Underdale High School
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| Underdale High School | |
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| Type | Public Secondary School |
| Motto | Resilience Optimism Courage (Creating Bright Futures) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Principal | David Harriss |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Number of students | 750 |
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| Website | www.underdale.sa.edu.au |
Underdale High School is a medium-sized government secondary school, located in Underdale in the western suburbs of Adelaide.[1]
School facilities and resources
School facilities include music and drama suites, a library and an automotive centre. Sporting facilities include a gymnasium and weights room, two soccer pitches, eight tennis courts, and a basketball court.[citation needed]
The school has a specialist Football (Soccer) Academy,[2] a Gifted Program,[3] and an Automotive Program.[4]
Curriculum
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- English
- Art ~ Music or Drama
- Mathematics
- PD[expand acronym]/Health/PE[expand acronym]/Soccer* (each are for one semester)
- Humanities ~ Geography, History or SOSE
- Science
- Industrial Arts
- 2nd Language
- Special Education
- Home Economics
- Technology
- Year 8-10 curriculum International Baccalaureate
- Year 11-12 curriculum South Australian Certificate of Education ("SACE")
Languages
Underdale offers courses in English as a foreign or second language, German (Deutsch), Japanese (日本語 Nihongo), and Greek (Ελληνικά, Ellīniká).[citation needed] Underdale hosts many international students, for short and long stays.[citation needed]
Noted Attendees of Underdale High
Many elite sportspeople have attended Underdale High:
- Liam Bekric - Australian swimming team Rio Paralympics
- Brett Burton - AFL footballer Adelaide
- Alison Davies - Australian Women's rowing eight Atlanta and Sydney Olympics
- Glenn Freeborn - AFL footballer North Melbourne, Collingwood
- Scott Freeborn - AFL footballer Carlton
- David Hookes - Australian Cricketer
- Jennifer (Vesnaver) Hogan - Australian representative rower and Emmy award-winning journalist
- Lucas Pantelis A-League Soccer Player
- Nick Pesch - AFL footballer Adelaide and Melbourne
- Robert Pyman - AFL footballer North Melbourne, Collingwood and Melbourne
- James Troisi - Professional Footballer (Socceroos)
- Aurelio Vidmar - Australian National soccer team and Socceroos Assistant Coach
- Tony Vidmar - Australian National soccer team
- Greg Lindsay - World renowned sportsman, all round nice guy
References
- ^ Home page, Underdale High School, accessed 29 January 2018
- ^ Football (Soccer) Academy, Underdale High School, accessed 29 January 2018
- ^ Gifted Program, Underdale High School, accessed 29 January 2018
- ^ Automotive Program, Underdale High School, accessed 29 January 2018
- ^ http://www.underdale.sa.edu.au/