Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | |
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Location | |
Fairy Meadow, New South Wales Australia |
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Coordinates | 34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E / 34.40639°S 150.88944°ECoordinates: 34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E / 34.40639°S 150.88944°E |
Information | |
Type | Public, Co-educational, Performing arts, Secondary, Day school |
Motto |
Latin: Age Quad Agis (Whatever you do, do well) |
Established | 1916 |
Principal | Paul Ryan |
Enrolment | ~952 (7-12) |
Campus | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Green, Black & Gold |
Website | wollongong-h.schools.nsw.edu.au |
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist co-educational, public secondary school located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. It was founded in 1916.
The school enrolls both local area students and students who gain entry through auditions. The school estimates that over a third of the student body has gained entry through auditions.
The school focuses primarily on academic excellence and excellence in the performing arts and boasts of examination results, well above average and a high level of tertiary acceptance.