Patterson River Secondary College is a high school in Carrum, Victoria, Australia. It was formerly called Seaford Carrum High School, and in 1992, merged with the nearby Bonbeach High School, staying on the site of Seaford-Carrum. It is home to approximately 1,120 students and over 120 staff. The current principal is Daniel Dew. The three vice-principals are Samantha Jeacle, Lisa Cavey, and Adam Slater. Patterson River has a mean study score of 28 across all subjects as of 2018.
Facilities
Patterson River Secondary College's facilities include: The Library, which is open from 8:15 am to 4:00 pm. It has an extensive collection of media, such as newspapers, DVDs, books, and board games, most of which are accessible by students of the college. Additional features include laptops and desktops. The Stadium, opened in 2011–12, houses three indoor basketball courts, which are used by the school and by local clubs for most sporting events. The stadium can hold all college students for a full school assembly on one court. The Year 12 Common Room. In early 2017, the former Year 12 common-room and the surrounding classrooms underwent an overhaul, opening in September of the same year, as a new assembly area for senior students, so they prepare food, talk with teachers about classwork, and have a quiet place to undertake study when students do not have enrolled classes during their study/free periods. Other facilities include the Year 7 and Year 9 Centres, which house most of the Year 7 and 9 classrooms under the one roof, the canteen which is open during recess and lunchtime, a football oval and soccer pitch for recess and lunchtime use by students, three food technology rooms, a music and performance hall, workshops for wood, metal, and electronic work, specialised rooms for Art, Science, Music, Drama, and IT, as well as more general classrooms. Some of the rooms feature Mac/PC computers, science equipment, drama props and costumes, stages, musical instruments, woodworking or metalworking materials and tools, cooking benches and utensils, art materials, and laptops in some rooms for student use.
Extra-curricular and extension
The school has many extra-curricular and extension programs and activities. They include music performance programs, such as:
In September, the school hosts an annual Soiree, wherein all the music performance groups present the music they have been playing throughout the year. The school facilitates many opportunities for student leadership, such as leaders for Forms, Year Level Captains, House Captains, and College Captains. There are many other student leadership programs as well, such as SRC, Peer Support program, Production and Dance Leadership Committees, Sport Leaders, and Music Performance leaders. There is an 'Excel' program at the school, aimed at motivated, high-achieving students to be in a class with similar minded peers, to encourage their academic development. The school provides many services to its students onsite, including counselling, support groups, career counselling for Year 10's, clubs, and more. They also host many international student exchange programs with schools in Germany, China, and in Japan, which students are able to participate in as well, either through travelling to other schools, or through participating in, or assisting with, the hosting of exchange students. The school has a regular Presentation Ball and an annual Senior School Ball held at either The Chelsea Town Hall or Mornington Racecourse, as well as Year 7 three-day camps on Phillip Island, and Year 9 orientation camps to the Grampians. Senior Students can also choose to participate in Outdoor Ed classes which enables them to participate in other camps and outdoor activities. There is a Year 9 Community Leadership program in which the school partners with the local fire brigade to receive fire-fighting training and complete a First Aid certificate through Life Saving Victoria, as well as work towards Bronze Life Saving through Bonbeach LifeSaving.
