Your guide to every secondary school in Sunbury
Sunbury was once a sleepy country town, but is today seen as an extension of Melbourne. There are several places to send your child to high school — here’s our comprehensive guide to VCE scores and public transport options.
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Sunbury has become part of Melbourne’s outer suburbs and is only a 40 minute drive down the Calder Fwy from the city.
There are four secondary schools in the area including private and public offerings.
Here’s everything you need to know about the schools, including the subjects on offer, VCE scores and how your child can get to and from campus safely.
1 Macedon Street, Sunbury
Ph: 9744 0000
Private school
Years: 7-12
Students enrolled 2018: 1263
Teaching staff: 103
Median study score: 31
Percentage of study scores over 40+*: 6.4%
Subjects: Dance, drama, media, studio arts, visual communication and design, music performance, music (VET Cert III), English, health and human development, outdoor studies and environmental studies (year 10), physical education, sport and recreation (VET), accounting, Australian and global politics, business management, economics, geography, history, legal studies, LOTE (Italian and Japanese) foundation maths, maths methods, general maths, specialist maths, Religious Education, science, agriculture (VET Cert II), agriculture and horticultural studies, biology, chemistry, environmental science, physics, psychology, food studies, furnishing (VET Cert II) interactive digital media (VET Cert III), product design and technology — wood and textiles, computing.
Public transport
Bus: 486 from Evans St/Macedon St.
Closet train station: Sunbury, 1.8km
30 Racecourse Road, Sunbury
Ph: 9744 1066
Public school
Years: 7-12
Students enrolled 2018: 995
Teaching staff: 89
Median study score: 26
Percentage of study scores over 40+: 1.6%
Public transport
Bus: 489 from Sunbury Secondary College/Racecourse Road
Closet train station: Sunbury, 1km
Subjects: Drama, media studies, music (VET), studio arts, visual communication, English, health and human development, outdoor and environmental education, physical education, sport and recreation, accounting, Australian politics, business (VET), business management, economics, geography, history (year 11), history revolutions (year 12), legal studies, computing, creative and digital media, food studies, product design and technology (textiles) textiles, general maths, maths methods, further maths, specialist maths, LOTE (Japanese), biology, chemistry, physics and psychology.
SUNBURY DOWNS SECONDARY COLLEGE
148-174 Mitchells Lane, Sunbury
Ph: 9744 0500
Public school
Years: 7-12
Students enrolled 2018: 710
Teaching staff: 59
Median study score: 31
Percentage of study scores over 40+: 9.9%
Subjects: English, mathematics, science, arts/technology, health and physical education, humanities, performing arts, languages.
Public transport
Bus: 485 from Sunbury Downs Secondary College/Mitchells Lane
Closet train station: Sunbury, 4.1km
340 Settlement Road, Sunbury
Ph: 9740 5400
Private school
Years: Prep-8
Students enrolled 2018: 101
Teaching staff: 9
Median study score: N/A
Percentage of study scores over 40+: N/A
Subjects: No VCE subjects. Year 7 and 8: English, maths, science, technology, environmental studies, humanities and social sciences, arts, LOTE (Japanese), physical education, personal development.
Public transport
Bus: Private coach services from Settlement Road.
Closet train station: Sunbury, 10.8km; Clarkefield, 11.4km
Source: MySchool, VEAA, Public Transport Victoria.