Blackburn High School Explained

Blackburn High School
Motto:Latin: Ad Lucem Crescimus
Motto Translation:Growing Towards the Light[1]
Address:58/62 Springfield Road
Zipcode:3130
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-37.8109°N 145.15°W
Established:1956
Principal:Joanna Alexander
Grades:712
Grades Label:Years
Colours:Green, white, black
Enrollment:1321[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BHS Newsletter Issue 11 - 7th August.
  2. myschool.edu.au/school/45357
  3. Web site: Blackburn High School, Blackburn School profile - 2016 My School. www.myschool.edu.au. en-AU. 2018-02-01.
  4. Web site: 2017 Results Generations In Jazz Mount Gambier South Australia. www.generationsinjazz.com.au. en-US. 2017-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170906092326/https://www.generationsinjazz.com.au/2017-results/. 6 September 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: 2014-06-08. Cool school combo takes top prize. 2020-07-05. www.heraldsun.com.au. en.
  6. Web site: Austlit. Christos Tsiolkas AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. 2020-07-07. www.austlit.edu.au. en.
  7. News: CORRECTED VERSION EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEE Inquiry into the extent, benefits and potential of music education in Victorian schools. 7 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Midwest Clinic Performing Organizations - Bla.... 2020-07-07. Midwest Clinic.
  9. Web site: Sunny future for Merriweather. https://web.archive.org/web/20071016132218/http://news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0%2C21985%2C21590512-5012569%2C00.html. 16 October 2007. Herald Sun. dead.
  10. News: Dee Ryall MLA. Dee Ryall. 2018-01-31. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200638/http://www.deeryall.com.au/biography. 31 January 2018. dead.
  11. Web site: Tragic new update in the fallout over the death of a teenager on a school excursion . 27 July 2022 .