Secondary College - Melbourne - 405 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East

Our Wonderful Secondary College in Melbourne has a Mainstream Academic Focus

Alia College offers a cheerful school experience in a nurturing and creative environment. Alia is a secondary college, Melbourne-based, co-ed, inclusive, independent, non-religious, tolerant and academic in focus.



The school produces confidence in students and brilliant VCE results.



"Since beginning at the college less than four months ago our son has regained his thirst for knowledge." Former parent

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Academic Focus

"I must admit I never quite realised the level of accellerated learning, the teaching style and the encouragement of student inquiry that was the basis of Alia College." Former parent

Students can expect academic challenge in a variety of forms, including traditional instruction, projects, open-ended explorations, experimental learning and direct testing. We accept students based on an expectation that they will be proactive in their own education.

There is no entrance examination. Our excellent results come from the quality of education here.

Acceleration and extension of courses at Alia may take different forms, and as we are a small secondary college, we can readily accommodate students' differing styles.

Finally, we hire teachers who show love for their subjects and who are able to present their discipline without the support of a formal rigid punishment system. Teachers at Alia teach out of a sense of the deeper beauty that emerges from each discipline after years of study. Where teachers enjoy their subjects, enthusiasm is contagious.

Social and Humanitarian Focus
in our Secondary College

Alia College accepts students of secondary school level from years 7-12. We have sometimes given consideration to capable year 6 primary students who wish to study at the year 7 level.

We ask our students to view their lives as their primary academic subject. We promote tolerance of new ideas, not passively, but out of a willingness to learn from each other. Moving out from their individual lives, we encourage awareness of cultural, social and personal values.

Our Melbourne secondary school is independent of any particular religious or philosophical affiliation. Teachers and students are free to express and celebrate their personal beliefs as part of the community.

Alia Secondary College:
Development of Self Expression and Leadership

Creativity and self-expression often disappear during the secondary college years. Our approach fosters students' individual choices, humour, expression and responsibility in their learning.

When students do not feel harshly judged or overly controlled they can express independent thoughts without fear.

Students have a voice at Alia. Secondary college students are usually required to be passive learners. At Alia students are regularly able to run meetings. Time is specifically set aside for unstructured discussion where a wide range of topics may be raised. At such meetings students have a forum to voice approval or disapproval of almost anything that they choose including aspects of the operation of the secondary college as a whole. As a result the school is very responsive to the feelings and commitments of even the smallest stakeholders..

Many of the projects and discussions at Alia Secondary College ask students to make a personal statement to identify their interests and shape their own activities.

Students participate in drama, musical productions and art exhibitions. They speak at public meetings, participate in school decisions and work on student-run projects. Our students take the initiative to plan and run excursions, camps and help with the planning and implementations of classes, projects and school meetings.

At Alia secondary college we encourage gender equitable teaching, and we recognize that students are individuals with differing requirements. We teach with personal attention and encourage a view beyond the narrow constrictions of stereotypes.


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