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| St Helena Secondary College | |
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| Coordinates | 37°41′15″S145°8′23″E / 37.68750°S 145.13972°E /-37.68750; 145.13972 |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Dare to be Excellent |
| Established | 1984 |
| Principal | Karen Terry |
| Teaching staff | 111 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Number of students | 1607[1] |
| Colours | Maroon, grey & black |
| Website | sthelena |
St Helena Secondary College is a co-educational state secondary school inEltham North,Victoria,Australia. The school is situated within theCity of Banyule local council area. St Helena Secondary College has an enrolment ceiling (maximum number of students). Due to the demand for places at the school exceeding this ceiling in some years, the school has a geographic zone around it within which students are prioritised for enrolment.
The school is divided into three separate 'mini schools', each catering for the needs of the students at the different stages of their development. Each mini school also has its own principal. These 'Mini School Principals' work mainly with their own mini school, while also being involved in school-wide positions and tasks. The current principals are: Junior School – Shaun Isbister; Middle School – Vittoria Saliba; Senior School – Simon Braknys. The College Principal is Karen Terry.
The college was involved in the Rock Eisteddfod annual competition to create dance routines until it ceased in 2012. The first college drama production, "I'm on TV" was staged in 2004. A musical production is held each year, and the Juanita Coco Award is awarded each year, named for former studentJuanita Coco who died in a car accident in 1993. All of St Helena's students are encouraged to learn amusical instrument; there are currently fourconcert bands, withbrass,woodwind andpercussion instruments, fourjazz bands, as well as many smallerensembles. Each year, the Senior Concert Band and the Senior Jazz Band travel interstate to compete in band competitions.