Newtown High School of the Performing Arts
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| Newtown High School of the Performing Arts | |
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 St George's Hall | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°53′58″S 151°10′43″E / 33.89948°S 151.17851°E |
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| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school |
| Motto | Equity, creativity, excellence |
| Established | 1990 |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Specialist | Performing arts |
| Principal | Dr. Susan Green [1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | c. 1,000 |
| Color(s) | Blue and red |
| Website | newtown-h |
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The Newtown High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school in the suburb of Newtown in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is among a few performing arts and visual arts schools in Australia.[citation needed] All students must study drama, music, dance and visual arts subjects as part of the curriculum for the first year of secondary school, and one performing or visual arts subject until Year 11.[citation needed] The school participates in variety of events both on and off campus in all types of performing and visual arts as well as video, technical, costume and design.[citation needed]
In 2016, it adopted an 'inclusive' uniform policy, under which there are separate 'boys' and 'girls' uniforms and students may wear whichever they prefer.[3][4]
The New South Wales Department of Education runs the school.[5] Dr Susan Green has been principal since November 2023.[1]
The school caters for approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The school remains open and accessible to the local population, however a larger percentage of prospective students from outside the local acceptance boundaries can audition to obtain a place at the school.[6]
Extracurricular activities are available; there are ensembles and companies in the music, drama and dance departments.[7]
Alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2018) |
- Ralph Myers (1996) – artistic director of theatre company Company B Belvoir
- Jac Bowie (1997) – entrepreneur, founder of Business in Heels
- Nathan Foley (1997) – cast member of Hi-5
- Elle Dawe (1998) – actress
- Elana Stone (1998) – jazz singer and band leader
- Abe Forsythe (1999) – actor
- Virginia Gay (1999) – actress
- Tamara Jaber (1999) – recording artist
- Emma Lung (1999) – actress
- Alyssa McClelland (1999) – actress
- Rose Jackson (2002) – former president of the University of Sydney Students' Representative Council and past president of the National Union of Students
- Indiana Evans (2003) – actress
- Lindsay Farris (2003) – actor and Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre Company and founding Chairman of the National Youth Theatre Company Foundation
- Yael Stone (2003) – actress
- Jessica Tovey (2005) – actress
- Jordan 'Friendlyjordies' Shanks (2007) – YouTuber and political commentator
- Paddy Cornwall (2007) – Bass player for indie rock band Sticky Fingers[8]
- Abby Earl (2007) – actress
- Dylan Frost (2008) – Lead singer for indie rock band Sticky Fingers[8]
- David Jones-Roberts (2008) – actor
- Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (2008) – actress
- Alycia Debnam-Carey (2011) – actress
- Bree Masters (2012) – Olympic sprinter
- Odessa Young (2013) – actress
- Christopher Bahng/Bang (2014) – professionally known as Bang Chan; leader of South Korean boy group Stray Kids under JYP Entertainment
- Claude Scott-Mitchell (2014) – actress
- Samuel Thomson (2014) – actor and rhythmic gymnastics, Australian youth champion at the 2012 Australian games
- Sophie Wilde (2015) – actress
- Milly Alcock (2018) – actress[9]
- Ed Oxenbould (2019) – actor
- Maya Cumming (2019) – former Internet personality and pop musician known as MAY-A
See also
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- List of government schools in New South Wales
- List of selective high schools in New South Wales
- List of creative and performing arts high schools in New South Wales
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Staff".
- ^ "School Contacts".
- ^ "Controversy after high school allows students to wear boys' or girls' uniform". SBS News. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Bagshaw, Francesca Wallace, Eryk (22 February 2016). "Newtown High School of the Performing Arts changes gender rules for uniforms". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Home - Newtown High School of the Performing Arts". newtown-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Oliver, Mr A. "Auditions (Closed)".
- ^ Oliver, Mr A. "Co-Curricula Activities".
- ^ a b Groom, Nelson (2023). Belly of the Beast: On the Road With Sticky Fingers. Marrickville, NSW: Westway Collective. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-646-86635-2.
- ^ "Rolling Stone story: 'The Last Page' Q+A with Sticky Fingers, March 2015". Andrew McMillen. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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