Our Story
Our school builds on each other’s strengths and weaknesses
Our story is as much about our past as it is about our future: where have we come from and where are we going to.
Our Past
The merger of three existing secondary schools: Bell Park High School, Geelong West Technical School (Minerva Road) and Bell Park Secondary College to create our Western Heights College was the first chapter.
The relocation to the single site on Vines Road, with four separate science specialist areas, performing arts facility, lecture theatre, dance and performance spaces, specialist music and instrument learning / practice spaces and state of the art kitchen, cafe and dining facilities was the second chapter.
Our Future
Chapter 3 of our school’s journey is aligned with our school’s new brand identity and distinctive purpose which will help deliver our objective to empower our students to do their personal best and say ‘I can’.
Our commitment is firmly on the teaching and learning requirements for success and to deliver growth for our learning community. We have a strong vision which includes the creation of specialist sporting programs integrating with elite sports clubs with links to allied health and tertiary institutions such as Victoria University, Deakin University and Federation University. Connections have been established globally with opportunities for students to engage with the world and experience the benefits of travel, new experiences, resilience, independence and cultural awareness.
We want our students to aspire to reach their potential and our vision is firmly focussed on enabling this in every way we can. Plans to complete stage 3 of the school’s masterplan, includes building an indoor sports stadium on the college grounds.