Box Hill Senior Secondary College (BHSSC) is a state-run co-educational senior secondary school located in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia. The senior school has a three-year curriculum, composed of years ten to twelve. Year 9 are offered at the Middle Years Sports Campus.
Box Hill Senior Secondary College has no feeder schools, new students are welcomed from all over Melbourne, but are only selected after interview.
Box Hill Senior Secondary College is also the location of the Middle Years Sports Campus, which was established in 2005. The Middle Years Sports Campus also includes an AFL football academy for Year 9 students. Students of the Middle Years Sports Campus have access to all Box Hill Senior Secondary College's facilities to help them learn.
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History
The college began operating as Box Hill Senior Secondary College in 1993. It was formerly Box Hill Technical School, a boys school founded in 1942 and first became coeducational in 1984 when it merged with the Whitehorse Girls Technical School.
School uniform
Despite being a government school, the College does not have a set day to day uniform. However, there is a required sports uniform for students participating in the Sports Academy.
Facilities and subjects
Students are able to integrate their chosen sport specialty with a wide range of academic pursuits. The college offers traditional academic studies in VCE, alongside VCE Vocational Major and VET studies, including pre-apprenticeship courses. Facilities at Box Hill Senior Secondary College include technology (Building and Electrical pre - apprenticeships, Plumbing and Horticulture), design, art, photography, music recording and multimedia centres and facilities, a commercial kitchen, a basketball stadium, indoor training facility for Netball and 9 tennis courts.
Notable alumni
360 – Hip-hop artist
Maddy Brancatisano – AFLW player
Deng Deng – basketball player
Luke Kendall – basketball coach and former player
Emmanuel Malou – basketball player
Rob Mills – entertainer
Rebecca Ott – basketballer and AFLW player
Mick Parker – mountaineer
Ben Simmons – NBA Player
Adrien Sturt – basketball player
Jordan Vandenberg – basketball player
Robbie Gray – AFL [1]
Taylin Duman [2]
Tilly Lucas-Rodd – AFLW player [3]
Matthew Bate – AFL Footballer
James Parsons – AFL Footballer
Nick Malceski – AFL Footballer
Cameron Cloke – AFL footballer
Jason Cloke – AFL footballer
Anneli Maley – Basketballer
Basketball Team Achievements
Championship Men (Open)
Australian Schools Championships
Champions: 2017
Runners Up: 2019
Third Place: 2011
Championship Women (Open)
Australian Schools Championships
Champions: (2) 2016, 2019
Runners Up: 2011
Third Place: 2015