Princes Hill Secondary College

Princes Hill Secondary College
Location
Arnold Street, Princes Hill, 3054, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Inner suburbs
Information
School type	Government Secondary School
Motto	Labore et fide
Founded	1889
Principal	Mr John Stone
Tuition	No tuition fees
Information	(03) 9389 0600
Website	http://www.phsc.vic.edu.au

Princes Hill Secondary College is a state, coeducational secondary school, located in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton North, Australia. The school has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1889.

It is uniquely located within the educational precinct of inner Melbourne with access to the resources of The University of Melbourne, Museum and Zoo, all of which are located in the vicinity. The college also has its own school camp at the Mirrimbah Country Centre in the foothills of Mount Buller. One of the school's policies is that students do not wear a uniform.

In recent years, parts of the school have been refurbished, such as the Performing Arts Centre, Textiles & Food Facilities, VCE Classrooms and Science Laboratories, which were refurbished during 2005; also an additional building, a Gymnasium, was established in 2006. In addition to the school buildings, the College has access to Princes Park adjacent to the school for recreational and sports activities as well as its own gymnasium and outside sports area.

History

Prior to 1959, when it was elevated to High School status, PHSC was known as Princes Hill Public School and Princes Hill State School. After a fire destroyed the original structure in 1971, the school was rebuilt in 1973 by Daryl Jackson in a Brutalist architectural style. The school won an architecture award - the Victorian bronze medal for architecture.

Student body

There are around 800 students from Years 7-12 enrolled at the school. The College is non-selective and draws students from over 30 Primary schools in the Cities of Yarra, Melbourne, Moreland and Darebin, with about 20% of students travelling from more distant suburbs. International students from Thailand, China and Indonesia are enrolled at the school. Over 30 nationalities and language groups are represented at the College. A number of students go on to study at the University of Melbourne, Monash, Deakin, La Trobe and Victoria University after completing VCE. The Victorian School of Languages, the Princes Hill Community Centre and a variety of other users add to the creative community activity centred around the College.

Notable alumni

• Attila Abonyi, member of the Australian 1974 Socceroos World Cup squad
• John Bluthal, actor
• Arnold Briedis, Australian rules footballer
• Lily Brett, award-winning Australian novelist, essayist and poet
• Joseph Brown (artist) AO, OBE (1918–2009) was an Australian artist and art collector
• Vin Catoggio, Australian rules footballer
• Kelvin Coe, Former principal artist of the Australian Ballet
• Matt Day, actor
• John Dugdale, Australian rules footballer
• Geoffrey Edelsten, Australian medical entrepreneur, philanthropist, and previous owner of the Sydney Swans Football Club
• Ivor Evans, co-designer of the Australian flag
• Fred Freer, Australian Test cricketer
• Russell Hitchcock, lead singer of Air Supply
• Paul Meldrum, Australian rules footballer
• Sir David Smith, KCVO AO Australian public servant
• Victor Smorgon and Simon Smorgon, Australian industrialists
• Maria Vamvakinou, Australian politician, ALP member for Calwell in the Australian Parliament
• Arnold Zable, award winning Australian writer, storyteller, educator and human rights advocate

External links

• Princes Hill Secondary College website