Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design
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Dulwich Hill, New South Wales Australia |
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| School type | Public Visual Arts & Design, Coeducational, Secondary School |
| Established | 2003 |
| Principal | Connie Alves |
| Principal | Nicki Wilkinson (Deputy Principal) |
| Teaching staff | 46 |
| Enrolment | 650 |
| Colour(s) | Black & White |
| Website | dulwich-h.schools.nsw.edu.au |
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts & Design (DHSVAD) is a government, co-educational, high school, located in Dulwich Hill, an Inner Western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Re-established in 2003, it is the only specialist visual arts and design high school in New South Wales. The school is run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. The School offers a comprehensive education program with a strong focus on visual arts and design throughout all years and subjects. DHSVAD is affiliated with the National Art School, The Design Centre Enmore TAFE, The Art Gallery of NSW.
The School also runs a program called NEO. Year 8 Students engage in visual art and design orientated workshops each week according to area of interest. Subjects include: Web Design, Robotics, Cartooning, Animation, Jewellery Making, Ceramics, Food Design, Design Your School Museum and the most popular being Draw/Design/Make.
The school officially became a Visual Arts and Design High School in 2003 as the first visual arts and design high school in New South Wales.
The campus is located on Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill off Marrickville Road. The campus has gardens, a paved playground, a grass oval and school vegetable garden. The various faculties within the school are located in different areas ranging from A to I Block including a covered basketball court (COLA) and a gymnasium located near the school canteen area.
There are various murals around the school produced by the "Street Art Club" as well as art work displayed around the corridors and foyer areas. The school library provides a relaxed environment. The Visual Arts specialty building built in 2004, features specially designed visual arts studios, digital media/computer room equipped with design software, an art gallery and sculpture garden. There are two additional art classrooms, a senior students Body of Work Studio, and artist-in-residence room, ceramics room and photographic dark room facilities. The office of Artexpress is also situated on the school campus.
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