Thomastown: School safe after 'suspicious person' sparks lockdown

Students at a Melbourne high school were forced to hide under desks following reports of a “suspicious person” on school grounds this afternoon.

Police were called to Thomastown Secondary College, about 17km north of the CBD, around midday.

Images captured by students and shared to social media showed them crouched underneath desks amid the lockdown.

Aerial photos of the school show a large group of officers on school property and a number of police vehicle at entrances. 

Officers were unable to find the suspicious person after a search.

The area has since been declared safe, with the lockdown lifted.