For over 150 years, Parade College has excelled in providing holistic boys’ education that will assist young men to thrive in today’s world.
The house system provides a strong foundation for student wellbeing at Parade College, with each house headed by a House Leader who works with their team of tutor teachers to care for the students in the house. The Student Support Services Team is a large multidisciplinary team who provide assistance to students with additional needs.
Programs include the Altior program for highly able Year 7-9 students where students are placed in classes with like-minded peers for English, Mathematics, Humanities, and Science. The Year 9 ExCEL program, which occurs each Wednesday, offers Year 9 students a variety of Extended Learning Projects, as well as learning4life, a series of personal development seminars. Furthermore, students
who are high achievers in Year 9 are well-placed when applying to accelerate into available VCE Unit 1 and 2 subjects in Year 10 and VCE Units 3 and 4 in Year 11. There are over 70 VCE subjects and 32 VET certificates for Year 11 and 12 students. Parade is a Registered Training Organisation.
With state of the art facilities, the Specialist Sport Programs include the Year 7 Sport Development Program, the Specialist High Performance Sport Stream, and the Senior Sport Academy which provides direct entry into a number of undergraduate courses at La Trobe University.
Parade College is the first Manchester City Football School in Australia. Commencing in Year 7, students accepted into the Manchester City Football School receive instruction from a Manchester City coach who is employed fulltime at Parade College. Students in the Manchester City Football School are trained in the same manner as elite juniors worldwide who participate in Manchester City
feeder programs. Participation in the Manchester City Football School is incorporated into students’ daily timetables.
Parade College has professional partnerships with La Trobe University, Manchester City Football Club, Diamond Valley Basketball League, Melbourne United, and the Northern Knights.
Parade College offers a world of opportunities.
