The John Monash Science School is a government-funded

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academically selective and specialist

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, located on the campus of

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has ...

, in

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, Australia. The school specialises in science and technologies and is the state's first specialist science secondary school. A joint venture between the

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and Monash University, the school opened in 2009 with one Year 10 class; and as of 2010 it was running at its full capacity of approximately 660 students. The school is named in honour of Sir John Monash.

Overview

It is one of three recently built selective high schools in Victoria alongside Suzanne Cory High School and Nossal High School. The addition of these schools are the result of a policy of expansion, and doubles the number of fully selective government schools in Victoria. Prior to these schools,

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and the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School were the sole selective entry schools in Victoria. John Monash Science School has an interview process alongside an entrance examination for admittance. More than 1000 students apply annually for the 200 places offered by John Monash Science School. A variety of elective subjects are offered in Year 10 at John Monash Science School which cover

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(Our Dynamic Earth),

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, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Materials Science. Year 10 students also do a year-long project named EEI (Extended Experimental Investigation), this results in a presentation at the John Monash Science School Science Fair. John Monash Science School was ranked 7th out of all state secondary schools in Victoria based on VCE results in 2019.

House system

The student body is divided into four houses: * Flannery (green, house mascot a griffin) * Blackburn (purple, house mascot a phoenix) * Wood (grey, house mascot a wolf) * Doherty (blue, house mascot a dragon) Each house is named after an accomplished Australian scientist:

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Fiona Wood Fiona Melanie Wood (born 2 February 1958) is an English-born Australian plastic surgeon working in Perth, Western Australia. She is the director of the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit and the Western Australia Burns Service. In addition, Wo ...

, and Peter Doherty respectively.

NBN Virtual School of Emerging Sciences

On 13 February 2013, the NBN Virtual School of Emerging Sciences (NVSES) was launched in a coalition effort between John Monash Science School, Monash University, and

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. Utilizing the Australian government's National Broadband Network's (NBN) educational facilities, lessons are taught by JMSS staff and Monash University scientists via internet to schools all around Australia. Two subjects are currently offered:

(which leads on to

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) and

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(leading on to

References

External links

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Dept. of Education website

NBN Virtual School of Emerging Sciences
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Overview

House system

NBN Virtual School of Emerging Sciences

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