Marryatville High School
| Marryatville High School | |
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Kensington Road, Marryatville , South Australia Australia | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1877 (as Norwood Junior Boys Tech) |
| Principal | Mark Leahy |
| Faculty | 150 |
| Enrolment | 1228 [1] |
| Campus | Two (Middle and Senior) |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Sky Blue, White House Colours: Woodroofe (blue), Heysen (red), Anderson (yellow), Mitchell (green) |
| Website | http://www.marryatvillehs.sa.edu.au |
Marryatville High School is a public state school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded in 1976 during the Don Dunstan era of South Australia and was formed out of the old Norwood Boys Technical High School. The school is situated on a large area of land in the eastern suburb of Marryatville, part of the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters. First Creek cuts through the middle of the school grounds and large gum trees line the property.
Curriculum
Marryatville High School was accredited as an international school by the Council of International Schools in 2003 and formed a number of sister school relationships in Japan and China.[2] The school specialises in particular subject areas, including music, drama, and tennis.
Music
One of the school's main focuses is music, as the school is one of four Specialist Interest Music Schools in South Australia. The Marryatville High School big bands have also won music competitions around the country, notably at Generations In Jazz several times over recent years.[3][4] In 2007, the Concert Choir won the SA state final of the inaugural ABC Classic FM Choir of the Year Competition and second place in the national final,[5] and won the Children's and Youth Choir section of the 10th International Choir Festival "Tallinn 2007" in Estonia.[6][7]
The school provides two types of music education in the junior high school, known as Music I and Music II. The Music I program is less intense than Music II. Music II is aimed at musicians with professional music potential.
Drama
The Performing Arts Centre named "The Forge", is able to showcase drama, dance and musical performances. For the official opening of the school's new theatre, a production by drama students was presented to guests including South Australian Premier Mike Rann and state member for Norwood Vini Ciccarello. When talking to the cast and crew after the opening show, Mr Rann exclaimed, "I've never seen anything this good, at either a High School, University or TAFE".[8]
Notable staff/alumni
- Imogen Annesley, actress in various films, including Playing Beatie Bow, Howling III: The Marsupials and Queen of the Damned.
- Callum Ferguson, Australian cricketer
- Brad McKenzie, Australian rules footballer with the North Melbourne Football Club.
- Katrina Sedgwick, founding director of the Adelaide Film Festival, and director of the Australian Centre for the Moving Image.
- Michelle Tumes, contemporary Christian musician, now based in the United States.
- Naomi Crellin & Sally Cameron[9][10] from The Idea of North.
References
- ^ http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/locs/a8_publish/modules/locations/school_detail.asp?id=0817&type=MAP
- ^ "International Program: Program Overview". Marryatville High School. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ http://www.abconline.net.au/news/stories/2006/05/29/1649906.htm
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/05/14/1922304.htm
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/classic/choiroftheyear/
- ^ http://www.kooriyhing.ee/pictures/Tulemused.doc
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/arts/winning-voices/story-e6frees3-1111113404739
- ^ The Forge Opening, DVD Produced by Kym Horne (2005)
- ^ http://www.marryatvillehs.sa.edu.au/newsviews/newsletter/pdf_newsletter/2010/issue05_10.pdf
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/sally-gets-her-big-gig/story-e6fredqc-1111113816314