Belmont City College is a comprehensive

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, located in Belmont, east of

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, Western Australia. Opening in 1957, the school's

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covers most of the

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and the eastern part of the

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. As of Semester 1, 2020 the college had an enrolment of 929 students between

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and

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. In Semester 1, 2011, 69 students enrolled were

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. From 1957 until 2000, the college was known as ''Belmont Senior High School''.

Catchment area

Belmont's catchment area has been specified by the WA Department of Education to include the suburbs of Ascot, Cloverdale, Kewdale, Redcliffe and

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. Students in

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and Lathlain have the choice between Belmont City College and

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. Belmont's feeder primary schools are Belmay, Belmont, Cloverdale, Redcliffe and Tranby. Its neighbour high schools are Kent Street Senior High School to the southwest,

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to the south and

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to the northeast.

History

The school opened in 1957. Its catchment area grew substantially after the Court government's closure of Kewdale Senior High School in 1999, but between 2000 and 2005, there was a decline in the percentage of students enrolling from the feeder primary schools, with the school population shrinking from 790 to 520 in this period. During this period, there were also a number of violent incidents at the school which attracted negative media attention. From 2005 to 2006 onwards, the school instituted a number of reforms focusing on improving the school culture and the efficiency of administration. These included the school-wide implementation of the "Choose Respect" initiative to address bullying, which won a regional award for excellence in 2007 and saw Belmont teachers presenting at Safe Schools events in other states, and a restorative justice initiative for peaceful conflict resolution. The school also formed a special agreement with the

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during this period for its academic students, and with the City of Belmont for its vocational students. In 2010 the college became one of the first 34 schools in WA to become part of the state government's Department of Education internal

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scheme. The system retained direct accountability to the Director General of Education while allowing the school to have some control over its resources.

Special programs

* BCC Hospitality Specialist Program * Music and Arts, including a concert and rock band. * Structured Workplace Learning * A+ Academic Extension Program (AEP) * Follow the Dream – Tertiary Aspirations Program * Aboriginal school-based traineeships * Breakfast Club Students can be in all or none of these programs when attending BCC.

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Catchment area

History

Special programs

See also

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