Valley Campus - Pakenham

Beaconhills College Valley Campus is located in the south-eastern corridor of Melbourne and is approximately a 45 minute drive from Melbourne CBD.  The Shires of Casey and Cardinia are experiencing rapid growth with some of Victoria’s best attractions right on the doorstep. The Valley Campus at Pakenham is nestled in the picturesque Toomuc Valley and is situated on 18 hectares of beautiful grounds. The Valley Campus continues to be developed and includes: Purpose-built Senior School Lecture Theatre with video conferencing facilities Fully landscaped separate Year 9 Centre Human Movement Centre with two full-size indoor multi-purpose courts Performing Arts Auditorium Solar Powered Science and Technology Centre Full wireless networking Coffee Shop Fully equipped Junior School with interactive whiteboards Modern Library facilities with extensive reference materials Fully resourced Visual Arts Centre Multimedia services throughout most classrooms

Valley Campus (5 photos) Human Movement Centre St James Anglican Church where many college services are held Founder's Garden Canteen Electronic Whiteboards are used throughout the classrooms Junior school (2 photos) Junior School Multi purpose area in Junior School Year 9 (2 photos) Year 9 Centre Year 9 Centre common area Senior school (2 photos) Lecture Theatre in the Senior School Senior School Performing Arts (2 photos) Performing Arts Auditorium Performing Arts Auditorium Performing Arts and Assembly Hall Science and Technology (3 photos) Food and Technology Centre Science and Technology Centre Systems Engineering Visual Arts (2 photos) Visual Arts Visual Arts

Development at Valley Campus - Pakenham

Extension to Performing Arts Centre and New Administration Area

A $3 million grant from the Federal Government has been approved to carry out extensions to the Performing Arts Auditorium. These works include extending the existing Auditorium to incorporate a permanent tiered-seating area for approximately 330 people, the addition of two large spaces for drama and music and a new entrance foyer to the Auditorium. These new spaces will be used by all sections of the College including the Junior School. The existing facilities will be upgraded to incorporate new amenities, storage areas and a fully developed car park on the western and northern sides of the Centre. The development will also include a new central College Administration building adjacent to the Auditorium.

Planning of the development is well-advanced with construction likely to commence in August. The facility is due for completion by the middle of 2010.

Picture : Architect drawing of the new Performing Arts and Administration areas

Multipurpose Courts

Construction has begun on the new multipurpose courts and is expected to be completed by October 2009. The courts will include a Olympic size hockey field, line marking for ten tennis courts, areas for basketball, netball and volleyball, two large storage facilities and an internal curtain to separate the playing areas. The surface will be an all-weather synthetic grass.

The total playing area of the complex is just over 6,600 square metres, and is designed to complement the current areas of open space at the Campus.

The courts will also be available to local community groups to use outside of school hours.