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Blackburn High School
60 Springfield Road
Blackburn, Victoria
Blackburn, Victoria
Blackburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Blackburn had a population of 11,958....
3130
1956
State
Secular
Co-educational
7 to 12
Sandra Woodman
Caleb Webb & Lingyun Li
Red, Green, Blue & Yellow
Weekly Newsletter &
Annual school magazine
www.blackburnhs.vic.edu.au
Blackburn High School is a public secondary school for girls and boys in years 7 to 12 in Blackburn
Blackburn, Victoria
Blackburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Blackburn had a population of 11,958....
, a suburb of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The school has traditionally had a strong music curriculum, with its varied bands and orchestras consistently winning state and national awards. It is considered to be one of the higher profile music schools within Victoria.
New Buildings
Blackburn High School has recently started construction of a new language centre. The old Light Timber ConstructionLight Timber Construction (Schools)
Light Timber Construction was the name given to a standardised architectural design used for the construction of hundreds of state school buildings in Victoria, Australia, between 1954 and 1977. LTC school buildings were designed for speed of construction, uniform appearance and low cost...
buildings will be progressively demolished in a pending redevelopment program. There will also be a new administration building, a new year 7 centre, new Music facilities and a new gym/performance area. The Charlton Music centre will be redeveloped. There will also be a new school entrance.
Houses
Blackburn High School has four different houses. These are generally only used for sporting events such as the swimming carnival and athletics day. Established in 1956, Blackburn's Houses were inspired by great Australian Olympians at the Melbourne Olympics. They are Cuthbert (Named after Betty CuthbertBetty Cuthbert
Elizabeth Cuthbert AM, MBE is an Australian athlete, and a fourfold Olympic champion....
) the yellow house, Landy (After John Landy
John Landy
John Michael Landy, AC, CVO, MBE is an Australian former Olympic track athlete. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run, and he held the world records for the 1500 metre run and the mile race...
) the blue house, Porter (After John Porter
John Porter
John Porter may refer to:* John Porter , partner of Anita Lipnicka* John Porter , trainer in British Thoroughbred flat racing* John Porter , hockey player...
) the green house and Strickland (After Shirley Strickland
Shirley Strickland
Shirley Barbara Strickland AO, MBE , later Shirley de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. She won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports.-Family:...
) the red house. Students are allocated to each house according to their surnames. People with surnames starting with A to D are in Cuthbert, E to K are Landy, L to P is Porter and Q to Z is Strickland.
Notable alumni
- Ross Irwin - Trumpet player in Melbourne based band 'The Cat Empire'.
- Daniel MerriweatherDaniel MerriweatherDaniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase...
- R&B Singer/Songwriter. - Erin Cornell - Professional Vocalist, playing the Wicked Witch, Elphaba in Osaka, Japan.
- Johannes Luebbers - Artist and composer based in Perth.
- Reuben MorganReuben MorganReuben Morgan is the worship pastor and one of several worship leaders and songwriters alongside Darlene Zschech at the Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He has written songs such as "Eagles Wings", "Hear Our Praises", "I Give You My Heart", "My Redeemer Lives" and "Mighty to Save", which won...
- Singer/Songwriter at the Hillsong Church - Darren James - 3AW Radio Announcer
- Don ScottDon Scott (footballer)Don Scott is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Scott was a fearless ruckman and premiership captain for Hawthorn Football Club....
- Former Hawthorn AFL Football Club Captain & Premiership Player. - Kyle Patterson - Former SBS Soccer Host.
- Russell Scrimshaw - Executive Director Fortesque Metals.
- The Hon. Evelyn Bender - Judge of the Federal Magistrate Court of Australia
- Dee RyallDee RyallDeanne Sharon "Dee" Ryall is an Australian politician and current member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Mitcham for the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 Victorian election.-Personal life:...
MP - Member for Mitcham - Michael Wagner Radio presenter and Childeren's Author
- Jenny Donnet Olympic and Commonwealth Games diving legend
* Barbi Donnet Another Australian diving legend