Copperfield College Information

• Address: Goldsmith Avenue, Delahey, Victoria 3037
• Distance from Melbourne: 25 km
• Principal: Tony Simpson
• International Student Coordinator: Genevieve Simson
• Number of students: 1800
• Number of international students: 5
• Gender: Co-ed
• VCE Results
• VCE completion (2008): 95%
• University offers (2007): 51%
• TAFE/VET offers (2007): 40%

Copperfield College is a large multi-campus school comprising two junior (Years 7–10) campuses at Kings Park and Sydenham, and a senior VCE (Years 11–12) campus at Delahey. Our students from a multicultural background value education and opportunity highly, typical of the families in the west of Melbourne.

They identify strongly with the school, their peers and their teachers, making Copperfield College an exciting, friendly and supportive place to learn. There is an emphasis on setting and achieving high standards of student outcomes for every student, evidenced by continuous improvement strategies in place for many years.  

Languages taught

• German
• Japanese
• Italian

Intensive English Language provided

• At nearby English Language Centre

Special programs

The college is known for its middle years teams structure, high levels of student engagement and innovative teaching practices. There is also a strong emphasis on student leadership. In 2008 the college received a National Curriculum Award for our work in VCE improvement and the reculturing of the VCE campus.  

There is also a successful whole school literacy focus which builds the literacy skill of each student in each subject area. ESL students are catered for by a dedicated group of ESL teachers on each campus

Popular sports

• Badminton
• Table tennis  
• Soccer

Special facilities

• Extensive ICT facilities on each campus
• Wireless network
• Over 500 student computers on a fibre-optic network
• Gymnasiums
• Music

performance spaces

• Libraries
• Extensive sports grounds
• VCE campus has a VCE study centre including access to ICT
• Multimedia
• Careers counselling and experienced student support personnel

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