Founded in l982, Erindale College is an exciting concept in the provision of Years 11 and 12 education in the ACT.
Facilities: The college is unique in that it was built as a “College in the Community”. As such, it shares with the community facilities of an excellent standard including a sports hall, a 450-seat theatre, squash courts, a gymnasium and an indoor swimming pool. It also operates a joint library with the public library service. The college has also introduced a fully equipped training restaurant, an electronics laboratory and an information management suite.
Electives: Erindale College offers an exciting and wide-ranging curriculum designed to meet the needs of all its students, and prides itself on the dynamic and responsive nature of its curriculum development. In recent years, this has seen developments of many new courses. It has an advanced core program in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Students can be recognised for commitment and talent in the arts (performing, visual and language) through a Certificate of the Arts. Languages include French, Indonesian and Japanese. Other courses include Information and Business Management, Keyboarding, Word Processing, Database, Spreadsheet, Desktop Publishing, and Office Skills. Nationally-recognised vocational courses are offered in Community Services, Electro-Technology, Furniture Construction, Hospitality, Information and Office Skills, Information Technology, Sport and Recreation Industry Studies, Technical Production in Live Theatre, Tourism, and Workplace Education.
Sport: The college has a commitment to sport and offers a talented sports program.
Welfare and personal development: Erindale College is committed to providing quality student support. There is a full-time careers adviser and counsellor.