Belgrave Heights Christian School
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Belgrave Heights Christian School is a small primary and secondary school in Belgrave Heights
near Belgrave
in the Dandenong Ranges
36 km east of Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. It is located on the new driveway, Wattle Valley Road which is off Mount Morton Road, which is a continuation of McNicol Road which is off Burwood Highway
in Tecoma
. There are around 250 secondary students and 200 primary students. The school stated in a recent "Information Night" that they planned to have two secondary classes in each level (12 classes) and one primary class in each level (7 classes) making a total of 19 classes altogether, staying as a small school.
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The school started year 7 in 2002, year 8 in 2003, year 9 in 2004, year 10 in 2005, year 11 in 2007 and year 12 in 2008.
Belgrave Heights is growing rapidly with a multi-purpose gymnasium, stage and classroom/office building planned for construction..
Belgrave Heights, Victoria
Belgrave Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...
near Belgrave
Belgrave, Victoria
Belgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
in the Dandenong Ranges
Dandenong Ranges
The Dandenong Ranges are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately 35 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
36 km east of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is located on the new driveway, Wattle Valley Road which is off Mount Morton Road, which is a continuation of McNicol Road which is off Burwood Highway
Burwood Highway
Burwood Highway is a major transportation link with Melbourne's eastern suburbs. It begins in the suburb of Kooyong, Melbourne at the junction of the Monash Freeway as Toorak Road between Monash Freeway and Warrigal Road, and finishes in Belgrave, Victoria in the Dandenong Ranges...
in Tecoma
Tecoma, Victoria
Tecoma is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 34 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...
. There are around 250 secondary students and 200 primary students. The school stated in a recent "Information Night" that they planned to have two secondary classes in each level (12 classes) and one primary class in each level (7 classes) making a total of 19 classes altogether, staying as a small school.
History
The school was founded in 1983 as a primary school by mother and daughter Christian team Lynette Thompson and Isabel Bell. It was founded with help from the former Shire of SherbrookeShire of Sherbrooke
The Shire of Sherbrooke was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1963 until 1994...
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The school started year 7 in 2002, year 8 in 2003, year 9 in 2004, year 10 in 2005, year 11 in 2007 and year 12 in 2008.
Belgrave Heights is growing rapidly with a multi-purpose gymnasium, stage and classroom/office building planned for construction..
See also
- BelgraveBelgrave, VictoriaBelgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094...
- Belgrave HeightsBelgrave Heights, VictoriaBelgrave Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...