The Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school with speciality in performing arts, located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
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| Coordinates | 34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E / 34.40639°S 150.88944°E |
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| Former name | Wollongong High School |
| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Age Quod Agis (Whatever you do, do well) |
| Established | 1916 |
| School district | Illawarra |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Specialist | Performing arts |
| Principal | Paul Ryan |
| Teaching staff | 86.0 FTE (2018)[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,188[1] (2018) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Green, black and yellow |
| Website | wollongong-h |
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Established in 1916, the school enrolled approximately 1,190 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom five percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 25 per cent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education.
Approximately one-third of students gain entry through auditions.[citation needed]
History
editThe school was established in 1916 in Smith Street Wollongong as Wollongong Home Science School, for girls only. At the time it was the only high school between Sydney and the Victorian border.[2]
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (July 2018) |
- Natalie Bassingthwaighte – Australian singer and actress[3]
- Mikey Vincent – Australian actor
- Ashley Fisher – former tennis player[4]
- Nicholas Cowdery AO, QC – former New South Wales Director of Public Prosecutions
- Mark Kerry – Olympic gold medalist in swimming[3]
- Peter MacKinnon and Peter Raengel, bandmates in the Sunday Painters[5]
- Stephen Martin – former politician
- Evelyn Owen – Inventor
- Mary Puckey – first female superintendent of an Australian hospital
- Leigh Joel Scott – Australian writer and actor
- Mary Fowler – Australian professional footballer
- DPR Ian – Korean Australian singer, rapper and director
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Savage, Desiree (2 December 2016). "Happy 100th birthday Wollongong High School". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b Savage, Desiree (11 December 2016). "Notable pupils from Wollongong High's 1000 year history". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/ashley.fisher.5070 [user-generated source]
- ^ Humphries, Glen (8 January 2015). "Wollongong band the Sunday Painters ahead of their time". Illawarra Mercury. Wollongong, NSW. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2024.