Hunter School of the Performing Arts
| Hunter School of the Performing Arts | |
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Broadmeadow, New South Wales, New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°55′30″S 151°43′42″E / 32.92500°S 151.72833°ECoordinates: 32°55′30″S 151°43′42″E / 32.92500°S 151.72833°E |
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| Type | State school, Performing arts, 2–12, Day school |
| Motto | Each of us is responsible for our own destiny |
| Established | 1923 |
| Principal | Richard Jennings |
| Enrolment | c. 1,160 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Jade, purple, black |
| Website | http://www.hspa.nsw.edu.au |
Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA) is a public, co-educational, selective primary and secondary school which offers a comprehensive curriculum with a performing arts specialty, located at Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia.
The school has undergone many name changes since its first day in July, 1923.
As a technical school
As a general High School
As a performing arts school
A notable moment in this school's recent history was the June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms.
The Hunter School of the Performing Arts was one of the most severely affected schools in the area. The school suffered a large amount of damage; the entire bottom level was washed away and the school's library was severely affected.
The original motto was Advance, which changed after the school became a boys school in 1932 to Faber est suae quisque fortunae. The motto was changed in 1999 to its English form, Each of us is responsible for our own destiny.
The original colours of the school were those of the 35th Battalion ("Newcastle's Own Regiment") of World War I, green and brown. In later years it changed to green and white. In 1999, students were given a survey in a bid for them to choose their own school colours; the students decided to choose jade, purple and black. To keep a link with the Newcastle colours, the new logo (of the mask, dancer and bass clef) has been incorporated into a shield which also has a ribbon of brown and a ribbon of green.
Following the change in the school colours, a new school uniform was introduced in 2000, with options ranging from formal to casual, including performance and sporting wear. In 2001, the school's Marching Band uniform changed to reflect this as well, formerly being green and gold, as opposed to the school colours of green and brown.
Drama students of the school have appeared in OnStage (showcasing the best of HSC Drama group and individual performances) and the regional, state and national Shakespeare festival.
The Hunter School of the Performing Arts holds bi-annual musical productions. Past productions include Guys and Dolls (1999), Little Shop of Horrors (2001), Bye Bye Birdie (2003), The Pirates of Penzance (2006, postponed due to the construction of the school's new theatre complex), West Side Story (2008), and Les Miserables (school edition) (2011)
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