Our highly professional and motivated staff work collaboratively to ensure student welfare needs are met and high expectations are established and pursued. The school offers all students a network of empowering and highly qualified and motivated professionals who ensure that every effort is made to integrate students into the school community, looking after their special needs and providing high quality learning experiences.

　　The College is committed to developing in students a broad range of skills, knowledge and values, which will enhance their personal lives, empower them to critically contribute to society and equip them for further education and work.

　　Our reputation for academic, sporting and cultural excellence has enabled us to set College directions relevant to our community. Our curriculum initiatives aim to provide students with an excellent learning environment, where the end result of student, parents, teachers and the wider community is a high quality education, with exemplary accomplishments and conduct.

　　South Oakleigh Secondary College has established a strong reputation for providing:

　　A learning environment that meets the needs of all students

　　A Team approach that supports individual learning at the Junior, Middle and Senior years of schooling

　　Curriculum and Standards Framework structure at Years 7 - 10 that delivers a wide range of subjects from all Key Learning Areas

　　Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

　　Vocational Education and Training including Industry and Workplace training

　　Acceleration and Enrichment Programs

　　Learning Technologies across all Key Learning Areas

　　Student Representative Council

　　Outstanding facilities and equipment:

　　Computer laboratories and library

　　Gymnasium with mezzanine gym as well as indoor and outdoor basketball courts

　　Specialist Art, Drama and Music facilities including individual Instrumental Music tuition rooms

　　Year 12 lounge and study room

　　Specialist Photography, Multi-Media, and Film and Television pre and post production areas and equipment

　　Excellent Science and Technology laboratories and workshops

　　350 seat Performing Arts Theatre

　　Student canteen and lounge

　　Spacious outdoor playing fields

　　Landscaped gardens, indoor/outdoor courts, playing fields

　　South Oakleigh Secondary College is located near the intersection of Centre and Warrigal Roads and serves the area of Oakleigh, and surrounding areas. Access to the College from Oakleigh and Huntingdale railway stations is supported by an efficient public bus service. South Oakleigh Secondary College is extremely fortunate to have a highly professional and dedicated staff, unequalled facilities and resources, and expansive grounds in a pleasant setting. Students experience success in academic study, Vocational Education and Training, in the arts and in sport. They also experience a vibrant and challenging environment that equips them for a lifestyle relevant for the 21st Century. South Oakleigh Secondary College is justifiably proud of the contribution it is making to the community of Oakleigh and beyond.

　　South Oakleigh College is a co-educational school that prides itself on providing a strong, broad curriculum in a caring environment based on the college values of Respect Responsibility Resilience. These values underpin the college's commitment to facilitating a safe and secure environment for all students; where they can pursue academic excellence, achieve personal growth and graduate as responsible and resourceful young adults. We strive to develop a confidence in our students where they can enter the world as adults who are confident in their interactions with others and can make positive contributions to society.

　　The school is proud of its multiculturalism and the 40 nationalities represented by the student and staff body. Our mission statement: "Providing opportunities for the future and a sense of belonging" support our commitment to meeting the educational needs of all students and recognises that students come to us with different experiences, abilities, expectations and ambitions.

　　The school is structured as two sub-schools in response to the different learning needs of our students as they progress through a secondary school. The Junior School is broken up as Teams comprising Years 7-9. At Year 7 the focus is transition followed by consolidation at Year 8. The Year 9 program is designed to take students out into the community and broaden their knowledge of our community. The structure and operation of the Senior School - Years 10-12 - reflects the increased maturity of students and the preparation for transition to tertiary studies. Year 10 students are given the opportunity to access a wide range of VCE/VET Units while Year 11 students are able to access Units 3 & 4.

　　The dedicated and skilled teaching staff at South Oakleigh ensure that the academic and well being of each student is addressed and catered for. We aim to provide students with a challenging and stimulating work environment, encourage and extend their strengths and talents, and give them every opportunity to achieve their goals.

　　Our challenge as a school is to cater for the needs of all our students, thus accelerating the learning of all. Our key to 'raising this bar' is targeted improvement in literacy and numeracy underpinned by excellent teaching and learning practice.