John Monash Science School, Specialist science secondary school in Clayton, Australia.
John Monash Science School is a government-funded specialist secondary school for science, located on the Clayton campus of Monash University in Melbourne's south-east. It has purpose-built laboratories and research spaces that sit directly within the university grounds.
The school opened in 2009 as the first specialist science secondary school in the state of Victoria, starting with a single Year 10 intake. Over the following years it grew gradually until all year levels were filled.
The school's four student houses are named after Australian scientists: Flannery, Blackburn, Wood, and Doherty, each with its own mascot and identity. These names are present throughout daily school life and give students a sense of belonging to a community shaped by local scientific figures.
The school sits at the corner of Princes Highway and Wellington Road in Clayton, within the Monash University campus, which is easy to find by following signs to the university. New students for Year 10 are selected through an annual entry process open to interested applicants from across Victoria.
Since 2013, the NBN Virtual School of Emerging Sciences has offered online courses in astrophysics and nanoscience, taught jointly by school staff and Monash University scientists. These courses reach students anywhere in Australia, including those in remote areas far from any university campus.
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