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Blackburn High School

Coordinates: 37°48′39″S 145°09′00″E / 37.8109°S 145.1500°E / -37.8109; 145.1500
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Blackburn High School
Blackburn High School sign
Address
Map
58/62 Springfield Road

,
3130

Australia
Coordinates37°48′39″S 145°09′00″E / 37.8109°S 145.1500°E / -37.8109; 145.1500
Information
TypePublic
MottoAd Lucem Crescimus
(Growing Towards the Light[1])
Established1956
PrincipalJoanna Alexander
Years7–12
Enrollment1321[2]
Colour(s)Green, white, black
       
Websitewww.blackburnhs.vic.edu.au

Blackburn High School is a public secondary school for both girls and boys in years 7 to 12 in Blackburn North, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1956.[3]

The school has performed in prestigious music events such as The Victorian School Music Festival, The Royal South Street Competition and Generations in Jazz Competition in Mount Gambier, which they have won a number of times.[4][5]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "BHS Newsletter Issue 11 - 7th August" (PDF).
  2. ^ myschool.edu.au/school/45357
  3. ^ "Blackburn High School, Blackburn | School profile - 2016 | My School". www.myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 1 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "2017 Results | Generations In Jazz | Mount Gambier | South Australia". www.generationsinjazz.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Cool school combo takes top prize". www.heraldsun.com.au. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  6. ^ Austlit. "Christos Tsiolkas | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. ^ "CORRECTED VERSION EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEE Inquiry into the extent, benefits and potential of music education in Victorian schools" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Midwest Clinic Performing Organizations - Bla..." Midwest Clinic. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Sunny future for Merriweather". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007.
  10. ^ "Dee Ryall MLA". Dee Ryall. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Tragic new update in the fallout over the death of a teenager on a school excursion". 27 July 2022.