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Bialik College

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name	Bialik College
image	Bialik College, Hawthorn East 2.jpg
image_size	270px
caption	Bialik College in 2014
logo	BialikCollege.png
motto	Step Forth With Courage and Be Your Best
location	Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria
country	Australia
coordinates
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type	private, comprehensive co-educational early learning, primary and secondary Jewish day school
denomination	Jewish
religious_affiliation	Pluralistic Judaism
established
principal	Jeremy Stowe-Lindner
president	Tyson Wodak
grades	Early learning; C–12
grades_label	Years
colours	Blue and yellow
affiliation	Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne
website
gender	Co-educational
enrolment	1,070

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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. , 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.

References

"Jewish Life".
[http://www.bialik.vic.edu.au/about-bialik/ Bialik College "About Bialik" web page] Retrieved 18 December 2013.
[http://www.bialik.vic.edu.au/about-bialik/history-and-vision/ Bialik College "History and Vision" web page] Retrieved 18 December 2013.
"Jewish Life".
Family, Wang. "VCE School Ranking - 2015".
Family, Wang. "School Ranking - 2015".
humans.txt, Alaress. "Jewish Life".
"Hon Josh Frydenberg MP".
(25 March 2013). "From Melbourne to Mossad: the life and times of Ben Zygier". Sydney Morning Herald.

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