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School in Australia
Hunter School of the Performing Arts
Location
Broadmeadow, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates32°55′30″S 151°43′42″E / 32.92500°S 151.72833°E / -32.92500; 151.72833
Information
Former names
  • Newcastle Junior Technical and Domestic Science School
  • Broadmeadow Junior Technical School
  • Newcastle Central Technical School
  • Broadmeadow Boys High School
  • Broadmeadow Boys School
  • Broadmeadow High School (co-educational)
  • Broadmeadow School of Performing Arts
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational selective and specialist secondary day school
MottoPerforming at Our Best
EstablishedJuly 1923
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
SpecialistPerforming arts
PrincipalDarren Ponman
Teaching staff76.2 FTE (2018)
Years312
Enrolment1,155 (2018)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Jade, purple, black    
Websitehuntperfor-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

The Hunter School of the Performing Arts (abbreviated as HSPA, merely known as Broadmeadow High School) is a government-funded co-educational selective and specialist primary and secondary day school which offers a comprehensive curriculum with a performing arts specialty, located in Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1923, the school enrolled 1,150 students in 2018, from Year 3 to Year 12, of whom four percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is now Darren Ponman as of Term 1 2023. The school is unique in terms of public selective schools to cater to both primary and secondary school students. Enrolment is by audition online and/or on-site.

History

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The school has undergone many name changes since its establishment in July 1923.

As a technical school

  • 1923–1926: Newcastle Junior Technical and Domestic Science School
  • 1927–1931: Broadmeadow Junior Technical School
  • 1932–1960: Newcastle Central Technical School

As a general high school

  • 1961–1965: Broadmeadow Boys High School
  • 1966–1975: Broadmeadow Boys School
  • 1976–1992: Broadmeadow High School (co-educational)

As a performing arts school

  • 1993–1997: The Broadmeadow School of Performing Arts
  • 1998–present: Hunter School of the Performing Arts

A notable moment in this school's recent history was the 2007 New South Wales 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 March 2021 eastern Australia floods in New South Wales also affected HSPA by the closure of the school's Hunter Theatre. Due to the downstairs floor featuring an orchestra pit, storage room and boys and girls dressing rooms being flooded and waterlogged which caused a costly amount of collateral electrical damage. The theatre is now partially functional, open to the school and external clients.

Motto and colours

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". "Performing at Our Best" is the motto most commonly used today, taken from the school's vision statement.

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; they chose 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, and now has a uniform consisting of black, purple and jade.

Dance

There are many dance opportunities within the school. Groups participate in a wide range of activities, including Star Struck, Schools Spectacular, Hunter Schools Dance Festival and State Dance Festival. There is also a range of dance ensembles, such as hip hop and ballet, and these are audition only.

The dance production class gives students an opportunity to do project based learning (PBL) along with designing projects that the students want.

Notable alumni

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. HSPA Annual Report 2004 (accessed: 25 April 2006)
  3. "The Executive Team", Hunter School of the Performing Arts. Retrieved 12 April 2021
  4. "Audition Applications – Hunter School of the Performing Arts". huntperfor-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. ""A Brief History"". Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  6. Davis, Belinda-Jane (22 November 2019). "Dancers thrive on Sydney festival stage". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  7. Edwards, Amy (21 February 2011). "Actress debuts on Ben Elton's show". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

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