Hunter School of the Performing Arts

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Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA) is a specialist primary and secondary school which offers a comprehensive curriculum with a performing arts specialty and is located at Lambton Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia. Since 2000 enrolment has been by audition only and is the only Performing Arts High School north of Sydney. Students come from the Newcastle, the Hunter Valley, Central Coast and beyond.

The school is run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training.

The school has a particular focus on the technical aspects of the performing arts. Prospective students with talent in related areas such as set design, sound and lighting are admitted alongside performers. HSPA has piloted a vocational Entertainment Industry course with modules on sound and lighting, front of house and stage management.

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[edit] History

The school has undergone many name changes and changes of direction since its first day in July, 1923.

  • 1923 - 1926 : Newcastle Central Junior Technical and Domestic Science School
  • 1927 - 1931 : Broadmeadow Central Junior Technical School
  • 1932 - 1960 : Newcastle Central Junior Technical School
  • 1961 - 1965 : Broadmeadow Boys Junior High School
  • 1966 - 1975 : Broadmeadow Boys High School
  • 1976 - 1992 : Broadmeadow High School (co-educational)
  • 1993 - 1997 : The Broadmeadow School of Performing Arts
  • 1998 - ???? : Hunter School of the Performing Arts

[edit] School motto

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."

[edit] School Colours

The original colours of the school were those of the Newcastle Regiment of World War 1 - green and brown. In 1999, students were handed out a survey in a bid for them to choose their own school colours; jokingly, the students decided to chose jade, purple and black - only to have it become the official colours. 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.

[edit] Student Executive

The Student Executive for 2007 are:

Renee Fedder (capt.)
Mat Knox (capt.)
Hollie Pich (vice capt.)
Carl Gregory (vice capt.)
Huw Ashhurst-Smith
Katy Avery
Jeni English
Alicia Holmquest
Sarhys Page
Noel Yaxley

[edit] See also

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