Our Core Values
COMMUNITY. BALANCE. EXCELLENCE. KINDNESS
Our Story
Welcome to Apollo Bay P-12 College, nestled along the beautiful coast of South-West Victoria and surrounded by the magnificent Otway Ranges. The rich environment has attracted a community with a strong commitment to a healthy and active lifestyle, the environment and a great interest in the arts. This is reflected in our College education programs and our motto "Unique Environment, Extraordinary Opportunities". Our vibrant school community is dedicated to fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where student feels like a valued member of our 'family.'
Over 340 students from prep to Year 12 attend our school where educators work with students to reach their potential in a wide range of endeavours. We foster a sense of awareness, responsibility and respect, from a global perspective, through family and community with an emphasis on individual personal growth.
With our school setting, we take pride in celebrating each individual's unique needs and achievements, ensuring that every student is nurtured and empowered to thrive.
To learn more about our school zone, visit the Find My School website.
Our School Values
COMMUNITY
When we contribute together to our community, we can achieve more.
BALANCE
We are committed to learning, both in and out of the classroom.
EXCELLENCE
We strive to achieve our best.
KINDNESS
We care for ourselves, others and our world.
Meet The Team
Brian Humphries
Principal
Sam Welker
Assistant Principal
Darren Gill
Assistant Principal
Lauren Nicholls
Business Manager
“Apollo Bay P-12 College acknowledges the Aboriginal community, their ancestors, elders and families here in Gadabanud country. We strive to include our whole school community in our quest to learn about, understand and respect the traditions and culture of Indigenous Australians.”
Sports Houses
We have 3 sports houses inspired by the colours of the Australian flag and the shipwrecks along our Shipwreck Coast. Students can view their family's sport house in their Compass profile.
CASINO
(Red House)
The Casino was an iron steamship, augmented with sails, designed to carry both cargo and passengers. It was built in Dundee, Scotland, and measured 160 feet by 24, with 425 tonnes displacement. For 50 years, the SS Casino hauled cargo and customers along Victoria’s south coast. It ran aground in Apollo Bay Harbour on the eve of its 50th anniversary in 1932.
The steering wheel and port and starboard lights are on display at the Apollo Bay Hotel and the anchor is on display outside the Apollo Bay Post Office.
To learn more about the S.S. Casino visit here
SPECULANT
(White House)
A sailing vessel that was sunk in 1911, Speculant ran aground near Cape Patton.
The location of the site for a long time was marked by two anchors on the shoreline, until in 1970 the larger of the two anchors was recovered by the Underwater Explorers' Club in 1970 and mounted on the foreshore at Apollo Bay. The bell from the wreck was also donated to the Apollo Bay Surf Lifesaving Club but is recorded to have been stolen (Loney: 1979).
Rusting remains of the wreck can still be found on the shoreline on the southern side of, and directly below Cape Patton.
To learn more about Speculant visit here
RAYVILLE
(Blue House)
The American motor ship City of Rayville, had loaded a cargo of lead at Port Pirie and had stopped at Adelaide to load more cargo. Unforuntely as it extensive minefield laid by German raiders about a fortnight earlier, was the first American vessel sunk in World War II.
November 8th 1940, the CITY OF RAYVILLE struck a mine six miles south of Cape Otway while bound from Adelaide to Melbourne, with 1500 tons of lead loaded at Port Pirie.
To learn more about the M.V. City Of Rayville visit here