Bacchus Marsh College

Bacchus Marsh College is a secondary school in the town of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia. It was opened in 1912 as Bacchus Marsh High School, and then later became Bacchus Marsh Secondary College. The college started with 38 students. There are now more than 100 staff employed over both campuses and 824 students enrolled.SubjectsBacchus Marsh College offers elective subjects, which begin in Year 9 and continue through to Year 12. These include:ArtTechnologyDramaTextilesGraphicsFoodWoodMusicCore subjects are:MathsEnglishScienceHumanitiesHAPELanguage other than English - ChineseDarley CampusThe second campus began construction on August 30, 1991 . The college opened in 1992, housing students in Years 7, 8 and 9.The college is situated at the far end of Hallett’s Way, at the bottom of Bald Hill. There are approximately 434 students at the Darley campus. Years 7 and 8 have set courses, whereas Year 9 gives students the opportunity to choose some of their own subjects. The Darley Campus merged with the Maddingley campus in 2009. Portable learning facilities are installed on the Maddingley campus to house years 7, 8 and 9. Darley campus closed at the end of 2008 and Bacchus Marsh College now operates at one site at Maddingley.