Fairvale High School

Fairvale High School
Fairvale High School
	File:Fairvale-High-logo.png
Location
	Thorney Road, Fairfield West, South Western Sydney, New South Wales; Australia
Coordinates	33°52′25″S 150°55′46″E / 33.873611°S 150.929444°E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	I Learn To Live
Established	1969; 55 years ago
School district	Fairfield; Regional South
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	Kathleen Seto
Years	7-12
Enrolment	1,455 ()
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Newling; Wright; Florey; Greenway;
Colour(s)	Brown and yellow
Mascot	Bee
Publication	Fairviews
Website	fairvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Fairvale High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Fairfield West, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1969, the school caters for approximately 1,500 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education within the part of the Fairfield school education area, in the Regional South district. The principal is Kathleen Seto. The school's name is portmanteau of the neighbouring suburbs of Fairfield and Canley Vale.

Campus

Fairvale is known to many for its unusual Binishell. The Binishell, also known as "The Golf Ball", "Marshmallow" and "The Beanie," is spherical in shape and was recently painted mint green. The Binishell is created through a process in which a concrete membrane is blown up and allowed to set. It serves the purpose of a gym, dance hall, performance hall, and general assembly hall. Also to be noted is that the first attempt at building the Binishell in 1974 resulted in disaster when the foundations failed the Binishell and it collapsed in the centre. There were no injuries.

In 2009, the Foley Centre was upgraded with an art and dance/drama space, including a full wall of mirrors, Harelquinn floors, and lighting and sound infrastructure. In 2010, the school also received a new Language Centre, refurbished hospitality standard kitchens, 6 new science labs and the new covered walkways.

The Canley Vale Tutorial Centre, which serves students who have had difficulty completing their education in a mainstream school, is an annex to the school; however, it is not on the same site, but is near the close by Canley Vale Public School.^[2]

Curriculum

In addition to traditional core subjects, Fairvale students may study Music, Dance (to year 12), Drama, PE. Visual Arts, Spanish & French languages to HSC, Mandarin in Year 8, commerce and business studies. Vocational education courses are available in hospitality, tourism, business services, retail, ICT, and construction.

Extracurricular activities

Student activities and groups include The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, LEOs Club, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education, Rotary, String Ensemble, Vocal group, Junior and Senior Dance ensembles, Various Rock Bands and Student Representative Council.

Notable alumni

Bill Harrigan – Australian former rugby league referee
Raechelle Banno – actress from Home and Away
Timothy Ly – creator of the Australian television comedy series, Maximum Choppage
Alex Papps – actor and television host^[3]
Tony Popovic – soccer player^[4]
Cristian Saliadarre – actor^[5]

• Robert Vadala - WSW supporter

References

^ French, Katherine; Sullivan, Kate (2 June 2008). "A matter of principals in some of our schools". Fairfield Champion. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "School Locator - Fairvale High School". NSW Department of Education and Training.
^ "Universal Magazines - FAIRVALE HIGH West". School Choice.
^ Kogoy, Peter (12 July 2007). "Popovic in, Fowler a no show". The Australian. ...Popovic his first game in top company with Sydney United in the old NSL as a teenager straight out of Fairvale High School.
^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1997099/

External links

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[1] French, Katherine; Sullivan, Kate (2 June 2008). "A matter of principals in some of our schools". Fairfield Champion. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.

[locator-2] "School Locator - Fairvale High School". NSW Department of Education and Training.

[3] "Universal Magazines - FAIRVALE HIGH West". School Choice.

[4] Kogoy, Peter (12 July 2007). "Popovic in, Fowler a no show". The Australian. ...Popovic his first game in top company with Sydney United in the old NSL as a teenager straight out of Fairvale High School.

[5] ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1997099/

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