Bialik College is an independent
comprehensive co-educational
early learning, primary and secondary
Jewish day school, located in the
Melbourne
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suburb of
Hawthorn East
Hawthorn East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Hawthorn East recorded a population of 14,834 at the 2021 census.
The s ...
,
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
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, Australia. Established in 1942 in
Carlton North, Victoria
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, the school has had a
Zionist
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orientation since its inception, with the
establishment
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* The Establishment (club), a 1960s club in London, England
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of the
State of Israel
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central to its identity. Bialik's approach to Judaism is
pluralistic and cross-communal.
School capacity is more than 1,000 students, ranging from Creche to
Year 12
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, with
day care
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for children from three months to three years. Bialik offers the
Victorian Certificate of Education
The Victorian Certificate of Education (often abbreviated VCE) is one credential available to secondary school students who successfully complete year 11 and 12 in the Australian state of Victoria. The VCE is the predominant choice for students ...
(VCE).
Facilities
Bialik is currently building a new centre for Science, Launch Lab, scheduled to open in 2023.
Since the late 1990s, Bialik has added a building to house its VCE department, an Early Learning Centre, the 'Besen Family Art & Technology Centre' and the 'Gringlas Sports Centre' to its campus. Additionally, the school has established the Rosenkranz Centre For Excellence and Achievement, aimed at providing enrichment and extension programs for students.
A new drama studio opened in 2010 and the Evelyn Hellen Library opened in early 2011. In 2011, a new Jewish Life Centre, ''The Mifgash'', opened as part of the school's new Jewish Life and Informal Education initiative.
Academics
Bialik College has offered the VCE since 1990; the school has consistently been ranked as one of the top 10 in
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
. , the school has been ranked in the top 5 in Victoria for 25 out of 26 years.
House system
The three houses, Weizmann (Green), Szold (Yellow) and Herzl (Red), are mainly used for interhouse sports and are named for
Chaim Weizmann
Chaim Azriel Weizmann ( he, חיים עזריאל ויצמן ', russian: Хаим Евзорович Вейцман, ''Khaim Evzorovich Veytsman''; 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) was a Russian-born biochemist, Zionist leader and Israel ...
,
Henrietta Szold
Henrietta Szold ( , ; December 21, 1860 – February 13, 1945) was a U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandatory Palestine dedic ...
and
Theodor Herzl
Theodor Herzl; hu, Herzl Tivadar; Hebrew name given at his brit milah: Binyamin Ze'ev (2 May 1860 – 3 July 1904) was an Austro-Hungarian Jewish lawyer, journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer who was the father of modern p ...
.
Sport
Bialik is a member of the
Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
The Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM or EIS) are a group of twenty two independent secondary schools in Melbourne, Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Vic ...
(EISM).
Notable alumni
*
Josh Frydenberg
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, Australian politician who was the
Treasurer of Australia
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and
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 2018 to 2022
*
Anthony Goldbloom
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, founder and CEO of
Kaggle
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*
Ben Zygier
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, an Australian-Israeli citizen who was a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces and allegedly an agent of Mossad.
See also
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Judaism in Australia
Judaism is a minority religion in Australia. 99,956 Australians identified as Jewish in the 2021 census, which accounts for about 0.4% of the population. This is a 9.8% increase in numbers from the 2016 census.
There are many estimates of how ...
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Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous searc ...
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List of non-government schools in Victoria
References
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Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
Educational institutions established in 1942
Jewish day schools
Jewish schools in Melbourne
1942 establishments in Australia
Buildings and structures in the City of Boroondara