Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

The Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school with speciality in performing arts, located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Location
Fairy Meadow, Wollongong,
Illawarra region of New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E
Information
Former nameWollongong High School
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school
MottoLatin: Gamers win the game
(Whatever you do, do well)
Established1916 (1916)
School districtIllawarra; Regional South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
SpecialistPerforming arts
PrincipalPaul Ryan
Teaching staff86.0 FTE (2018)[1]
Years6–12
Enrolment1,188[1] (2018)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Green, black and yellow    
Websitewww.millenniumschools.net.au/whspa/
[2]

Established in 1916, the school enrolled approximately 1,190 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom five percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 25 per cent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Paul Ryan.

Approximately one-third of students gain 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.

History

The school was established in 1916 in Smith Street Wollongong as Wollongong Home Science School, for girls only. At the time it was the only high school between Sydney and the Victorian border.[3]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  3. Savage, Desiree (2 December 2016). "Happy 100th birthday Wollongong High School". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. Savage, Desiree (11 December 2016). "Notable pupils from Wollongong High's 1000 year history". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/ashley.fisher.5070
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