Welcome to Melrose High School

Melrose High School is founded upon a tradition which encourages achievement in learning within a safe and friendly environment. There is a commitment to striving for excellence and to providing educational programs which meet high standards. The school aims to provide opportunities to help each student to develop in the areas of intellectual, aesthetic, moral, emotional, physical and social growth.

In making choices, the teaching staff seeks to retain the best of the old while ensuring that the most up-to-date approaches are used when these are considered to be of worth. A balanced curriculum is offered which provides for a breadth of educational experience, with a range of subjects meeting the interests and needs of students for the twenty first century.

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Term Dates 2008

Term 1: Mon 4 Feb– Fri 11 Apr
Term 2: Mon 28 Apr– Fri 4 Jul
Term 3: Mon 21 Jul–Fri 26 Sep
Term 4: Mon 13 Oct– Fri 19 Dec

Important dates 2008

Year 6 Orientation Days
9:30am - 2:30pm Monday 26 and Wednesday 28 May, 2008
Melrose High School Open Night
7pm Thursday 29 May, 2008
Computer Assisted Learning Program Information Evening
5:30pm - 6:30pm Monday 2 June 2008
Year 10 Australian Business Week
30 June to 4th July 2008
Year 10 Work Experience
22 to 26 September 2008
Year 9 Peer Support Training
24 to 26 September 2008

Download the 2008 MHS Term 3 & 4 Calendar

Timetable for Three Way Interviews 2008

Year  8:
Monday 1 September to Friday 5 September 2008
Year  9:
Monday 22 September to Tuesday  September 23 2008 (includes Exhibitions)
 

 "Tjangi witja ngawani" 
I shall discover the truth

Melrose High School P&C  Meetings 2008

7pm in the Library

Years 8 & 9 Curriculum Information Evening for Parents and Students

Students that are currently in Years 8 and 9 will soon be asked to select their elective classes for Semester 1, 2009. On Wednesday 15 October there will be an information evening for students and their parents which will outline the school’s curriculum structure, discuss how students should choose their elective classes and provide a timeline for the elective class selection process. The evening will be held in the school library and will start at 7:00pm.

2009 Curriculum Handbook

Visit the Curriculum Page to view the 2009 Year 9 & 10 Core Handbook and the 2009 Year 9 & 10 Elective Handbook. These handbooks contain all of the information about subjects that will be available in 2009 for Year 9 and 10 students.