Thornbury High School is a government-funded co-educational secondary day school, located in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia. It is situated at the eastern end of the City of Darebin, on Dundas Street & Collins Street, Thornbury.
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Coordinates | 37°45′22″S 145°01′32″E / 37.75611°S 145.02556°E |
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Type | Government-funded co-educational secondary day school |
Motto | Achievement and Excellence |
Established | 1962 |
Principal | Lars Andersson |
Years | 7–12 |
Enrolment | 1,200 |
Houses | Saunders, Blair, Onus, Nicholls (red, blue, green & yellow) |
Colour(s) | blue white yellow |
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Website | www |
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The school caters to a cohort of diverse students, and has a long history of celebrating multiculturalism and cultural inclusion[1] through its engagement with initiatives such as Harmony Day, and the Wirrapanda Foundation. The school is also a strong promoter of the performing arts through its involvement with the Malthouse Theatre's "Suitcase Series", student radio station SYN FM (originating at the school as 3TD FM),[2] and Class TV, a student-produced television program airing on Channel 31,[3] winner of two Antenna Awards[citation needed] for Best Youth Program.
Notable alumni
edit- Billy Celeski, soccer player
- Andrew Lovett, Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon Football Club
References
edit- ^ "Our Vision". thornburyhs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "History". SYN Media. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Preiss, Benjamin (24 June 2013). "Television is homework for class of Channel 31". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 July 2017.