Belmont High School (Victoria)

The school has been progressively refurbished, with the most recent work costing $6.66 million and comprising new administration and staff areas, canteen, and four "learning centres".{{cite web A new Science-Technology centre called 'BioLab' was completed in 2010, and is accessible for schools throughout Geelong to utilise. == Curriculum ==

The school offers a programme which includes a core curriculum in years 7 to 8 (English, Mathematics, Science, Italian, Indonesian, Technology, Arts, Studies of Society and Environment, Health and Physical Education). At years 9 to 12 a wide range of pathways are available. These include the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Vocational Education Training (VET), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and school-based apprenticeships. Belmont High School is one of 37 Victorian Government secondary schools providing a Select Entry Accelerated Learning programme to address the learning needs of their gifted and high potential students. This allows these students to begin VCE subjects in Year 9 and complete school a year earlier if they wish. The school also offers specialised programmes catering for international students. == Incidents ==

On 8 August 2008, a fire swept through a portable classroom. It took firefighters 40 minutes to control the blaze and another 90 minutes to fully damp down the site. One portable classroom was destroyed. There was also a fire in a science room, causing damage that had to be fixed over the start of the 2011 holidays. On 19 April 2018, a shooting threat sent the school into lockdown. Police discovered that the threat was a hoax. Students were briefed on the situation and the day continued as normal. == Notable alumni ==

• Esther Anderson, Gold Logie-nominated actress who portrays Charlie Buckton on Home and Away • Portia de Rossi, actress • Cheryl Baker, opera singer • Mark Blake, AFL player • Kelsey Browne, netballer • Madison Browne, netballer • Peter Coleman-Wright, opera singer • Darcy Fort, AFL player for Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions • Adrian Leijer, Olympic Olyroo representative and Melbourne Victory player • Tim O'Neill, CFL player • Jasper Pittard, AFL player for North Melbourne and Port Adelaide == References ==