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Camberwell High School
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Name

Camberwell High School

Address

Prospect Hill Rd

Suburb

Canterbury, Victoria 3126

Established

1945

Community

Mixed: Urban & Rural

Type

State

Religion

Secular

Students

Approx. 1,300

Grades

7 to 12

Principal

Elida Brereton

Nickname

Camberwell High, Camby, CHS, Camhigh

Mascot

NA

Colours

Green and Red

Motto

Disco Consulere Aliis

Publications

Weekly Newsletter

Yearbook

Prospicate

Website

www.camhigh.vic.edu.au

Camberwell High School is a state school for boys and girls in Years 7-12 in the Canterbury suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Canterbury is a middle/upper class suburb of Melbourne and therefore has produced the surroundings for School of considerable repour to open. Camberwell High being considered one of the best public school in the state after notable entries such as Melbourne High and MacRobertsons Girls School. Previous years VCE results have shown this to be true along with most students going on to University and further education.

School Philosophy

History

When General Macarthur and his accompaning US Army took over Melbourne High in 1941 as their barracks, the Melbourne High students moved out to Camberwell to continue their education during the war years. At the end of the war in 1945 when the US troops left and the Melbourne student returned to their school, Camberwell High School was opened

Principals

Elida Brereton - Present

Houses

Inter-house competitions remain an integral part of the school's ethos.

The four Houses with their associated colours are:

The names for the houses were derived from war heroes and leaders of World War II. As Camberwell High School was opened in 1945 after the completion of the war, the houses were named after the leaders of the United States and the United Kingdom as well as the US and British Generals.

School Motto

Disco Consulere Aliis

School Song

Facilities

Alumni

Class of 2005

  • Ben Crowley
  • Alex Kueckens
  • Callan Sheedy
  • James Yianoulatos
  • Zac Lang
  • Anthony Janev
  • Shaheen Haroon
  • Sophie Taylor
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