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Northcote High School 
Location Northcote, Victoria,, Australia Information Type Government Secondary School Motto Meliora Sequamur
(Let us follow the better things)Established 1926 Principal Kate Morris Asst. Principal Kevin Hoole
Jocelyn Hill
Nick MurphyGrades 7-12 Enrolment ~1,450 Colour(s) Purple, Green, Gold, Navy Blue and White Yearbook Ripples Website www.nhs.vic.edu.au Northcote High School is a co-educational, state high school in Northcote, Victoria, Australia. It is situated at the southern end of the City of Darebin, on St Georges Road.
Teaching from Year 7 through 12, the school has a population of around 1,450 students.[1] Northcote has a large music and science program, and has been recognised as a significant leader in the use of learning technologies in the classroom.[2]
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History of the school
Northcote High School was established in 1926 as a co-educational secondary school, one of the first six to be established in Melbourne by the Victorian Government. The school owes its establishment largely to agitation led by John Cain (senior), Northcote City Councillor and later Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Jika Jika, with support from the Principals of nearby Wales Street Primary School and Northcote Primary School. Cain's repeated efforts to establish a school to provide secondary education for the predominantly working class suburb of Northcote were finally successful, despite an environment of opposition from conservative politicians and independent principals.[3]
Northcote High School main building, from St. George's Rd, Northcote
Although Northcote High School was established as a coeducational school, it became a boy's school after 1928 when Preston Girls High School was established.[4] In the 1980s Northcote High School again began to enrol girls in response to community pressure, officially moving to coeducation in 1989.[5] In 2010 there are approximately 750 boys in the school and 640 girls enrolled.[1]
The school has a strong connection to the inner northern Melbourne suburbs of Fitzroy North, Clifton Hill, Brunswick East, Northcote, Thornbury, Fairfield, Preston and Reservoir with many of its students attending the school as their parents once did. A feature of Northcote High School is the numbers of staff who are former students (including two former School Captains) and others who have their own children at the school.
Northcote High School first offered a limited Maths and Science Matriculation (final year certificate) in the 1940s. Principal Alex Sutherland expanded Matriculation in the 1950s to include most subjects on the curriculum.[6] The school continues this tradition today with a very broad range of Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) subjects on offer.
Northcote High School celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2006. It remains one of very few Victorian government secondary schools that has not significantly changed its identity through closure, reorganisation or amalgamation.
Principals
- Mr J.S. Kitson 1926 - 1927
- Mr F.W. Johnson 1927 - 1941
- Mr W.J. Bishop 1942 - 1946
- Mr L.B. Garson 1947 - 1948
- Mr H.J. Moody 1949 - 1951
- Mr A. Sutherland 1952 - 1959
- Mr J.D. McGregor 1960 - 1969
- Mr A.D. Perry 1969
- Mr S.A. Seabrook 1970 - 1974
- Mr K. Yon 1975 - 1980
- Mr E.R. Nelson 1980 - 1985
- Mr G.L. Israel 1985 - 2004
- Ms G. Davidson 2004 - 2009
- Ms K. Morris 2009 -
Boho School Camp
Northcote High School acquired the Boho South Primary School site in 1979, for use as a country outdoor education camp. It is situated in the Strathbogie Ranges, approximately 200 kilometres from Melbourne.
Most students spend 4 days there in Year 7 and 8, doing activities such as: hiking, visiting farms, canoeing, horse riding, swimming and bush camping. Boho camps are often run for Land Care projects with older students. NHS remains one of only a handful of Melbourne Government secondary schools to retain an off-site campsite into the 21st century.
International links
Northcote High School has a long tradition of developing ties with schools overseas. In the 1930s students at Northcote High School corresponded with a school in Poland, and in the early 1950s the school began the practice of enrolling and hosting students from overseas, partly under the auspices of the Colombo plan.[7] In 1999, a sister school agreement was made with Huaibei Number One High School in Anhui province, China. Staff and student exchanges are conducted with this school every year. A second sister school agreement was made in 2002 with the Romanazzi Institute in Bari, Italy.
In 2010, there are approximately 80 International students studying at Northcote High School, all in the post compulsory Years 10 -12. The students come from 14 different countries, including China, Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Thailand and Italy.
Notable alumni
- Keith Allan, murdered lawyer.[8]
- Gil Brealey, Film Director and Producer.[9][10]
- Lloyd Bott, Senior Australian Public Servant.[11]
- The Honourable John Cain, Former ALP MLA, Victorian State Premier.[12]
- The Honourable James Ford Cairns, Former ALP MHR, Federal Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.[12]
- Senator the Honourable Don Chipp, AO, Former Liberal MHR, Federal Minister, and Founder Australian Democrats.[13]
- Professor Bruce Dawe, poet and writer. Winner of the Patrick White Literary Award.[14]
- Les Farren, first Victorian conscript to be killed in action in Vietnam, 1966.[15]
- Noel Ferrier, entertainer.[16][17]
- His Honour, Graham Fricke, County Court judge, Liquor Control Commission member and author.[18][19]
- Jack Hamilton, AM, Former VFL Commissioner and Collingwood footballer.[20]
- The Honourable Vernon Hauser, former Liberal MLC.[21]
- Professor Ken Inglis, historian.[22]
- The Honourable Trevor Kaine, former Liberal ACT Chief Minister.[23]
- Professor Max Lay, Engineer and later Director of Vic Roads.[24]
- Colin Lovitt, Queen's Counsel Barrister.[24][25]
- Geoff McComas, Australian Broadcaster.[26]
- James Mollison A.O., Director National Gallery of Australia, Director National Gallery of Victoria.[27]
- Phoebe Montague, Fashion Designer and award winning writer.[27][28]
- Jac Nasser, A.O., chairman of BHP Billiton, former CEO Ford Motor Company.[29]
- Professor John Ritchie, Historian.[30]
- Henry Rosenbloom, Author and Publisher.[31]
- Normie Rowe, entertainer.[32]
- Dr. Colin Sach, Senior Defence Researcher.[33]
- Professor Dick Telford, Australia Sports Medicine.[34]
- The Honourable Graeme Weideman, former Liberal MLA, State Minister.[35]
- Sir Frederick Wiltshire, Industrialist.[36]
See also
References
- ^ a b See ACARA entry at [1]
- ^ Gary Israel, Itiel Bereson, Robert Bridges and Hector Gallagher (2010) The Green, The Purple and the Gold. A History of Northcote High School. pps 264-313. Published by Northcote High School, Northcote, Victoria, Australia. ISBN 978-0-64654341-3
- ^ Gary Israel, et al (2010) pps 20-26
- ^ Gary Israel, et al (2010) p.46-47
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.234-228
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) P.123-4
- ^ See NLA reference
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.324
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.328
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.327
- ^ a b Gary Israel et al (2010) p.329
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.330
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.333
- ^ http://www.5rar.asn.au/tributes/farren_plaque.htm
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.335
- ^ Noel Ferrier (1985) There goes whatsisname; The memoirs of Noel Ferrier. MacmIllan SBN 0 333 40121
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/lawmatters/s312776.htm
- ^ Graham Fricke (1986), Judges of the High Court, Hutchinson of Australia, Hawthorn (Victoria)
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.338
- ^ http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=1134
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.340
- ^ http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/2008/pdfs/20080617.pdf
- ^ a b Gary Israel et al (2010) p.342
- ^ Melb PC Personality Profile: Colin Lovitt (accessed:17-08-2007)
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.344
- ^ a b Gary Israel et al (2010) p.347
- ^ Lady Melbourne fashion blog
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.348
- ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/node/53
- ^ Australian Literature resource
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.354
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.354-5
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.360
- ^ Victorian Parliamentary website
- ^ Gary Israel et al (2010) p.364
Further Reading
- Gary Israel, Itiel Bereson, Robert Bridges and Hector Gallagher, (2010). The Green, The Purple and the Gold. A History of Northcote High School. Published by Northcote High School, Northcote, Victoria, Australia. ISBN 978-0-64654341-3
External links
Coordinates: 37°46′26″S 144°59′22″E / 37.77389°S 144.98944°E
Categories:- High schools in Victoria (Australia)
- Public schools in Victoria (Australia)
- Educational institutions established in 1926
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