Brighton Secondary School
| Brighton Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Adelaide, South Australia Australia | |
| Coordinates | 35°00′14″S 138°31′11″E / 35.0038°S 138.5198°ECoordinates: 35°00′14″S 138°31′11″E / 35.0038°S 138.5198°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Latin: Fac Omnia Bene |
| Established | 1952 |
| Principal | Olivia O'Neill |
| Faculty | 118 |
| Enrolment | 1500 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Green & Gold |
| Website | www.brightonss.sa.edu.au |
Brighton Secondary School (formerly Brighton High School) resides in Brighton, a beach suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The school provides secondary education from year 8 to 12, with programs in music and volleyball. Program entry into music and volleyball are competitive with the requirement of auditions or try outs.
It is one of four Special Interest Music Centres, with those at Brighton and Marryatville High Schools set up 1976, Woodville High School in 1977 and Fremont-Elizabeth City High School (then "Fremont High School") in 1978 covering four distinct geographical areas of Adelaide.
The school won the Adelaide Rock Eisteddfod Challenge competition in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008 and came 2nd in state for Wakakirri in 2007, receiving the silver award and 4th in 2008.
The school is also involved in the F1 in Schools, an engineering initiative from the United Kingdom. The program is designed to educate students in engineering pathways, and the school has had teams in the national competition for the last three years.
Principals
- Mr S.L. Tregenza (1952-1962)
- Mr W.J. Bentley (1963-1968)
- Mr W.E. Falkenberg (1969-1975)
- Mr R.M. Farrow (1976-1987)
- Mr G Nicol (1988-1993)
- Ms N Schupelius (1993-2001)
- Mr P Mitchell (2001-2004)
- Ms O O'Neill (2005–Present)
Notable alumni
- Bryce Gibbs, Carlton Football Club - Australian Football League player
- Mark Austin, Carlton Football Club and Western Bulldogs - Australian Football League player
- Stephen Kernahan, Carlton Football Club - Australian Football League past player and now President
- David Kernahan, Carlton Football Club - Australian Football League past player
- John Paynter, Sturt Football Club - South Australian National Football League past player
- James Sellar, Adelaide Crows and Melbourne Football Club - Australian Football League
- Chris McDermott, Adelaide Crows - Australian Football League past player
- Hayden Jolly, Gold Coast Football Club - Australian Football League past player
- Luke Davis, Essendon Football Club - Australian Football League player - yet to debut
- Jennifer Sadler, AIS Beach Volleyball, National Junior Women's Volleyball Team 2008 and 2009
- Emma McEwen, National Junior Women's Volleyball Team 2008 and 2009
- Courtney Ardill, National Junior Women's Volleyball Team 2008
- Rebecca Reeve, National Junior Women's Volleyball Team 2010
- Jen Adams - National team lacrosse player
- Hannah Nielsen - National team lacrosse player
- Jordan Caldow, 2010 and 2011 Bay Sheffield Winner
- Robert McFarlane,[1] photographer and photography critic
- Chris Rae, Australian Olympic Weightlifter, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist
- Melody Horrill, SAS-7 Weeknight Weather Presenter.
- Gary Sweet, Australian Actor
- Rachael Leahcar, Australian Singer
- Nathan Roberts, Volleyball for Australia over 300 games, London Olympian, World championships 2006, 2010, 2014
- Sam Simmons, Australian comedian
References
- ↑ "Candid camera". Stateline South Australia. ABC Adelaide. Retrieved 24 May 2011.