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Bialik College

Bialik College aims to maximize the potential of its students so that they are able to achieve personal excellence in all that they attempt – now and in the future.

Endeavouring to ensure that each of its students is a committed, tolerant and informed Jew, Bialik College also encourages proud, responsible and active participation in Australian life.

Bialik College knows it takes courage to be an individual. It means standing out; it means being different.

At Bialik we understand that we are all at our most creative, our most able and our most motivated when we recognize that we are each different; yet we all contribute to create a vibrant, active and tolerant community.

The 7 key values important to Bialik College
1. Our Jewishness, rich sense of history and purpose
2. Our positive beliefs and assumptions about children and staff to learn and to grow
3. Our informal atmosphere that fosters a connected community that uses experience to enhance learning
4. Our Jewish and civic rituals, celebrations and commemorations that reinforce our core values
5. Our environment which symbolizes joy and pride, and values those who live/operate within it
6. Our experiences, many of which are sheer fun
7. Our taking the time and care to know and value each member

Bialik College at a Glance

a coeducational, Zionist, Jewish Day School situated in Hawthorn, Victoria

established in 1942, now has some 1050 students from K3-12

offers a broad based and comprehensive educational program

offers a wide range of co-curricular activities including camps, seminars, sporting & cultural activities

focuses on the worth and contribution of each individual child including those who are highly able or gifted, those who possess moderate to severe learning difficulties, and those who possess moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities

possesses a strong sense of community and family

a leading edge school with outstanding results in each of its VCE years

in recent years 100% of VCE candidates received tertiary place offers

draws its students mainly from Caulfield, Brighton, East St Kilda, Hawthorn, Kew & Doncaster

most students are native English speakers

a large number derive from Eastern & Central European families, many of whom are first and second generation Holocaust survivors. (Melbourne has the world’s largest per capita Holocaust survivor community outside of Israel.)

several families are recent immigrants from Russia, Israel, South America and South Africa

assists a significant number of its families with fee assistance ranging from 10-100%. The remainder of the Bialik Community embraces this as a community obligation – this is separate from our scholarship program

aims to ensure that its graduates are committed, tolerant and informed Jews and citizens

recognises its responsibilities to and within the general community

encourages and fosters the full involvement of its students in Australian life as proud, responsible and committed citizens

constantly strives to create an environment of mutual respect and support among staff, parents and students

maintains the flexibility and open-mindedness required to deal with a constantly changing world

has an energetic development policy with world class facilities

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