Blackburn High School
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| Blackburn High School | |
|---|---|
| File:Blackburn Highschool.jpg Blackburn High School sign | |
| Location | |
58/62 Springfield Road , 3130 Australia | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Ad Lucem Crescimus (Growing Towards the Light[1]) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Principal | Joanna Alexander |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 1321[2] |
| Colours | Green, white, black |
| Website | www |
Blackburn High School is a co-educational public secondary school for children from years 7 to 12 in Blackburn North, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1956.[3]
The school has performed in 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] In 2020 and 2025 the senior jazz orchestra were finalists in the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival.[6]
Notable alumni
[edit | edit source]- Christos Tsiolkas – Novelist[7]
- Ross Irwin – Trumpet player in Melbourne based band 'The Cat Empire'.[8]
- Shannon Barnett – Trombonist, Bell Awards winner for Young Australian Jazz Artist (2007)[9]
- Daniel Merriweather – R&B Singer/Songwriter.[10]
- Reuben Morgan – Singer/Songwriter at the Hillsong Church[11][12]
- Darren James – 3AW Radio Announcer[13]
- Don Scott – Former Hawthorn AFL Football Club Captain & Premiership Player & South Adelaide coach.[14]
- Dee Ryall MP – Former member for Mitcham and Ringwood in the Victorian Parliament[15]
- Jenny Donnet – Olympic and Commonwealth Games diving athlete[16]
- Steve Irons – Federal Member for Swan (WA) 2007[17]
- Jacinta Parsons – Radio host[18]
- Timothy Fehring – student who died on a school camp[19]
- Kynan Brown – AFL Player[20]
References
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