Fitzroy High School

What Fitzroy High School does

Fitzroy High School is a Victorian government secondary school operated by the Victorian Department of Education and Training, located in the inner-city suburb of Fitzroy North, Melbourne. Founded in 1915, closed in 1992 and reopened in 2004 following a sustained community campaign, the school delivers a comprehensive Years 7-12 curriculum to approximately 600 students across two campuses: the Falconer Street campus (Years 7-10, designed for 600 students) and the Wurun Senior Campus on Queens Parade, Fitzroy (Years 11-12), which is jointly operated with Collingwood College under a partnership of more than 15 years. Curriculum offerings follow the Victorian Curriculum Standards across English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Languages (Italian), Health and Physical Education, The Arts and Technologies, with senior credentials including VCE, VCAL, the Victorian Pathways Certificate and VET certificates.

The school's core instructional products centre on Personal Learning Plans for every Years 7-10 student, co-developed with advisors and subject teachers, and a set of signature programs including the Year 9 Connect community engagement program, the Year 9-10 Extend vertical grouping for creative and critical thinking, and the Year 10 Discover My Future career pathway planning program. Enrichment offerings include an Instrumental Music program (with multiple ensembles led by an Instrumental Coordinator across both campuses), a Performing Arts program with biennial productions and annual cabarets, a Sports program spanning 15+ disciplines, and a year-level camp program. A Bring Your Own Device program supports cloud-based collaborative learning, and a Compass parent portal is deployed. Operational technology is otherwise standard for the sector, with no proprietary AI/ML or platform product.

Fitzroy High School is publicly funded and does not charge tuition fees. Revenue is derived from Victorian DET recurrent funding (via the Student Resource Package), supplemented by voluntary parent contributions (published annually by year level) and minor optional clothing sales (e.g., sports shirts at $32). The customer base is local families residing in the designated neighbourhood zone and nearby suburbs, with a secondary pathway for international students via the Collingwood College visa-accreditation partnership. The school is governed by a School Council of elected parent, teacher, student and community representatives, and has no private equity, venture capital, or individual ownership interest. Recent strategic activity has centred on consolidating the Wurun Senior Campus (opened 2022, multiple architectural awards) and a leadership transition in Term 4 2025 with the appointment of Adam Cribbes as Principal.

Name

Fitzroy High School

Legal name

Fitzroy High School

Website

https://fitzroyhs.vic.edu.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fitzroy High School is a Victorian government secondary school in inner-city Melbourne, serving approximately 600 students in Years 7-10 at its Falconer Street campus and Years 11-12 at the Wurun Senior Campus jointly operated with Collingwood College.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Fitzroy North

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a Victorian government school, Fitzroy High School receives government funding from the Department of Education and Training to operate.
2. Parent Contributions: Parents are asked to make voluntary contributions to support the school. The school publishes annual parent contribution documents for each year level and also sells optional Fitzroy High School clothing items such as sports shirts ($32) and optional garments including bucket hats, t-shirts and hoodies.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fitzroy High School is a Victorian government secondary school delivering a comprehensive Year 7-12 curriculum across two campuses. The Falconer St Campus serves approximately 600 students in Years 7-10 covering the full Victorian Curriculum Standards, while the Wurun Senior Campus provides VCE, VCAL, VCE Vocational Major, Victorian Pathways Certificate, and VET certificates in partnership with Collingwood College. The school supplements its core curriculum with Personal Learning Plans for every student, enrichment programs in Music, Performing Arts, and Sports, plus wellbeing, camps, and a Bring Your Own Device technology program.

Product overview

Fitzroy High School is a Victorian government secondary school offering a comprehensive Year 7-12 educational program. The school operates across two campuses: the Falconer St Campus for Years 7-10 and the Wurun Senior Campus for Years 11-12 (in partnership with Collingwood College). Core offerings include the Victorian Curriculum and senior credentials (VCE, VCE Vocational Major, Victorian Pathways Certificate, VET). Unique programs include Personal Learning Plans for all students, the Extend Program (vertical groupings for Years 9-10), Year 9 Connect community engagement, and Year 10 Discover My Future career guidance. Enrichment includes Music (with multiple ensembles), Performing Arts (productions and cabaret), Sports, Camps, and a dedicated Wellbeing Hub. The school also implements a Bring Your Own Device technology program.

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Products and services

• Year 7-10 Curriculum (Falconer St Campus) Comprehensive Year 7-10 curriculum serving approximately 600 students at the Falconer St North Fitzroy Campus, covering Victorian Curriculum Standards including English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Health and PE, Languages (Italian), The Arts, Technologies, and capabilities such as Critical and Creative Thinking.
• Wurun Senior Campus (Year 11-12) Year 11-12 senior secondary campus operated in partnership with Collingwood College, offering VCE, VCE Vocational Major, Victorian Pathways Certificate, and VET certificates, including VCE English as an Additional Language for international students.
• Music Program Instrumental and vocal music tuition for students, offering instruction in bass, brass, guitar, keyboard, percussion, strings, woodwind and voice, with ensembles including Falconer St Band, Percussion Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, and Keyboard Ensemble.
• Performing Arts Program Drama and Theatre Studies program including biennial school productions and annual cabaret events, with pathways to VCE Drama or Theatre Studies at Wurun Senior Campus.
• Sports Program Physical education and interschool sports program offering Swimming, Athletics, Cricket, Softball, Baseball, Volleyball, Tennis, Cross Country, Football-AFL, Soccer, Netball, Badminton, Hockey, Basketball, Table Tennis, and Futsal.
• Camps & Experiences Program Year 7-10 camp program including year-specific camps at Lady Northcote Recreation Camp (Year 7), Roses Gap in the Grampians (Year 8), Valley Homestead (Year 9), and optional Bogong Alpine Campus programs.
• Student Wellbeing Hub Dedicated wellbeing space providing mental health support, resilience programs, and restorative practices, staffed by a Wellbeing and Inclusion Leading Teacher and Mental Health Practitioner.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Collingwood CollegeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFitzroy High School has partnered with Collingwood College for over 15 years to co-deliver senior secondary curriculum. This partnership allows both schools to offer a wider range of subjects at the senior level (Years 11-12) than would be possible standalone. The collaboration includes the newly established Wurun Senior Campus on Queens Parade, Fitzroy, which offers VCE, VCAL and VET certificates to students from both schools. Fitzroy High is not accredited for international students with visas, but partners with Collingwood College which is accredited to accept these students, enabling Fitzroy students to access VCE and VCAL including VCE English as an Additional Language. The partnership maintains each school's unique culture while providing well-integrated senior secondary education in the City of Yarra.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Strathmore Secondary College: A Victorian government secondary school in Melbourne's inner north-west. Comparable as a mid-sized government secondary school with a similar community focus, but located in a different geographic subregion.
• Camberwell High School: A Victorian government secondary school in inner-eastern Melbourne. Comparable as an established government secondary school with a strong local reputation, but operating in a different geographic corridor than Fitzroy High's inner-north catchment.

Direct peers

• Northcote High School: A Victorian government secondary school in the nearby inner-northern suburb of Northcote. Serves a comparable demographically diverse, progressive community in Melbourne's inner north, with similar curriculum philosophy and zoning structure.
• Brunswick Secondary College: A Victorian government secondary school in Brunswick, also in Melbourne's inner north. Serves a comparable demographically diverse community with a similar community-oriented, progressive approach to secondary education.
• Collingwood College: The school's direct partner and co-operator of the Wurun Senior Campus. A Victorian government secondary school located in the same City of Yarra municipality, serving a comparable inner-city demographic and offering Years 7-12 curriculum. They are bound by a 15+ year shared-campus partnership that creates operational and programmatic interdependence.
• Princes Hill Secondary College: A Victorian government secondary school in inner-city Carlton North, immediately adjacent to Fitzroy North. Serves a similar demographically diverse, inner-city community with comparable enrolment zone dynamics and a reputation for progressive, non-uniform approaches to secondary education.
• Richmond High School: A Victorian government secondary school located in inner-city Richmond, adjacent to Fitzroy. Serves a comparable demographically diverse inner-city community within the City of Yarra's neighbouring municipalities.

Broad incumbents

• Albert Park College: A Victorian government secondary school in inner-Melbourne Albert Park. Comparable as a government secondary school serving an inner-city demographic, though located in a different municipality.
• Melbourne Girls' College: A Victorian government secondary school in nearby Richmond, serving Years 7-12. Comparable as an inner-city government secondary school, though single-sex (girls) versus Fitzroy High's co-educational model.
• University High School: One of Melbourne's most academically prestigious government secondary schools, located in inner-city Parkville. Comparable as a Victorian government secondary school serving inner-Melbourne families, but with a stronger selective academic reputation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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