Urrbrae Agricultural High School
- Urrbrae Agricultural High School
Urrbrae Agricultural High School is a South Australian public high school with an enrolment of almost 1000 students in five year levels. The school is located in the Adelaide suburb of Netherby, about 5 kilometres south of the Adelaide Central Business District. It is adjacent to the Waite Agricultural Research Institute of the University of Adelaide, the CSIRO Agricultural Research facilities in the suburb of Urrbrae, and various other agricultural and horticultural facilities established by Peter Waite, the University of Adelaide and the South Australian state government.
The school has been designated as a Special Interest School in Agriculture and therefore provides more comprehensive courses in Agriculture and Horticulture than other secondary schools. It also has a strong Adult Education program and awards certificates of Agriculture and Horticulture.
The school has an inbuilt farm, and it also has significant science facilities and a large technology centre .
History
The school was founded through a bequest from Peter Waite in 1913, as a school to teach Agriculture to boys. In 1972 it enrolled its first two female students, and in 2002 had its first grade with an equal number of female and male students.
The Urrbrae Old Scholars Association was established in 1934.
Notable alumni
Federal politicians
*Neil Andrew - former Federal speaker
*Graeme Campbell
*Patrick Secker
State politicians
*Bruce Eastick - Liberals leader in SA in Dunstan era, later Speaker in Tonkin Govt years
*Peter Lewis - SA speaker
*Robert Brokenshire
External links
* [http://www.urrbrae.org Urrbrae Agricultural High School website]
* [http://www.urrbraehs.sa.edu.au/old_scholars/about_us.html Urrbrae Old Scholars' Association web page]
* [http://cms.curriculum.edu.au/anr2000/index.asp?p=&pg=ch8_case3.htm Vocational education information about the school]
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