Malvern Central School Competitors

Bialik College is Melbourne's only cross-communal Jewish Zionist school, embracing an inclusive approach to Judaism. Our vibrant K-12 school operates on a single campus where students thrive in a family environment that is small enough for every child to be known, nurtured and valued, and large enough to experience a diverse range of opportunities within and beyond the classroom. For 16 of the past 17 years, Bialik, a non-selective school, has ranked in the Top 5 VCE-performing schools in Victoria and is the highest achieving Jewish school. Our strong educational approach in Early Years and Primary provides a dynamic and child-centred style of early education, inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. The College’s Cultures of Thinking philosophy, renowned throughout the education world, is the outcome of our collaboration with the Project Zero research team from Harvard University. To book a tour, please email registrar@bialik.vic.edu.au

Waverley Christian College is a forward thinking and culturally diverse Christian co-educational school from Kinder to Year 12. We have been providing students with a quality Christian educational experience for over 45 years. With campuses in Wantirna South and Narre Warren South, Waverley Christian College has an enrolment of over 2400 students with 500 permanent and casual staff across both campuses. Founded in 1978, the College relocated to Wantirna South at the beginning of Term 3, 1989. We have enjoyed steady growth since. In 2011, the College purchased a 7.5 hectare school property located in Narre Warren South. This campus commenced operations at the beginning of 2012 with approximately 150 students, initially offering classes from Prep to Year 7. Narre Warren South has since grown to a similar size as the Wantirna South Campus. Our commitment is to offer a common curriculum across the entire College, and staff at both campuses interact regularly and intentionally to ensure that both campuses are well resourced and supported. Waverley Christian College enjoys low employee turnover and has excellent student outcomes across a diverse student body, with learning enrichment and specialist learning needs programs. With excellent educational outcomes, the culture at Waverley Christian College is warm, collegiate, faith based and passionate about making a difference to student lives. Employee benefits include • A range of salary packaging options • School fees discounts for staff whose children attend the school (after 12 months) • Paid parental leave • Flexible work opportunities • Wellbeing initiatives • Graduate, career and leadership professional development opportunities • Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program • Friendly and collegial community to work with

Firbank Grammar School is an independent, Anglican day and boarding school for students from ELC to Year 12. We have three campuses located in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs. We have two campuses in Brighton. Our girls only Junior School for students ELC to Year 6 is located in Middle Crescent and our girls only Senior School for students Year 7-12 is located in Outer Crescent. Firbank Sandringham Co-ed Campus ELC to Year 6 is our co-educational Junior School located in Royal Avenue, Sandringham. We encourage student voice and opinion. Our students have a voice and make active contributions to the School every day through their work in the classroom or the community. We provide them with the right balance of educational and real life experiences so they can forge ahead on their own path. That’s the Firbank way.