Mooroolbark College - A Co-Educational Year 7 to 12 School

Welcome to the Mooroolbark College website and a chance to see what our vibrant, dynamic and supportive learning community is all about.

We take pride in maintaining a clear focus on the ‘whole’ student, an approach that comes through in the way that we have created our excellent facilities and how our highly committed, talented and professional teachers go about their work.

At Mooroolbark College, we strongly believe that ‘values are caught, not taught’.

Open Night 2019

Mooroolbark College warmly invites prospective parents & students you to join us for our 2019 Open Night on Thursday 2nd May.

Compass

Our Compass Portal is designed to keep students, parents and staff up to date in all relevant areas.

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Book A Tour

College tours can now be pre-booked from the College website.

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ASPIRE 2020

The ASPIRE program encompasses Mathematics, Science, English and Humanities. ASPIRE students are students that are looking to maximise their learning at school through increased effort and dedication.

Testing fee for ASPIRE 2020 is $25 (plus 30c booking fee) payable via the trybooking link https://www.trybooking.com/479659

Applications are open to current 2019 Grade 6 Students

ENTRANCE EXAM
Date Friday 14th June 2019
Time 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
Location Mooroolbark College – Multi-purpose Room

APPLICATIONS CLOSE Friday 7th June 2019

Oxford Textbook & eBook Bundle

To support the BYOD initiative and minimise costs, Mooroolbark College will be changing text book suppliers to Oxford Digital eBooks. Students in Years 7 – 9 in 2019 can access the digital bundle for $160 per student through our textbook supplier Lilydale Books. The Bundle includes; Maths, Science, English, Humanities Textbook.

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Uniform

The College has high expectations on student uniforms and enforces strict adherence to rules. The College uniform can be purchased direct from our supplier.

Mooroolbark College is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all students whilst participating in school activities both during and outside of school hours and has zero tolerance of child abuse.

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Protecting Children from Abuse – For Parents and Carers

Why Choose Mooroolbark College?

Mooroolbark College is an outstanding, co-educational government school for students from years seven to twelve. Since its foundation in 1973, the College has established a tradition of excellence built on the outstanding academic, cultural and sporting achievements of our students.

Curriculum Snapshot

Food Studies – Food for Life

We are what we eat. Is this true? Find out what foods are really doing to your body and health. What do you need to eat to keep your body working to its optimum? Analyse your diet using current food models. Is there such a thing as “healthy” fast food? Investigate popular fast food outlets and discover which foods are really good for you. During this unit you will develop real life skills in preparing a variety of foods using a range of cooking methods maximising foods nutritional value and develop skills in the safe and hygienic use of a range of tools and equipment in the kitchen. Students will respond to design brief including research, production plans, production
and evaluation. This unit provides you with skills and knowledge which will better equip you for future studies in foods.

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Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Duke of Edinburgh Award is an internationally recognised award that engages students by providing an alternate learning environment, outside the regular classroom structure. The Award empowers students to take responsibility for themselves as they will encounter a wide range of challenges throughout the program. Students will complete the four sections during the year in order to obtain the Bronze level.

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Systems Engineering- Robotics

Are you a creative person? Do you think engineering is a possible career choice? Look no further than robotics.
In this subject students will look at all aspects of creating a robot; design build, and testing their robots, just like a real engineer. To get an idea of what our robot will look like once it’s completed students will be able to create a 3D image prior to building it, using design software. Students will get to take home a finished robot,
as well as testing concepts and ideas using LEGO Mindstorms to program, as well as looking at the Arduino, a method of control.

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Media

Are you counting down the days until the next Marvel or Star Wars film? Do you often greet your friends with “Did you watch (insert favourite TV show here) last night? Do you love playing video games? Are you addicted to Facebook and Social Media? If so, THIS subject is for you!
Media is the study of our society’s media, in all its forms. Media includes film, television, newspapers, journalism, animation, gaming, music and radio.
The course involves studying films and how they tell a story and engage their audiences. There is also a practical component of this course, where we will create film posters using Photoshop, 2 short filmS (no you don’t have to be in font of the camera if you won’t want to).

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How long is a piece of string?

How many ways can you tie a shoelace? Where did the equals sign come from? How do advertisements get stuck into your head? And, exactly, how long is a piece of
string?
If you are the type to ask “Why would we ever need to know this?” then this subject is not for you. How long is a piece of string is designed for students who are good at maths and are interested in how numbers and arithmetic affect everything from the smallest microbe to the entire universe;from social occasions to wider populations.

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Mandarin

Year 7 Mandarin focuses on developing students’ capacity to understand basic sentences and questions, engage in simple conversations based on interpersonal topics and to write short texts of simple sentences. Students also learn about the culture and geography of China.

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Ceramics

Ceramics can offer you an opportunity to use your artistic skills to make an array of utilitarian and sculptural pieces that you can be proud of. Ceramics is the perfect progression for those students who have enjoyed the Arts but would like to try something new, as well as a wonderful alternative for those among you who find other mediums a challenge. Students will be required to design and build a set amount of pieces from a set curriculum, as well as being offered the opportunity to work on the pottery wheel. So come and get your hands dirty and design, sculpt and construct a myriad of aesthetically appealing and useful pieces that you can treasure forever.

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Writing for Writers

Writing for Writers is an elective aimed at students interested in developing their own creative writing styles through the study of writing strategies and skills, and the analysis of short stories across a range of genres. Students will be introduced to the conventions of writing such as character, setting, dialogue, imagery, structure
and intertextuality. Students will develop their own pieces of writing through a drafting process and workshopping stories with the class.

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Literature

Literature focuses on developing informed responses to texts, on the ideas and concerns raised in texts and on making meaning from non-print texts. Students respond to a range of texts personally, critically and creatively. While the emphasis is on students’ close engagement with language to explore texts, students also inform their understanding with knowledge of the conventions associated with different forms of text; for example poetry, prose, drama and/or non-print texts.

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May 10, 2019 Featured, Principal’s Report

By Nicola Mackey

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM – LITERACY AND NUMERACY (NAPLAN) NAPLAN is the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy. These tests are given each year to students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 and measure… Read More

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Systems Engineering- Robotics

Media

How long is a piece of string?

Mandarin

Ceramics

Writing for Writers

Literature

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