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Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

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Established
  
1916

Colour(s)
  
Green, Black & Gold

Principal
  
Paul Ryan

Founded
  
1916

Campus
  
Suburban

Phone
  
+61 2 4229 6844

Motto
  
Age Quad Agis (Latin)

Enrolment
  
~952 (7-12)

Type
  
Public, Co-educational, Performing arts, Secondary, Day school

Website
  
wollongong-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Address
  
Lysaght Street, Fairy Meadow NSW 2519, Australia

Similar
  
Keira High School, Smith's Hill High School, Figtree High School, Woonona High School, Bulli High School

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist co-educational, government secondary school located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. It was founded in 1916.

The school enrolls both local area students and students who gain entry through auditions. The school estimates that over a third of the student body has gained entry through auditions.

The school focuses primarily on academic excellence and excellence in the performing arts and boasts of examination results, well above average and a high level of tertiary acceptance.

Notable alumni

  • Alan Edward Davis - Rhodes Scholar (1956).
  • Dr Roger Houghton - Rhodes Scholar (1969)
  • Mark Kerry - Olympic gold medalist in swimming
  • Nicholas Cowdery - NSW Director of Public Prosecutions from 1994-present
  • Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Australian Singer and Actress
  • Michael Vincent McHugh - Australian Actor and Model, Appeared on Home and Away
  • Kristofer Stefan (Stefanovski) - Australian Actor
  • Mitchell Gordon - AIDS Council of NSW Director
  • Francis James - Journalist and Activist
  • Dr Mary Puckey - First female Superintendent of an Australian hospital
  • Stephen Martin - Politician
  • Rod Oxley - Former General Manager of Wollongong City Council
  • Barom "Rome" Yu - Member of South Korean boy band C-Clown
  • Leigh Scott - Actor
  • Evelyn Owen - Inventor
  • References

    Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts Wikipedia