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Bialik College
Bialik College in 2014
Location
Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°50′32″S 145°02′37″E / 37.8421°S 145.0435°E / -37.8421; 145.0435
Information
Type	private, comprehensive co-educational early learning, primary and secondary Jewish day school
Motto	Step Forth With Courage and Be Your Best
Religious affiliation(s)	Pluralistic Judaism
Denomination	Jewish
Established	1942; 82 years ago (1942)
President	Tyson Wodak
Principal	Jeremy Stowe-Lindner
Years	Early learning; C–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	1,070
Colour(s)	Blue and yellow
Affiliation	Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
Website	www.bialik.vic.edu.au

Bialik College is a private comprehensive co-educational early learning, primary and secondary Jewish day school, located in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1942 in Carlton North, Victoria, the school has had a Zionist orientation since its inception, with the establishment of the State of Israel central to its identity. Bialik's approach to Judaism is pluralistic and cross-communal.

School capacity is more than 1,000 students, ranging from Creche to Year 12, with day care for children from three months to three years. Bialik offers the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE).

Bialik is a member of the Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne (EISM).

Bialik College has offered the VCE since 1990; the school has consistently been ranked as one of the top 10 in Victoria. As of December 2022, the school has been ranked in the top 5 in Victoria for 25 out of 26 years.

Facilities

Bialik completed the 'Launch Lab' build in September 2023.

Since the late 1990s, Bialik has added a building to house its VCE department, an Early Learning Centre, the 'Besen Family Art & Technology Centre' and the 'Gringlas Sports Centre' to its campus. Additionally, the school has established the Rosenkranz Centre For Excellence and Achievement, aimed at providing enrichment and extension programs for students.

A new drama studio opened in 2010 and the Evelyn Hellen Library opened in early 2011. In 2011, a new Jewish Life Centre, The Mifgash, opened as part of the school's new Jewish Life and Informal Education initiative.

The three houses, Weizmann (Green), Szold (Yellow) and Herzl (Red), are mainly used for interhouse sports and are named for Chaim Weizmann, Henrietta Szold and Theodor Herzl.

Notable alumni

• Josh Frydenberg, Australian politician who was the Treasurer of Australia and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 2018 to 2022
• Anthony Goldbloom, founder and CEO of Kaggle
• Ben Zygier, an Australian-Israeli citizen who was a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces and allegedly an agent of Mossad.

See also

• Judaism in Australia
• Reform Judaism
• List of non-government schools in Victoria

References

1. "Jewish Life". Bialik College. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
2. Bialik College "About Bialik" web page Retrieved 18 December 2013.
3. Bialik College "History and Vision" web page Retrieved 18 December 2013.
4. "Jewish Life". Bialik College. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
5. Family, Wang. "VCE School Ranking - 2015". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
6. Family, Wang. "School Ranking - 2015". bettereducation.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
7. humans.txt, Alaress. "Jewish Life". www.bialik.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
8. "Hon Josh Frydenberg MP". www.aph.gov.au.
9. "From Melbourne to Mossad: the life and times of Ben Zygier". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

External links

• Media related to Bialik College at Wikimedia Commons

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