Underdale High School
| Underdale High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Adelaide, South Australia Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Secondary School |
| Motto | Resilience Optimism Courage (Creating Bright Futures) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Principal | David Harriss |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Number of students | 750 |
| School colour(s) | |
| 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.
The school has a specialist Football (Soccer) Academy,[2] a Gifted Program,[3] and an Automotive Program.[4]
Curriculum
Source: [5]
- English
- Art ~ Music or Drama
- Mathematics
- PD/Health/PE/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). Underdale hosts many international students, for short and long stays.
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/
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