Over the last 15 years, Melbourne High School has significantly improved the educational facilities available to students, staff and the community to be among the best in the State of Victoria.

These facilities have been, or are being, funded by the state government, parents, joint development agreements with outside organisations, the Old Boys and friends of the School.

Present and Ongoing Projects

Millgrove Outdoor Education Centre
Cost $200,000 plus. Over several years the School camp at Millgrove (near Warburton) has been upgraded with the planting of 3000 native trees, the construction of a high ropes course and flying fox, the building of a manager’s residence and the installation of a new kitchen.

Cadet Headquarters (2002)
Cost $170,000. Significantly funded by the Old Boys and the RSL Clubs of Waverley, Oakleigh and Bentleigh. A new home for the School Army and Air Force Cadets incorporating orderly rooms, meeting room, seminar rooms, display areas, kitchen and toilets.

Old Boys Pavilion Changerooms (2002)
Cost $90,000. New changerooms for visitors are being constructed contiguous to the present Old Boys’ Pavilion.

Hockey Pavilion (2002)
Cost $1.1 million. Built as a joint development between the School and the MCC. This magnificent facility will house four changerooms, first aid room, storage facilities, toilets and showers, kitchen and canteen, substantial dining area, display spaces and outside patio and viewing areas.

Library
The School Library is a well-tuned, highly organised and creative area that provides stimulus for studying, thinking and doing, for imagining, creating and learning.

Future Projects

Art Studies Centre
This project valued at around $4 million will begin construction late in 2006 and be due for completion by the end of 2008. It will replace the current Art faculty rooms with a four level faculty providing 7 specialty teaching rooms that will also be used as normal classrooms.

Past projects

“Nineties Building” (1992)
Cost $12 million. Containing classrooms, library, music suite, gymnasium, swimming pool, weights room and cardio room. Completed at the end of 1992 and officially opened in 1993, the new building is a four level multipurpose facility housing a heated 8 lane swimming and water polo pool, weight training centre, games hall and gymnasium, general purpose classrooms, science laboratories and an extensive top floor library. Entrance is either from the main School building, at a variety of levels, or through the Chapel Street pedestrian entrance.

Refurbishment of 1927 Building (1995)
Cost $2 million. Returned the original 1927 building to its former glory and added computer suite, dark room, new general office, improved classrooms, conference room, heritage room and an improved canteen and dining area.

Hockey Field Complex (1995)
Cost $1 million. A joint development with the City Of Stonnington, the MCC, Melbourne High School Old Boys and the School.
Provided a synthetic hockey field and two plexipave netball/basketball courts.

School Oval (1999-2002)
Cost $300,000. With initial support from the Old Boys, the oval was reconstructed, reshaped and provided with new drainage, new turf wickets, new watering system, improved lighting and new fencing.

Gymnasium Extensions (1997 and 2000)
Cost $320,000. A cardio room was constructed and outfitted with fitness equipment in 1997. Then, in 2000, an underutilized area was converted into a fitness area, offices, and massage room.

Junior Science Rooms (2000)
Cost $600,000. Four old science rooms were totally rebuilt into world standard science facilities with corresponding storage, preparation and staff rooms.