Lilydale Heights College
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Lilydale Heights College is a government secondary school
located in the suburb of Lilydale
, east of Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. It covers both junior secondary and higher secondary (VCE
) curricula, and draws students from primary schools from the urban areas of Lilydale and the rural Yarra Valley
.
Gregory Hancock commenced as the school's principal in 2006 after the retirement in 2005 of the school's principal of 18 years, Peter Cowan. There are approximately 750 students currently enrolled at the college.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in the suburb of Lilydale
Lilydale, Victoria
Lilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...
, 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 covers both junior secondary and higher secondary (VCE
Victorian Certificate of Education
The Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...
) curricula, and draws students from primary schools from the urban areas of Lilydale and the rural Yarra Valley
Yarra Valley
The Yarra Valley is the name given to the region surrounding the Yarra River in Victoria, Australia. The river originates approximately 90 kilometres east of the City of Melbourne and flows towards it and out into Port Phillip Bay...
.
Gregory Hancock commenced as the school's principal in 2006 after the retirement in 2005 of the school's principal of 18 years, Peter Cowan. There are approximately 750 students currently enrolled at the college.