Bundoora Secondary College is a well established, dynamic and vibrant school, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. The school is in close proximity to Latrobe and RMIT Universities and as such enjoys a strong partnership with both, often sharing facilities, resources and programs. The College's comprehensive vision statement reflects and drives our core purpose which is underpinned by the college values. These values are known by parents, students and staff as the 5Rs -rigour, relationships, respect, responsibility and resilience. We have created facilities and structures to enhance student engagement, connectedness and retention to the school. The current enrolment number is around 550 students. The school has a Student Family Occupation of 0.58, a Language Background Other than English of 1.1%, Indigenous students of 3.1% and a mobility component of 4.4% all of which are on the increase. The staff at the school work in strong partnership with our parents, to form an active school community providing comprehensive and challenging educational programs. These programs take into account the social, creative, intellectual and emotional skills, needs and abilities of each student. There is an expectation that our students will work conscientiously to achieve sound educational goals to the highest level of their learning potential through their active participation in a variety of quality teaching programs provided by the College. We offer a comprehensive core program for Years 7 and 8 which opens to a core/elective program for Years 9 and 10 and broadens further in the senior years offering extensive VCE, VET and VCAL programs. The college has a range of co-curricula programs including the Student Leadership Team (where we encourage student voice to contribute to improvements at the school), our Instrumental music and singing program, our College Debating Teams, our College Drama Production and a full sporting program to name a few. The school plays an important role in the community and from 2012 the College will..