Established in 1919, Dandenong High School is one of the oldest, largest and most culturally diverse secondary schools in the state. We are a co-educational school from Years 7 to 12 with an enrolment of approximately 2000 students. The school community comprises of 77 nationalities and 83 different language groups.
To ensure students develop a deep sense of connectedness to the school, we have a highly unique House model. Within each of the 7 Houses, there are 300 students, 50 from each Year level from Year 7 through to Year 12. Each House contains 25 teaching staff from across all teaching areas and a House Leadership Team.
Curriculum: The school has an innovative curriculum based on the principles of inquiry and deep learning and offers a broad range of opportunities for all students, including VCE, VET and VCAL Programs. Strong links with Chisholm TAFE allow students to undertake “Industry Tasters” and Year 10 VET at the DREAM Trade Training Centre.
We offer a comprehensive EAL program, an extensive Sports Program and a dynamic Performing Arts program including Dance, Drama and Music. We also have an Accelerated Enhanced Learning Program (an accredited SEAL program) for Years 7-9.