Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

at Lysaght Street, Fairy Meadow , 2500 Australia

1. High School
2. Arts & Entertainment

Description

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist co-educational, public secondary school located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. It was founded in 1916.The school enrolls both local area students and students who gain entry through auditions. The school estimates that over a third of the student body has gained 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.Notable alumni Alan Edward Davis - Rhodes Scholar (1956). Dr Roger Houghton - Rhodes Scholar (1969)Mark Kerry - Olympic gold medalist in swimmingNicholas Cowdery - NSW Director of Public Prosecutions from 1994-presentNatalie Bassingthwaighte - Australian Singer and Actress Michael Vincent McHugh - Australian Actor and Model, Appeared on Home and Away Kristofer Stefan (Stefanovski) - Australian Actor Mitchell Gordon - AIDS Council of NSW Director Francis James - Journalist and Activist Dr Mary Puckey - First female Superintendent of an Australian hospital Stephen Martin - Politician Rod Oxley - Former General Manager of Wollongong City Council Barom "Rome" Yu - Member of South Korean boy band C-Clown Leigh Scott - Actor Evelyn Owen - Inventor

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Summary

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is Wollongong based place and this enity listed in Arts & Entertainment category. Located at Lysaght Street NSW 2500. Contact phone number of Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts: +61 2 4654 5266