Blackwood High School

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Blackwood High School
Location
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Eden Hills
,
South Australia

Australia
Coordinates35°01′33″S 138°36′23″E / 35.0259°S 138.6063°E / -35.0259; 138.6063Coordinates: 35°01′33″S 138°36′23″E / 35.0259°S 138.6063°E / -35.0259; 138.6063
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoInspiring Achievement and Respect
Established1961
PrincipalSharon Goldman
Colour(s)Green, white and red
     
Websitewww.bhs.sa.edu.au

Blackwood High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Eden Hills, a south-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, offering an international baccalaureate middle-years programme with six nearby primary schools and diploma programme as the "Mitcham Hills College". It is also a special-interest high school that specialises in netball.[1] Blackwood High also offers an enrichment program for identified "gifted" or "talented" students.[2]

Primary schools involved in the Mitcham Hills College are:

  • Belair Primary Schools
  • Bellevue Heights Primary School
  • Blackwood Primary School
  • Coromandel Valley Primary School
  • Eden Hills Primary School
  • Hawthorndene Primary School

The school developed a resource with Sturt Police on "Teenage Parties" that has been adapted by Victorian private schools Scotch College[3] and Toorak College.[4] The Adelaide-based hip hop group Hilltop Hoods formed at Blackwood High School. The school also has a canteen, and is the site of the Blackwood Community Recreation Centre.

Performing Arts Centre[]

The Performing Arts Centre (PAC), the Auditorium, or the Blackwood Community Recreation Centre, was constructed in 2001 with funds raised in several schools and community-based fund-raisers.[5] It features several sound-proofed rooms, computing equipment, musical instruments, and a large theatre and stage, with a booth for controlling the lighting and sound effects. The PAC is also used by the community as a church on Sunday mornings.

The main auditorium seats about 350, with the capability to have an extended stage because of retractable seating. In addition to the main performing areas, the PAC boasts a recording studio, four small practise rooms, two classrooms, offices, and storerooms.

Notable alumni[]

School publications[]

  • Each year, the school's year 11 students compile a yearbook, which has, since its beginnings, been entitled Cambium. Students contribute articles, photographs, artworks, and written works, which give a snapshot of the school year.

References[]

  1. ^ "Blackwood High School - Netball". Blackwood High School. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Blackwood High School - Gifted and Talented". Blackwood High School. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Successful Teenage Gatherings" prepared by the Scotch Family Association with illustrations by Julian Collins. Adapted from "Teenage Parties" by Blackwood High School, SA and Sturt Police, SA
  4. ^ "Special Events and Notices". Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
  5. ^ "City of Mitcham, Media Release Blackwood Community Recreation Centre is Open for Business: Official Opening 13 February 2004". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
  6. ^ "'Egregious disrespect': University vice-chancellor sexually harassed colleagues, ICAC finds". www.abc.net.au. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ Whiting, Jessica (30 September 2008). "PHOTO GALLERY: Cooney - a long way from Flagstaff Hill". Hills and Valley Messenger. Retrieved 11 November 2008.

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