assistant Principal | Trent Silk |
Years offered | 7 - 12 |
Enrolment | 2000 |
Campus | Melba Avenue, Lilydale |
Colour(s) | Maroon, White (And Navy Blue for VCE students) |
Slogan | "Respice Lucem" |
Website |
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Lilydale High School is a co-educational government secondary school located in Lilydale, Victoria. As of 2009, the school includes science, media, technology and multi-purpose learning areas. It also has three outdoor reptile enclosures which houses a collection of snakes, lizards and other reptiles.
History
Lilydale High School was founded in 1919, at which stage it was housed in a single building not located on the current school grounds. In the May 2006 Victoria state budget, A$5.65 million had been allocated to the school for the completion of construction at the school, consisting of 15 new buildings and facilities to be completed between 2006 and 2007.[2]
Leon Bishop commenced as the school's Principal in 2006 after the retirement in 2005 of the previous school's Principal of 18 years, John Benison.[3]
Sporting Achievement
In 2006 the school was awarded the Eastern Metropolitan Region's Most Outstanding School Achievement in Physical and Sport Education, after participating in every competition held by the Victorian Secondary Schools Sports Association, and offering its facilities to students in years 5 and 6 from local primary schools.
In 2015, the school were the Victorian Junior Boys Netball champions.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Vision Statement | Lilydale High School". lilydalehs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ "Budget benefits for police and schools" Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. by Dion Teasdale, Star News 6 June 2006
- ↑ "`Privilege' over for high school head". Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader. 24 Oct 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ↑ http://lilydalehs.vic.edu.au/blog/2015/08/26/lhs-junior-boys-netball-state-champions/