| 1924 1936 1943 1963 1967 1971 1974 1981 1984 1991 1994 1995 1924
Box Hill Technical School for Girls and Women opened on 31st March with 65 junior students and Miss Ruth Evans as the first Principal. Mr E.W. Greenwood MLA was the first President of School Council. The school was housed in the original Box Hill State School No. 2838 and it was opened officially on 4th September. On 28th April 1924, 151 students commenced. 1936
The first of many new buildings for the Box Hill Girl’s Technical School was opened, by the Minister for Public Instruction, Dr. John Harris on 7th October. Enrolments had increased to 328. 1943
Box Hill Boys’ Technical School admitted students on 2nd February with a staff of 17 and 470 students. The school was opened officially on 25th May 1943. 1963
A fifth form class in commercial subjects commenced at the Box Hill Girls’ Technical School. The following year a Leaving Technical Certificate was introduced. 1967
Post-secondary classes commenced at both technical schools. The first of these courses was the Certificate in Business at Box Hill Girls’ Technical College. This was quickly followed by Certificate courses in Engineering and Electronics at Box Hill Boys’ Technical School. 1971
On 30th March Box Hill Girls’ Technical School become Whitehorse Technical College. On 17th September the new building was officially opened by the Hon. L.H.S. Thompson MP, Minister for Education. 1974
It was recommended that the Box Hill Gas Works site in Elgar Road be purchased and developed as a multi-storey campus exclusively for TAFE courses at Box Hill Technical School. 1981
Technical and Further Education (TAFE) was established as a tertiary entity, separate from secondary technical education. On 1st October, seven colleges including Box Hill Technical College were declared Colleges of TAFE reporting to the TAFE Board. On 1st December, Whitehorse College of TAFE was established. 1984
Box Hill Girls’ Technical School and Box Hill Boys’ Technical School amalgamated to become Box Hill Technical School. By an Order in Council, on 25th January 1984, Box Hill College of TAFE and the Whitehorse College of TAFE amalgamated to form Box Hill College of TAFE. 1991
Doncaster Campus was opened. This new campus allowed the college to expand its program provision to an area of very high demand. Research indicated that since the late 1980s the majority of the college’s local students came from the north eastern corridor, taking in Doncaster, Templestowe and Eltham. By 1994, nearly 2000 students were undertaking courses at Doncaster, including Library & Information Studies and Health & Community Studies. 1994
A site in Nelson Road, formerly the Holeproof factory, was acquired by the college and work began to establish another local campus of Box Hill College of TAFE. The Box Hill College of TAFE has an enrolment of 26,000 students on five main campuses. The College also offers on-site courses to industry, both nationally and internationally. 1995
On 1st October 1995 the name of the college was changed to Box Hill Institute of TAFE. |
