the top 200 public secondary schools in Australia based on academic results in 2009. In 2014, 17 students scored an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank above 99 and 130 students, or 61 per cent of the year, scored above 80. University High School was ranked number 70 out of all state secondary schools in Victoria based on VCE results in 2021. House structure The school has four different houses also known as sub-schools. They each have their own distinct colour and is named after some of the school's alumni. They are: Coleman (green) - named after Australian footballer John Coleman Gulam (red) - named after academic, Hyder Gulam Johnston (blue) - named after the Dean of Science of the University of New South Wales and president of Science & Technology Australia, Emma Johnston Triggs (yellow) - named after public international law specialist and former president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs Campus The University High School is divided into eleven buildings/divisions: West, North, South, Art/Tech, Music, Hall, Canteen/Gymnasium, EBS, GTAC and the portables. The North Building was constructed in 1930 during the Great Depression. Because of this, no additional facilities were constructed and therefore assemblies were held in other venues. The North Building is connected with the West and Music wings. The north building has three levels, and contains the rooms numbered 100 through 405. The first floor (100s) holds the main entrance to the school as well as most administrative facilities. Inside the main foyer one can see a collection of photographs commemorating pupils and teachers from the school who were killed in the First World War. Also many plaques are hanging from the walls that honour achievements made by students and state principals and other important administrative roles. There are many banners that show sports achievements, as well as sub-school names that recognise past principals. The 100s also contain the English Office, General Office, Performance Center, food technology classrooms, general classrooms and the student services counter. Minor renovations were made to the bottom floor of the North Building to construct a food technology classroom and kitchen. The second floor (200s) consists of the junior science laboratories, well-being rooms, the Science Office, the Well-being Office and the sub-school offices. The third floor (300s) contains the Maths Office, the LOTE Office, the computer classrooms, mathematics classrooms, LOTE classrooms and English classrooms. The 400s are part of an extension of