Croydon Community School is a small government school of 100 students located in Croydon. The school provides an alternative secondary education to students in Years 7-12 who for various reasons have experienced difficulty in their previous schools, or who are returning to study in order to prepare for work or further study. The school is conveniently close to public transport and attracts young people from a wide area, including Ringwood, Box Hill, Wantirna, Scoresby, Wandin, Healesville, Heathmont, Knox and Ferntree Gully.

The school offers small class sizes and strong support for student well-being. The curriculum program is flexible and adaptable to the needs of individual students. There is a range of cross-age electives offered and the Senior Program (Years 11-12) is auspiced under the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL). There is also an option for a Year 13 for students who are completing School Based Apprenticeships through vetEAST.

Forest Hill College is a stand alone, co-educational Year 7 –12 school of approximately 650 students, including 50 fee paying international students. It has blended the traditions of academic excellence and caring for the individual.

The College is divided into two Sub Schools – Junior (Years 7/9), Senior (Years 10/12). This allows for the caring atmosphere of a small school environment, but with the resources of a large college.

The senior sub-school caters for students who want to explore the range of senior secondary options. Students may undertake a wide range of VCE, VET (Hospitality, Information Technology, Multi-media and Cisco) and VCAL programs. Forest Hill College also has an established relationship with Box Hill and Holmesglen Institutes of TAFE, with many students undertaking VET certificates as part of their senior years of schooling. Selected students can also undertake School-Based Apprenticeships in conjunction with vetEAST as part of their VCAL studies.

Heathmont College, is a co-educational Year 7 – 12 school of approximately 950 students. Tucked away at the corner of Waters Grove and Marlborough Road in a safe and secluded part of Heathmont, it is the ideal setting for a college that means to deliver excellence in all facets of the education it provides to the students entrusted to it. Taking time to build relationships is absolutely fundamental to the college's philosophy and approach to education.
 
In developing Senior School pathways, students in Years 10, 11 and 12 have widespread access to VCE, VET and VCAL studies. Quality VET programs are offered in partnership with both Box Hill Institute and Swinburne University of Technology. The VCAL program is based on the School Based Apprenticeship model comprising two days school, one day training and two days workplace learning.

Monbulk College is a co-educational Year 7 - 12 school with approximately 700 students. The College's motto is "Personal Excellence in a Caring Environment" and in developing programs the College has endeavoured to offer options which meet the needs of a wide range of students.

Monbulk College offers the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and has VET studies in Hospitality, Horticulture and Multimedia. The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) is offered at Foundation, Intermediate and Senior levels and includes the options of a personalised program or a School Based Apprenticeship.

Pembroke Secondary College is a multi campus school with approximately 1,000 students enrolled across its three campuses. There are two Year 7 – 10 campuses at Mooroolbark and Mt. Evelyn and a Senior Campus at Reay Road in Mooroolbark within easy walking distance of the local railway station.
 
The school provides many opportunities for students to experience success. The multi-campus structure allows for great breadth in subjects and co-curricular activities such as camps, tours, outdoor education and music.
 
Students attending Pembroke's Senior Campus enter into an outstandingly resourced young adult environment. They are well supported by both staff and resources to optimise their VCE outcomes. The College has a strong history of success in delivering the VCE, both in mainstream subject areas and alternative pathways, including extensive vocational resources with VCE Technology and VET subjects, the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) and School based Apprenticeships.

Rowville Secondary College is a multi-campus college consisting of a Year 7-12 campus near the corner of Stud and Wellington Roads and a junior Year 7 -10 campus several kilometres to the east. The total enrolment is about 1750 with over 500 students in Years 11 & 12.

At senior school level, students have the choice of the following programs:

• Straight VCE that may also include University Enhancement studies and/or VETIS subjects, currently there are over forty VCE programs are currently being studied by our students with excellent representation in all key learning areas.
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)
• School based Apprenticeship where students are at work, in training at TAFE and at school where they complete a VCAL.

At Rowville, we pride ourselves in providing “Opportunities For All” our students.

Upwey High School is a co-educational Year 7-12 school with approximately 1130 students. It is a school with a strong sense of local community and one that has a distinct history in the Dandenong Ranges.

Upwey High School offers a comprehensive curriculum across Years 7 – 12 with a broad range of programs available to our senior students. We offer a range of VCE Units, VET studies in Arts Multi Media, Information Technology, Hospitality, Sport and Recreation, Electronics and School Based Apprenticeships in a range of industries. Our SBAs undertake the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) at Foundation and Intermediate levels.