Our School

The Age 2022 Schools that Excel winner for rural/regional government schools for its sustained improvement in VCE results over the past decade, Kerang Technical High School continues to provide excellent academic outcomes, while supporting students to achieve their full potential in all areas.

Our name, Kerang Technical High School, says it ALL.

We are the last Technical High School in the state of Victoria and have chosen to retain this name as it best represents what we offer our students. As a Technical High School, we successfully offer both an Academic Pathway for students aiming to engage with Tertiary Education as well as a Trade Pathway leading to Apprenticeships. English, Maths, Science, Health and Physical Education, The Arts and Humanities have always featured strongly at Kerang Technical High School. Our VCE results are testimony to this, with the Dux from Kerang Technical High School consistently receiving ATARs above 90 and 40+ Study Scores for individual subjects.

The Technical Wing has been a strong feature of our school for many years. It caters for students in Woodwork, Automotive, Agriculture, Engineering, Welding, Metalwork and Hospitality. The state-of-the-art machinery, trade qualified staff and the pathway offered by the Technical Wing have ensured it is integral to the school community. More recently, the school has undergone a refurbishment plan, with both the red brick building and the library upgraded to better reflect the learning needs of the students at Kerang Technical High School. A new purpose-built Food Technology wing was also added to cater for the Hospitality needs of our students. Our school community also benefit from a solar powered Chicken Coop and an iFarm, an off the grid hot house, one of only fifty in Australia.

We are extremely proud of this dual pathway and the results we have been able to achieve.

Our school is committed to an education that provides a learning experience enabling every student to achieve success within the framework of adhering to the values of Respect, Resilience, and Responsibility. This is a journey we have embarked on after extensive consultation with the students, parents, staff and the wider community to engage students in their learning. More recently, we have begun to implement a School Wide Positive Program to collaboratively develop the school values, build student voice and agency and teach the students to be ‘good citizens.’ Opportunities exist to complete courses such as the Responsible Serving of Alcohol Certificate and the Barista Certificate, both providing external employability skills for students at Kerang Technical High School.

KTHS has built strong relationships with agencies to provide additional support for students to assist them to be their best. NDCH, Headspace and Navigator provide individualised support to students, providing them with an outlet and strategies to deal with life’s challenges. As another support, therapy dogs make regular visits to the classroom to interact with the students. The wellbeing team also makes the Pantry Stop available for students to collect food, in addition to supplying breakfast every Wednesday.

Our school continues to individualise programs and utilise surrounding processes to help families identify the strengths, functional needs and educational adjustments to assist students with disability and additional learning needs.  This is a collaborative process involving staff, the student and parents in developing an educational program best suited to the individual student. Students are then supported with Education Support Staff, Tutoring Programs and Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Support.

We also provide diverse services for our students. This includes Doctors in Schools, a service provided one day a week giving students access to a Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse. More recently, we employed an Art Therapist who uses art making and the creative process to help with mental health concerns. Kerang Technical High School also has a Chaplain who works three days a week with the students.

Kerang Technical High School is enthusiastic to show what we have to offer. We welcome visits by appointments. To schedule a school tour to suit your availability, please contact the office on 54521062. Our Kerang Technical High School Facebook page is also another wonderful way to get a sense of all the positive aspects on offer at our school.