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Marryatville High School 
Location Kensington Road, Marryatville, South Australia, Australia Information Type Public Established 1877 (as Norwood Junior Boys Tech) Principal Mark Leahy Faculty 150 Enrolment 1228 [1] Campus Two (Middle and Senior) Colour(s) Navy Blue, Sky Blue, White
House Colours: Woodroofe (blue), Heysen (red), Anderson (yellow), Mitchell (green)Website 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.
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Curriculum
The school offers education in a wide variety[weasel words] 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 2004 Marryatville High School began accepting international students and was accredited[1] by the European Council of International Schools and formed a number of sister school relationships in Japan and China. Marryatville High School is now[when?] considered an international school.[according to whom?] The school specialises in particular subject areas, including music, drama, and tennis.
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[according to whom?] 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.[citation needed] The Marryatville High School big bands have also won music competitions around the country, notably at Generations In Jazz several times over recent years.[2][3] 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"[citation needed] against 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,[4] and won the Children's and Youth Choir section of the 10th International Choir Festival "Tallinn 2007" in Estonia.[5][6]
The school provides two types of music education in the junior high school, known as Music I and Music II. The Music I program is less intense than Music II. Music II is aimed at musicians with professional music potential.
Drama
The Performing Arts Centre named "The Forge", is able to showcase drama, dance and musical performances. For the official opening of the school's new theatre, a production by drama students was presented to 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"[2].
Information Technology
Marryatville High School has computing facilities with four dedicated computer rooms. In 2007, the school installed data projectors in classrooms to assist with presentations.
Tennis
The various teams and players at Marryatville High School compete at a national level.[citation needed] Marryatville High School has eight tennis courts.
Notable staff/alumni
- Callum Ferguson
- Michelle Tumes
- Imogen Annesley who was in various films including films Playing Beatie Bow, Howling III: The Marsupials and Queen of the Damned.
- Catherine Lambert who is featured in the movies Napoleon and Lost in Translation
- Naomi Crellin & Sally Cameron[7][8] from The Idea of North
References
- ^ http://www.decs.sa.gov.au/locs/a8_publish/modules/locations/school_detail.asp?id=0817&type=MAP
- ^ http://www.abconline.net.au/news/stories/2006/05/29/1649906.htm
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/05/14/1922304.htm
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/classic/choiroftheyear/
- ^ http://www.kooriyhing.ee/pictures/Tulemused.doc
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/arts/winning-voices/story-e6frees3-1111113404739
- ^ http://www.marryatvillehs.sa.edu.au/newsviews/newsletter/pdf_newsletter/2010/issue05_10.pdf
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/sally-gets-her-big-gig/story-e6fredqc-1111113816314
External links
Members of the Sports Association for Adelaide Schools, South Australia Adelaide High School • Blackfriars Priory School • Cabra Dominican College • Christian Brothers College • Concordia College • Gleeson College • Glenunga International High School • Immanuel College • Marryatville High School • Mercedes College • Nazareth Catholic College • Norwood Morialta High School • Pedare Christian College • Pembroke School • Prince Alfred College • Pulteney Grammar School • Rostrevor College • Sacred Heart College Middle School • Sacred Heart College • St Andrew's School • St Ignatius' College • St John's Grammar School • St John's Lutheran, Highgate (Tennis only) • St Michael's College • St Paul's College • St Peter's College • Scotch College • Trinity College • Unley High School • Westminster School • Woodcroft CollegeCategories:- High schools in South Australia
- Public schools in South Australia
- Schools of the performing arts in Australia
- Special interest high schools in South Australia
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