Welcome to Northcote High School
Our website celebrates the activities and achievements of our school, entering its 84th year. For a taste of what has gone on in 2009, browse through our pages. Strongly recommended for new visitors is the Students /Student Activities option at the top right!
Open Morning and Tours 2010
Prospective Year 7 parents and students are invited for our Open Morning, 9.30 am - 12 noon, on Wednesday April 21.
9.30 am tours are available most Tuesdays and Thursdays. Click here for a list of dates. Ring our office to book in on 9488 2300.
Enrolment for Government secondary schools in Victoria is handled by your Primary School in the first instance. They provide important advice about the process. Please click here for information summarising the process.
Tertiary Pathways for January 2010
94% of Northcote’s 2009 VCE cohort who applied for tertiary places received a "first round offer" in January 2010 (This proportion equals last year’s record!). The breakdown of University and TAFE offers was
● Offer of University Studies in Victoria 132 (71.5%)
● Offer of TAFE studies in Victoria 47 (25.5%)
● Other Tertiary offer in Australia 6 (3.2%)
The breakdown of tertiary courses has changed only slightly in the last five years. RMIT, La Trobe University, University of Melbourne and RMIT (TAFE) continue to be the top four most popular tertiary providers. The following figures are for first round offers:
RMIT University 50
University of Melbourne 21
La Trobe University 26
Victoria University 9
Monash University 6
Swinburne University 8
Deakin University 5
Aust Catholic Uni 6
University of Ballarat 1
RMIT TAFE 15
NMIT 14
William Angliss 5
Victoria University TAFE 3
Swinburne University TAFE 5
Kangan Batman 2
Box Hill TAFE 3
Other tertiary providers 6
Total Offers to date 185
These figures do not include all VCE students. There is one more round of offers before a supplementary round for those students who remain without an offer. A smaller group of students went directly to employment or an apprenticeship.
The statistics again illustrate the very strong correlation between student interest and the tertiary course they choose, clearly a result of extensive counselling over the final three years of schooling. We wish all students well for the future.
VCE Results -Congratulations to our Year 12s of 2009
December 14th saw the release of VCE results for 2009 and many excited students. For our Year 12, the highest ENTER score achieved was 99. Three other students achieved ENTER scores over 98. For those who like statistics, 29 of our students earned an ENTER of 90 or above, and 97 students earned an ENTER of 70 or above (Those 97 were achieving in the top 30% of the state). The median study score achieved was 29.5. Over 6% of study scores were over 40. This year’s duxes will be Patricia Lee and Ronald Nguyen. There were many individual stories of success, including Nick Rickard's final Media production The Wrong Step being selected for the 2010 VCE Season of Excellence. An all time record of 363 students (many Year 11 and a handful of Yr 10s) were enrolled in at least one Yr 12 VCE subject at the school this year. Congratulations to all our students; another great year for the school!!
The latest NAPLAN testing results 2009
In 2008 the State and Federal governments introduced compulsory nation-wide testing for students in Yrs 7 and 9, in English and Numeracy. Called the National Assessment Program (NAPLAN) this replaces the old state AIM tests. Here is how NHS students went in 2009 (median results), compared to students across the state, using the national assessment program scale:
NHS State
Yr 7 Reading 579 548
Yr 7 Numeracy 579 551
Yr 9 Reading 599 589
Yr 9 Numeracy 616 598
School Captains 2010 appointed
The School Captains for 2010, and the 81st for the school - Ben Malandra and Phoebe Shiu, with Principal Kate Morris.
The 2010 Sports Captains are Lily Potocnik, Isaac Brown, Nick Kenyon Phoebe Godfrey and Mary Zhang.
Our part in the New NTEC Trade Training School Consortium
Northcote High School is part of a consortium of eight local schools that have been granted $11.7 million by the Federal Government, to help establish a Trade Training School Centre based at Northland Secondary College—to be known as NTEC Regional Trade Training Centre.
This Federal initiative will provide $2.5 billion over the next 10 years to Australian secondary schools. Trade Training Centres are being established to help increase the proportion of students achieving Year 12 or an equivalent qualification and help address skill shortages in traditional trades and emerging industries.
The NTEC Centre will provide another option and wider pathways for Northcote students. Vocational options at NTEC will also have links to actual jobs in industry. Northcote High School is the largest school in the consortium.
2009-2010 Kwong Lee Dow Scholars
Northcote has 4 students who have been selected as University of Melbourne Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars for 2010 - Bianca Le, John Mitsios, Charles Cornwallis and Izaak Martin-Stevenson.
Advice about Influenza H1N1 ("Swine flu")
There are currently no orders from medical authorities or the Department of Education concerning Northcote High School and Influenza H1N1, although there have been several cases amongst students.
For information regarding "swine flu" please contact;
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