John Monash Science School

John Monash Science School
Main entrance to the school
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Australia
Coordinates37°54′50″S 145°07′44″E / 37.91389°S 145.12889°E / -37.91389; 145.12889
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TypeGovernment-funded co-educational selective and specialist secondary day school
Established2009 (2009)
Founders
SpecialistScience and technology
PrincipalPeter Corkill
Years1012
Enrolmentc. 660
HousesDoherty (blue)
Flannery (green)
Blackburn (purple)
Wood (silver)
Colour(s)Navy blue, white, sky blue    
AffiliationsMonash University
Websitewww.jmss.vic.edu.au
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The John Monash Science School is a government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school, located on the Clayton campus of Monash University, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school specialises in science and technologies and is the state's first specialist science secondary school.[1] A joint venture between the Government of Victoria and Monash University, the school opened in 2009 with one Year 10 class;[2] and as of 2010 it was running at its full capacity of approximately 660 students.[3][4] The school is named in honour of Sir John Monash.

  1. ^ "First science school to be built in Vic". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 August 2007.
  2. ^ "$20m maths, science school for Clayton - National - theage.com.au". 13 August 2007.
  3. ^ "John Monash Science School". Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Monash Newsline (Monash University)". Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.

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