Cornish College

Cornish College is located on 100 acres of natural parkland in Bangholme, Melbourne. The College has 615 ELC to Year 12 students, with over half of all students travelling to school by bus to the College from many Bayside and Mornington Peninsula regions.

New Principal Ms Vicki Steer joined the Cornish College community at the start of 2016 and it is the third Uniting Church School in which Ms Steer has worked in a senior role. For the past 11 years Ms Steer was Principal of the Ravenswood School for Girls, on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales.

The College is committed to excellence in teaching and educating for a sustainable future, and it takes a holistic and innovative approach to student development. Our vision of sustainable living is all encompassing and includes the personal, socio-cultural, urban/technological and environmental dimensions. Our students are learning about how they can make a difference today and as adults.
The Early Learning Centre (ELC) is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for children from 3 to 5 years of age. Cornish College’s ELC was assessed in October 2014 and received a top rating of Exceeding in all seven Quality Areas of the National Quality Standard and the National Regulations. A range of learning experiences are offered that foster self-esteem, resilience, reflection, imagination, curiosity and the motivation to become a lifelong learner.
The Cornish College Prep to Year 6 program provides an excellent educational program for students in a friendly, caring environment. The College is an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP) school. The PYP has a focus on international mindedness and the development of the child as a global learner.
Cornish College also offers a wide range of VCE subjects according to individual pathways. In 2015, 12.5% of Cornish College’s VCE students were in the top 5% of the state with an ATAR of 95 or above.