Mansfield Secondary College Competitors

At Scotch College, we provide a holistic, values-based education that strives to prepare boys for fulfilling, meaningful lives of contribution. Our curriculum is underpinned by a character-based framework and, from Prep to Year 12, our boys are engaged in a breadth of programs that instil an outward-looking perspective and sense of purpose.

Penleigh and Essendon Grammar is a school for boys and girls with campuses located in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Keilor East. The school is associated with the Uniting Church and is the product of a happy amalgamation of the two schools, Penleigh Presbyterian Ladies' College and Essendon Grammar School which was completed in 1977. PEGS has since developed in both size and reputation for the provision of a strong and successful academic programme. Today Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School offers a unique blend of single sex and coeducational experiences to over 2800 students. After Kindergarten our students attend either the girls' campus in Moonee Ponds, which caters for girls from Prep - Year 6 or the Essendon Campus for boys in Prep - Year 6 and the Keilor East campus at Gottliebsen House for boys in Years 7 - 10 or McNab House for girls in Years 7-1 0. The senior campus, the Larkin Centre, also located on the the Keilor East campus, brings boys and girls together for all classes for the first time in their schooling at PEGS. Students at PEGS are thus able to enjoy the benefits that a single sex education can provide - particularly during the years of early adolescence - as well as those of a mixed environment in which respectful relationships can be fostered amongst young men and women.

St Helena is a co-educational state secondary school located in Eltham North, approximately 28 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD. The school’s commitment to fostering the growth and development of the whole child is led by principal, Karen Terry, her team of three associate principals, two assistant principals and eleven leading teachers. The population of 1,580 students is organised into three mini schools: Junior (Year 7), Middle (Years 8-9) and Senior (Years 10-12). In these traditional, yet stimulating and nurturing environments, skilled professionals provide personalised learning experiences that maximise progress and inspire potential. Daring to be excellent positively influences the learning process and the ultimate product: accomplished, resilient and principled graduates who are equipped to succeed and contribute effectively as members of the global community in the digital age. St Helena students benefit from pathway choices, advanced technology and a wide range of opportunities. Engagement through the large Music and Performing Arts program, an extensive camps program, House and student leadership involvement, community service, Sport and a range of clubs facilitates learning on every level. The college community thrives on its culture of connectedness – a key pre-condition for learning. This sense of belonging extends beyond students and staff to parents, community volunteers and the alumni. It reflects the values perpetuated over the school’s rich 35-year history.