Celebrating 100 Years of Eltham High School.

From our earliest beginnings to today, Eltham High School has been a place where students, staff, and families come together to learn, grow, and succeed. Celebrate the journey with us.

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Celebrating 100 Years of Eltham High School.

From our earliest beginnings to today, Eltham High School has been a place where students, staff, and families come together to learn, grow, and succeed. Celebrate the journey with us.

Share Your Memories Join Our Alumni Community

Deeds
Count.

News & Events.

As Eltham High School commemorates a century of educational excellence, we take the opportunity to reflect on our past as an integral part of the Eltham community. Since 1926, Eltham High School has been the proud facilitators of both the education and pastoral care of many thousands of students and their families. As part of these celebrations there will be a number of events taking place and we warmly invite alumni and members of the local community to attend.

Oct 11, 2026

Celebration Fete and Open Day: Sunday 11th of October

Join current and former students, staff, families and community members as we celebrate 100 years of Eltham High School.

Enjoy a day of entertainment, activities and community spirit. A fun-filled day for the whole family!

Mar 15, 2024

2024 EHS House Athletics Carnival

Feb 16, 2024

House Swimming Carnival

Feb 12, 2024

Launch of the New House System

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Welcome to
Eltham High School.

Our focus is to support growth in all our students irrespective of their entry point, their perceived ability, or level of achievement.

Our Principal

We are committed to nurturing and challenging our students in an atmosphere that inspires creativity and independent thinking in all areas of life and does not, overtly, or subtly, use competition or punishment to motivate through the fear of failure.

Vision & Values

Our motto ‘Deeds Count’ is underpinned by the six Values developed in conjunction with our student body. Pursuit of Excellence, Integrity, Creativity, Respect for Diversity, Social and Environmental Responsibility, and Individuality.

Our History

Most of the history provided here is from “Eltham High School a State Secondary College”, a publication produced to commemorate the school’s 40th anniversary providing a history compiled by Greg Thomas and many others. Other excerpts have been taken from, “Eltham High School, A History, 1926-1978” compiled by Max Balchin.

Junior School
(Year 7).

In Junior School, the curriculum is designed not only to ensure that students have strong foundations in key knowledge across all areas, but also to ensure that the process of transition from primary to secondary school is a success.

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Middle Schools
(Years 8-9).

As a school, we believe that undertaking a course that is enriched through participating in some of the many co-curricular and leadership opportunities available will allow students to live the values of the school in an authentic way.

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Senior School
(Years 10-12).

Year 10 is an exciting stage of learning at Eltham High School where students look ahead to future learning pathways. It aims to provide diverse and engaging opportunities for students to develop themselves as a whole person, both inside and beyond the classroom.

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Student Life.

Here at Eltham High School, we are aware that student wellbeing is the foundation of all teaching and learning. If students feel emotionally regulated, their mind and body will be at ease and learning will happen more readily. Our Student Services team have the experience and dedication to work across a range of adolescent presenting issues.

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