Marryatville High School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality. Discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page. (December 2007) |
| Marryatville High School | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| "An Intelligent School" | |
| Established | 1877 (as Norwood Junior Boys Tech) |
| School type | Public |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
Mark Leahy |
| Location | Kensington Road, Marryatville, South Australia, Australia |
| Campus | Two (Middle and Senior) |
| Enrolment | 1,400 |
| School colours | Heysen (red), Anderson (yellow), Mitchell (green), Woodroofe (blue) |
| Homepage | http://www.marryatvillehs.sa.edu.au |
Marryatville High School is a public state school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded in 1976 during the Don Dunstan era of South Australia and was formed out of the old Norwood Boys Technical High School. The school is situated on a large area of land in the eastern suburb of Marryatville, part of the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters. First Creek cuts through the middle of the school grounds and large gum trees line the property.
Contents |
[edit] History
Construction projects began in the late 1970s to add a new building, 'E Block', consisting of open plan science classrooms, laboratories, a resource centre and a drama room. Existing buildings 'C Block' and 'D Block' were refit to provide a higher standard for technical studies, home economics and art students. In the 1980s, a gymnasium and several tennis courts were constructed at the southern end of the school and a music centre, "The Stables", in the 1990's adjacent to the front oval. In 2002, 'N Block' opened, adding new classrooms and in 2005 a multimillion dollar performing arts theatre, "The Forge", was opened.
Eden Park is leased to Marryatville High School by the State Government on a 'peppercorn lease' (a silver coin a year for 999 years). Eden Park was a neighbouring heritage-listed mansion, previously owned by the Scafe family before it was gifted to the state government; Eden Park is now the year 12 campus.
[edit] Curriculum
The school offers education in a wide variety of subjects and its students graduate with above average Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) scores in their South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE)[citation needed]. In 2003, Marryatville High School was accredited by the European Council of International Schools and is now considered an international school. The school specialises in particular subject areas, including music, drama, and tennis.
[edit] Music
One of the school's main focuses is music, as the school is one of four Specialist Interest Music Schools in South Australia. The school's music program is well known for its national standard school choirs, bands and orchestras. The music centre's ensembles performed at the opening of the new Adelaide International Airport, for Queen Elizabeth II and in Disneyland. The Marryatville High School big bands have also won music competitions around the country. The school's Concert Choir entered into the "McDonald's Performing Arts Competition" held in Sydney in 2005 and won "The John Lamble Australasian Choral Championships for Secondary School Choirs" against tough opposition, including Brighton Secondary School and Barker College. In 2007, the Concert Choir won the SA state final of the inaugural ABC Classic FM Choir of the Year Competition and second place in the national final. In 2007 they won the Children's and Youth Choir section of the 10th International Choir Festival “Tallinn 2007” in Estonia.
The school provides two types of music education in the junior high school (Years 8 to 10), known as Music I and Music II. The Music I program is elective, non-scholarship, and less intense than the prestigious and high-pressure Music II. Music II is aimed at musicians with professional music potential.
[edit] Drama
The school has a specialist video editing suite and a drama studies room. With the newly built Performing Arts Centre, named "The Forge", the school is now able to showcase drama and music performances with up to date technology in a professional theatre environment. For the official opening of the school's new theatre, a production by drama students (primarily Year 11 students of 2005) was presented to esteemed guests including South Australian Premier Mike Rann and state member for Norwood, Vini Ciccarello. When talking to the cast and crew after the opening show, Mr Rann exclaimed, "I've never seen anything this good, at either a High School, University or TAFE".
[edit] Tennis
The various teams and players at Marryatville High School compete at a national level. Marryatville High School has eight tennis courts, situated at the back of the school. There are teams ranging from Years 8 to 12 including the schools top DRIVE team.
[edit] Information Technology
Marryatville High School has a large number of computers for use by both students and staff. The school has four dedicated computer rooms in 'A Block' for use by classes. One of these is equipped with several routers, switches and associated equipment for use in the CCNA program offered by the school, which has gained SACE accreditation as a HESS-G subject (meaning it can count towards a TER). Computing facilities are also offered in the Resource Centre, the Technical Studies building, the Art building and the Music Centre. In 2007, the school undertook the task of installing data projectors in many classrooms around the school to assist with data presentations.
[edit] Notable Staff/Alumni
[edit] References
- ^ The Forge Opening, DVD Produced by Kym Horne (2005)
[edit] External links
|
|||||
