Blackburn High School
| Blackburn High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
60 Springfield Rd, Blackburn Blackburn, Victoria 3130 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°48′39″S 145°09′00″E / 37.8109°S 145.1500°ECoordinates: 37°48′39″S 145°09′00″E / 37.8109°S 145.1500°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto |
Ad Lucem Crescimus (Growing Towards the Light[1]) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Principal | Mrs Joanna Alexander |
| Years 7- 12 | Years 7-12 |
| Enrollment | 1200 |
| Colour(s) |
Green, White, Black |
| Website |
www |
Blackburn High School is a public secondary school for girls and boys in years 7 to 12 in Blackburn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1956.[2]
The school has performed in music events such as The Victorian School Music Festival, The Royal South Street Competition and Generations in Jazz Competition in Mt. Gambier, which they have won a number of times.[3][4]
Notable alumni
- Christos Tsiolkas - Novelist
- Ross Irwin - Trumpet player in Melbourne based band 'The Cat Empire'.
- Shannon Barnett - Trombonist, Bell Awards winner for Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year 2007
- Daniel Merriweather - R&B Singer/Songwriter.[5]
- Reuben Morgan - Singer/Songwriter at the Hillsong Church
- Darren James - 3AW Radio Announcer
- Don Scott - Former Hawthorn AFL Football Club Captain & Premiership Player & South Adelaide coach.
- Dee Ryall MP - Member for Mitcham[6]
- Jenny Donnet - Olympic and Commonwealth Games diving athlete
- Steve Irons - Federal Member for Swan (WA) 2007
References
- ↑ "BHS Newsletter Issue 11 - 7th August" (PDF).
- ↑ "Blackburn High School, Blackburn | School profile - 2016 | My School". www.myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ "2017 Results | Generations In Jazz | Mount Gambier | South Australia". www.generationsinjazz.com.au. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ↑ "2014 Results | Generations In Jazz | Mount Gambier | South Australia". www.generationsinjazz.com.au. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ↑ "Sunny future for Merriweather". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007.
- ↑ "Dee Ryall MLA". Dee Ryall. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.