Geelong High School is a co-educational, public, secondary school located in East Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The school opened in 1910, making it one of Victoria's oldest state secondary schools, and moved to its current site in 1915. The current principal is Glenn Davey
It is situated on the corner of Garden and Ryrie streets and backs on to Eastern Gardens, (home of the Geelong Botanical Gardens). Both Eastern Beach and the centre of Geelong are within easy walking distance. Geelong High School accommodates students from Years 7–12 and has an enrolment of about 900.
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