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From the Principal – March 2026
Jodie Gunton 
March 25, 2026
The year has commenced positively and with a strong sense of purpose. Encouraged by our stellar 2025 VCE and co-curricular achievements, we reaffirm our aim to be the State’s highest performing secondary school and a lighthouse school for public education.
It is an ambitious vision, but certainly not an unattainable one. Our students are highly capable and our community aspirational.
At its heart, this vision extends well ...
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A Pool with a Purpose: The Story Behind Melbourne High’s Swim Legacy
Jodie Gunton 
May 22, 2025
In the aftermath of World War I, Brigadier George Furner Langley returned to Australia with a powerful mission—ensuring no young person would lose their life for want of swimming skills. As Principal of Melbourne High School, Langley fought for a swimming pool that would offer more than recreation. It would be a life-saving legacy.
Completed in 1960 and designed by renowned modernist Kevin Borland, the pool ...