Conservatorium High School
| Conservatorium High School | |
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Front western view of the Conservatorium
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Sydney, NSW Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′48″S 151°12′51″E / 33.86333°S 151.21417°ECoordinates: 33°51′48″S 151°12′51″E / 33.86333°S 151.21417°E |
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| Type | Publicly run and funded, co-educational, performing arts, secondary, day school |
| Motto |
Latin: Fiat Lux ("Let there be light") |
| Established | 1918 |
| Principal | Robert Curry |
| Enrolment | ~155 (7–12) |
| Colour(s) | Black and white |
| Website | http://conhigh.nsw.edu.au/ |
The Conservatorium High School (colloquially known as Con High) is a selective, co-educational and specialist music secondary school in New South Wales, Australia. The school is the secondary arm of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the state's only specialist music high school.
The Conservatorium High School accepts students from Years 7 to 12 and provides opportunities for musically gifted children to combine their musical and academic studies. The school ranks highly in the state for academic achievement; in 2014, the school was placed 9th, and in 2016, 10th in the state for Higher School Certificate results.
The school numbers among its alumni some of Australia's most acclaimed performers, teachers and composers, musicians who have made their mark in all facets of the music profession.
The school was established at the behest of Henri Verbrugghen, foundation director of the NSW State Conservatorium of Music, enrolling its first students in 1918. The inaugural principal, Mr Alfred Steel, was seconded from Sydney Boys' High and taught in both the secondary and tertiary programmes of the Conservatorium.
Located in the Royal Botanic Gardens overlooking Farm Cove, the Conservatorium of Music is one of Sydney's best-known heritage sites. The heart of the Conservatorium is the turreted sandstone structure that was designed by the convict architect, Francis Greenway, to serve as vice-regal stables for Government House, which is located across the gardens to the north. Extensive redevelopment in the late 1990s transformed the Con into a superb teaching, research and music performance complex with expanded accommodation for up to 180 Conservatorium High students.
In addition to standard school classrooms, school offices and staff room, the school provides access to 53 teaching studios, 63 practice rooms, 140 pianos, 15 seminar and ensemble rooms, choral and instrumental rehearsal rooms, three recital/ lecture halls and two major concert halls.
Specialist facilities of the school include:
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