Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
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Latin: Age Quad Agis
Whatever you do, do well
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Fairy Meadow, New South Wales, Australia  |
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| Coordinates | 34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E / 34.40639°S 150.88944°ECoordinates: 34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E / 34.40639°S 150.88944°E |
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| Type | Public, Co-educational, Performing arts, Secondary, Day school |
| Established | 1916 |
| Principal | Dianne Trist |
| Enrolment | ~952 (7-12)[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Green, Black & Gold |
| Website | wollongong-h.schools.nsw.edu.au |
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.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Alan Edward Davis - Rhodes Scholar (1956).[2]
- Clyde Roger Sydney Houghton - Rhodes Scholar (1969)[2]
- Mark Kerry - Olympic gold medalist in swimming
- Nicholas Cowdery - NSW Director of Public Prosecutions from 1994-present
- Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Australian Singer and Actress
[edit] See also
- List of creative and performing arts high schools in New South Wales
- List of Government schools in New South Wales
[edit] References
- ^ "Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=8143. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ a b "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 16 April 2007)
