Northern Beaches Secondary College
Northern Beaches Secondary College is an outstanding collaboration of five individual school campuses located on the Northern Beaches.
Our College provides students with the opportunity to achieve outstanding educational outcomes, engage in innovative learning environments and access an unparalleled range of curriculum choices at the campus that best supports their individual learning needs. The values, aspirations, and beliefs that underpin Excellence, Innovation, and Choice are central to all College decision-making and planning.
The Northern Beaches Secondary College difference
Balgowlah Boys Campus
Balgowlah Boys Campus excels in educating boys with quality facilities, personalised tuition and small classes.
Cromer Campus
Cromer Campus offers personalised learning and opportunities for academic, creative arts & sporting excellence in a comprehensive co-educational setting.
Freshwater Campus
Freshwater Campus offers senior students a wide range of academic and vocational programs in a supportive, adult-learning environment.
Mackellar Girls Campus
Mackellar Girls Campus is proud of its position as the exemplar school for girls education on the Northern Beaches.
Manly Campus
Manly Campus is a co-educational, academically selective secondary school that caters for high potential and gifted learners.
Northern Beaches Secondary College
Our college proudly offers our Northern Beaches community a choice of local campuses, enriched by the broad opportunities of our collaborative model.
College Principal's message
At Northern Beaches Secondary College, our five campuses work in harmony to provide a rich, unified educational experience. By combining our collective resources, specialist teaching expertise and deep well of support, we create an environment where every student is empowered to excel.
Across all campuses, students benefit from a shared senior curriculum, diverse leadership pathways, extensive co-curricular programs and outstanding facilities. Our highly qualified teachers and experienced leadership teams collaborate closely to ensure that every learner receives the highest quality education.
With access to an exceptional breadth of study options, students can truly shape their senior years to reflect their interests, passions and aspirations. The College offers more than 100 HSC courses, along with additional opportunities through TAFE NSW, enabling students to design a pathway that suits their goals.
I warmly welcome you to explore all that our College has to offer.
Dane Ropa
Principal of Northern Beaches Secondary College
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