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Australia, Geelong
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The school teaches resilience and personal identity through Year 7-10 Health and Physical Education. The unit covers social and emotional challenges associated with adolescence and focuses on sexual health, gender, respect and relationships. It connects health topics to real-world issues and helps students understand how culture and healthcare systems shape wellbeing. The unit is ideal for students considering VCE Physical Education or IB Sport Science.
The school supports overseas students with English as an Additional Language (EAL) subjects and classes, with extra English sessions available at lunchtimes as required.
The school includes mental health concepts, mental illness, and the influences of risk and protective factors, with the psychological basis of strategies that contribute to mental wellbeing addressed in VCE Science.
The school has a full-time Homestay Coordinator responsible for the welfare of overseas students, and there are strong connections between the student, their family, the homestay provider and the College.
Kardinia International College is an independent, coeducational, non-denominational K–12 school in Geelong, Australia serving students from ages 3 to 18. It offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme for Kindergarten to Year 6 and the Diploma Programme for Years 11–12, with a vertical curriculum aligned to the Victorian Curriculum for Years 7–10 and both the Victorian Certificate of Education option. The campus spans 52 acres in Bell Post Hill, with a second Kardinia Grove Year 5 Campus on farmland for place‑based learning, permaculture and green energy. Facilities include the Goodfellow Aquatic Centre, a one‑to‑one device program, KICOnline and a laptop program in the Senior School. Kardinia was established in 1996, founded by Yoshimaro and Kiyoko Katsumata, and has grown to accommodate hundreds of students. The co‑curricular program covers sport, drama, music and many clubs, including French and Japanese language groups, debating and robotics. It emphasises international mindedness and community service.
