Glen Eira College

Glen Eira College students study towards the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), the main secondary student assessment program in Victoria which ranks students with an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) for university entrance purposes. Practical VCAL subjects can also be combined in subject choices.

The college had a VCE median score of 31 in 2020, 2021 and 2022.{{Cite web |title=Glen Eira College {{!}} The Good Schools Guide |url=https://www.goodschools.com.au/compare-schools/in-caulfield-east-3145/glen-eira-college |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en-US}}

Enrichment program

Glen Eira College provides a Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) program accredited with The Academy of Accredited SEAL Schools (TAASS) for years 7 to 9.{{Cite web |title=SEAL Program {{!}} Glen Eira College |url=https://gec.vic.edu.au/teaching-and-learning/accelerated-learning-program/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |language=en-US}}

Language programs

GEC language options include:

• French (LOTE, French Immersion and 1st Language Program)
• Japanese (LOTE and Japanese Immersion)
• Hebrew.

GEC is a member of the Australian Association of French English Bilingual Schools (AAFEBS) and its bicultural French program is accredited by the CNED (French Government distance Education Program).{{Cite web |title=Le Français à GEC – French at GEC {{!}} Glen Eira College |url=https://gec.vic.edu.au/teaching-and-learning/languages/le-francais-a-gec/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |language=en-US}}

GEC is the only public school in Victoria to offer Hebrew as a language with support from the Union of Jewish Education Board.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-14 |title=Hebrew At Glen Eira College Gec - UJEB {{!}} United Jewish Education Board |url=https://www.ujeb.org.au/programs/secondary-school/hebrew-at-glen-eira-college-gec/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |language=en-US}}

Leadership programs

Glen Eira provides many opportunities for student leadership and shaping the school environment. Additionally, Year 9 students have the opportunity to participate in the "School for Student Leadership", a Victorian Department of Education initiative offering a unique residential education experience at locations such as the Alpine School, Snowy River campus and Gnurad Gundidj campus.{{Cite web |title=We are the school for Student Leadership {{!}} Alpine School Camnpus |url=http://www.alpineschool.vic.edu.au/ssl/we-are-the-school-for-student-leadership.html |access-date=2023-09-08 |language=en-US}}

International Student Program

Glen Eira’s international student program attracts many students from countries including China, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Cambodia and Colombia.{{Cite web |title=International Student Program {{!}} Glen Eira College |url=https://gec.vic.edu.au/students/international-student-program/ |access-date=2023-09-08 |language=en-US}}

Glen Eira College’s main buildings, Library, Performing Arts Centre and basketball courts are on the east side of Booran Road. The Language Centre and main sports facilities (including an indoor multi-sports stadium and gymnasium, outdoor tennis/netball courts and multi-sports field) sit across the road, accessed by a pedestrian crossing.

In 2022, the college completed a unique and self-funded outdoor sports upgrade to complement the indoor sports stadium. The multi-sports field has line markings for soccer, volleyball, rounders, four square courts, and a sprint track to a connecting long jump pit. Terraced steps in house colours form open amphitheatre seating.

In June 2023, the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) announced increased funding to a total of $16.5m for an upgrade and modernisation project to enable GEC to absorb 250 additional students. Community concerns remain that the school has been historically underfunded and while this budget will provide a new vertical building, it will not enable the upgrade of existing, aged facilities.{{Cite web |title=Glen Eira College upgrade and modernisation {{!}} Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) |url=https://www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/glen-eira-college |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en-US}}

File:Glen Eira College exterior.jpg|Exterior of Glen Eira College

File:Glen Eira College wall with college symbol.jpg|Glen Eira College logo on external wall

File:Outdoor sports facilities at Glen Eira College.jpg|Outdoor sports facilities

File:Aerial view Glen Eira College sports ground.jpg|Aerial view of sports ground

File:Glen Eira College sports ground.jpg|Athletics track

In 2022, Glen Eira College established an alumni program in partnership with not-for-profit Ourschool.{{Cite web|title=Alumni {{!}} Glen Eira College |url=https://gec.vic.edu.au/community/alumni-2/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |language=en-US}}

In 2023, a boy from Glen Eira College was thrown out of a moving car and sustained serious injuries.{{Cite web |last=Estcourt |first=David |date=2024-06-07 |title=I was worried my boy would never wake up, says mother |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/i-was-worried-my-boy-would-never-wake-up-mother-tells-of-fear-after-attack-changed-her-son-s-life-forever-20240606-p5jjpf.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=The Age |language=en}} Glen Eira College has also had multiple accusations about bullying.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Parents say 'toxic' Glen Eira College overrun with online bullies |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a_BIN&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fvictoria-education%2Fparents-say-glen-eira-college-overrun-with-online-bullies%2Fnews-story%2Fa28b3feb73ce1472b0e76a5ee091e6b5&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE |website=Herald Sun}}

• List of high schools in Victoria
• List of schools in Victoria
• Victorian Certificate of Education

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