Mt Buller Education Vic (MBEV) is a specialized student tutoring service with a record that has seen Olympic and world champions retaining higher education standards while training and competing at international skiing events.
MBEV is a registered tutoring service that holds classes outside of normal schools hours and caters for students living on Mt Buller during Term 3 while training full time with MCRC and TBR.
It caters for students from primary school (years 4 to 5) and elevates Year 6 students to secondary school level incorporating their classes with Years 7 to 10.
Many world class athletes have been tutored through this service including eleven Olympians.
Operating during afternoons only, it allows aspiring athletes to train during the mornings in their chosen discipline and then studying during afternoons and evenings.
Olympians who have attended Mt Buller Education (2000 - 2022) include:
Anna Segal (2000) 2014 Ski Slopeside
Katya Crema (2001-2004) 2010, 2014 Ski Cross
Cam Bolton (2001-2004) 2014, 2018, 2022 Boarder Cross
Anton Grimus (2001-2006) 2014 2018, Ski Cross
Stephanie Hickey (2001) 2010 Snowboard Cross
Emily Bamford (2003-2007) 2014 Alpine Skiing
Katie Parker (2007-2009) 2022 Alpine Skiing
Brodie Summers (2008-2009) 2014, 2018 Moguls; 2022 Freestyle Skiing
Claudia Gueli (2008-2014) 2018 Moguls
Belle Brockhoff (2008) 2018, 2022 Boarder Cross
Jonty O'Callaghan (2010-2013) 2018 Paralympian, Downhill
“We are passionate about education and the magnificent Mt Buller Alpine region,” said principal James Kelly who operates the service along with his wife Fiona Kelly.
The teaching staff at the service includes David Hobbs, Sue Herbert, Kaylene Mexon, James Kelly, Margo Edgar with Fiona Kelly in charge of administration.
All staff are fully qualified VIT registered teachers (or WWCC cleared) and have many years of experience teaching.
This year (2025) teaching staff include:
o Primary specialist Y4&5
o VCE qualified English, Humanities and VCE Science (Bio)
o Y6&7 Maths and senior Y8-10 Maths
o Japanese and French
o Health/PE
o Maths Tutor - up to University level Maths
o Ski Instructors for native language conversational sessions in French, German, Mandarin, Italian.
“We pride ourselves in giving athletes first class tuition to maintain their studies while pursuing their sporting careers,” James said. “And we are a child safe education service.”
Students are taught under the registered school curriculum covering up to 20 sessions per week.
“Although we are basically Term 3 only when we have students enrolled in Term 2 we go to their individual schools (in Melbourne and elsewhere) and talk to the teachers to get an idea of where each student is at and what we will need to concentrate on to keep them up-to-date on studies so they don’t fall behind,” James said. “This is just part of our service that we provide, we look after each and every student individually,” he said.
James said with the personalised service all students to return to their registered schools in Term 4 without missing out on their regular school curriculum requirements.
To give the best tutoring to students MBEV have exclusive access to the third floor of Alpine Central with individualised study spaces, including a desk and locker.
For further information on MBEV go to www.mtbullereducaitonvic.com.au
