East Doncaster Secondary College is a government high school in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster East. It is located on George Street and was established in 1974. Its current principal is John Handley. East Doncaster Secondary College is a co-educational school and has over 1500 students. This school teaches from Year 7 up to Year 12.Grounds, Buildings and FacilitiesThe school is split into five different blocks, each one with a three digit number with the first number being the block it is assigned to.The "100 block" hosts a myriad of subjects, but is the only block that hosts music classes. The "100 block" consists of 6 classrooms, three of them hosting computer facilities, and one of them dedicated to the performing arts. It is the oldest block on the campus.The "200 block" is dedicated to visual arts, and contains ceramics, media and art facilities. It is the second oldest block on the campus.The "300" block is dedicated to technology and science. It contains a physics lab, two woodworking rooms, and multiple chemistry labs. It was built in 2007 during the renovation of the 400 block.The "400 block" formerly hosted science subjects and contained the school's chemistry labs, but now hosts Textile and Food Technology classes, and is also where the majority of Year 7 classes take place. The change happened in 2007 when the building was renovated.The "500" block is not dedicated to any specific classes, and consists of portables that have been permanently placed.The school also has a block that is not numbered called "The John Landy Centre", which is dedicated for VCE students. It is used to host school functions, as well as any Year 11 or 12 classes. Rooms inside are designated with the prefix "JL".The school's grounds also consists of an oval, 3 tennis courts, an indoor and outdoor basketball court, as well as two quadrangles for congregation purposes.
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