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Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Coordinates: 34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E / 34.40639°S 150.88944°E / -34.40639; 150.88944
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Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
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Australia
Coordinates34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E / 34.40639°S 150.88944°E / -34.40639; 150.88944
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Former nameWollongong High School
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school
MottoLatin: Age Quod Agis
(Whatever you do, do well)
Established1916; 108 years ago (1916)
School districtIllawarra
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
SpecialistPerforming arts
PrincipalKylie Woods
Teaching staff86.0 FTE (2018)[1]
Years712
Enrolment1,188[1] (2018)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Green, black and yellow    
Websitewollongong-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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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.

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

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ Savage, Desiree (2 December 2016). "Happy 100th birthday Wollongong High School". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Savage, Desiree (11 December 2016). "Notable pupils from Wollongong High's 1000 year history". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/ashley.fisher.5070 [user-generated source]
  5. ^ 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.