Brighton Secondary College

Brighton Secondary College is a co-educational public secondary school for students in Years 7 to 12, located in Brighton East, within the City of Bayside, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1955, the school was previously known as Brighton High School until 1988. Today, it has an enrolment of over 1,200 students.

Brighton Secondary College features a blend of mid-century and contemporary architecture. The Da Vinci Centre, completed in the 2010s, exemplifies the school’s architectural renewal. Designed by Hayball Architects, it houses science, art, and technology facilities, and received the 2015 CEFPI Award for Most Outstanding New Individual Facility. The campus also includes a purpose-built VCE Centre for senior students. As part of its future vision, Brighton plans to construct a new Performing Arts Hub to serve both students and the wider Bayside community, with a focus on accessibility, sustainability, and inclusive design.

The SEAL (Select Entry Accelerated Learning) program is designed for academically gifted students, offering an enriched and fast-tracked curriculum. It allows students to complete Years 7–10 in three years, providing early access to VCE subjects and deeper learning opportunities. SEAL fosters independent thinking, advanced problem-solving, and academic confidence. Entry is competitive, based on testing and interviews. Students benefit from a stimulating environment that nurtures excellence, leadership, and a strong foundation for tertiary education and lifelong learning.

The college has an instrumental music program and language program, including French and Japanese. Optional courses at the year 9 level include those related to the arts (art, drama, media, and music) and those related to technology (digital imagery, food studies, robotics, textiles, visual communication design, and woodwork). Students are offered an introduction to International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) which is offered in grade 11 and 12 as an alternative to the VCE.'

Years 11 and 12 offer a much broader range of subjects including those related to STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), the humanities, business related subjects, and other subjects such as Product Design and Technology, Visual Communication and Design, Outdoor and Environmental Studies, Legal Studies, Health and Human Development, and Australian & Global Politics. Students are offered the opportunity to complete VET (Vocational Education & Training) subjects.