St. Josephs College is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school in the eastern suburb of Ferntree Gully, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its history is closely tied up with the Salesians of Lysterfield (indeed the parish priest of Ferntree Gully wanted the school to be called Don Bosco). The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne founded St. Josephs in 1965 as one of the strategic places. Classes began in February with 70 Year 7 and 8 students. Most students came from the parishes of Belgrave, Ferntree Gully, Scoresby, Boronia and Bayswater. The original building had three classrooms in it and a storeroom, and every year a class was filled up until there were all classes. The curriculum is based on the Salesian Preventative System, and as such nurturing relationships between teacher and student are important. Religious Education from years 7-12 is a compulsory subject, and other subjects are informed by the Curriculum and Standards Framework and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. The LEAP programme was introduced in 1997 for Year 7 students, and as it was successful was introduced the following year for Year 8 students.