Aberfoyle Park High School
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Aberfoyle Park High School is one of the largest public secondary schools in South Australia
. Its facilities include the Community Library, Performing Arts Centre, Gymnasium, and the Information and Communication Technology facilities. The school focuses on extending gifted students through the Ignite (formerly SHIP) programme.
Aberfoyle Park High School has become a centre for international students resulting in strong relationships, with a number of schools in other countries.
, Happy Valley
, Flagstaff Hill
and other surrounding suburbs. An extra two buildings were completed in 1984 for Science and English / Computing studies at the school. In 1986, Elizabeth II visited the school inspecting the facilities and meeting the students. In 1987 a new Computing Facility was opened providing computers for the students. The school grew throughout the 1990s to a peak of over 1500 students and in the late 1990s the school expanded to include the former primary school site, south-east of the original site.
Aberfoyle Park High School celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2004.
Specialist facilities include: a community library with extensive information technology resources, gymnasia, Performing Arts Centre, five computing labs. Computers are dispersed around the school, including into science labs, music rooms, Media, English area, technology studies, home economics, CAD technology room, and two photography labs. There is a recently upgraded home economics suite, including a commercial kitchen which is used for delivering VET.
, Raytheon Australia
to provide $450,000 funding over the next 3 years for purchase of new computers for IGNITE, Science and Maths students at the school. The partnership was launched at the school in November 2008 by the Premier Mike Rann
and Raytheon Australia managing director, Ron Fisher.
Music
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. Its facilities include the Community Library, Performing Arts Centre, Gymnasium, and the Information and Communication Technology facilities. The school focuses on extending gifted students through the Ignite (formerly SHIP) programme.
Aberfoyle Park High School has become a centre for international students resulting in strong relationships, with a number of schools in other countries.
History
Aberfoyle Park High School was built in 1983 and opened in 1984 to service the growing suburbs of Aberfoyle ParkAberfoyle Park, South Australia
Aberfoyle Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It has a shopping mall called "The Hub", several primary schools and a public high school, one of the biggest in the state.-Governance:...
, Happy Valley
Happy Valley, South Australia
Happy Valley is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide.Within the suburb is the Happy Valley Reservoir accompanied by South Australia's largest water treatment plant, responsible for supplying water to much of the...
, Flagstaff Hill
Flagstaff Hill, South Australia
-Federal:Flagstaff Hill is covered by one Federal Electoral Division, the federal Division of Boothby, whose representative is Dr Andrew Southcott.-State:...
and other surrounding suburbs. An extra two buildings were completed in 1984 for Science and English / Computing studies at the school. In 1986, Elizabeth II visited the school inspecting the facilities and meeting the students. In 1987 a new Computing Facility was opened providing computers for the students. The school grew throughout the 1990s to a peak of over 1500 students and in the late 1990s the school expanded to include the former primary school site, south-east of the original site.
Aberfoyle Park High School celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2004.
Facilities
Aberfoyle Park High has a unique open design, integrating educational and community services. It has a natural landscape with trees, hundreds of which were planted by students. General classrooms are carpeted and air-conditioned, many are housed in brick duplexes with their own toilets. There is a specialist performing arts centre and a computer network with over 350 terminals and Internet access from each. Sporting facilities include an oval, tennis and basketball courts and access to the Happy Valley oval and facilities for soccer, netball, tennis, and lawn bowls. The school has a strong community of support for developing Information and Communication technology and has been well resourced in this area.Specialist facilities include: a community library with extensive information technology resources, gymnasia, Performing Arts Centre, five computing labs. Computers are dispersed around the school, including into science labs, music rooms, Media, English area, technology studies, home economics, CAD technology room, and two photography labs. There is a recently upgraded home economics suite, including a commercial kitchen which is used for delivering VET.
Partnerships
In 2008, Aberfoyle Park High School entered into a partnership with defense contractorDefense contractor
A defense contractor is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a military department of a government. Products typically include military aircraft, ships, vehicles, weaponry, and electronic systems...
, Raytheon Australia
Raytheon
Raytheon Company is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007...
to provide $450,000 funding over the next 3 years for purchase of new computers for IGNITE, Science and Maths students at the school. The partnership was launched at the school in November 2008 by the Premier Mike Rann
Mike Rann
Michael David Rann MHA, CNZM , Australian politician, served as the 44th Premier of South Australia. He led the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party to minority government at the 2002 election, before attaining a landslide win at the 2006 election...
and Raytheon Australia managing director, Ron Fisher.
Notable alumni
Sport- Adam CooneyAdam CooneyAdam Cooney is an Australian rules footballer, playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL. Cooney, recruited from West Adelaide in the SANFL, won the 2008 Brownlow Medal with 24 votes becoming the 10th Footscray/Western Bulldog player to win the AFL's highest individual honor.He attended...
– Australian rules footballer for the Western BulldogsWestern BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
(2004 – present) and 2008 Brownlow Medal2008 Brownlow MedalThe 2008 Brownlow Medal was awarded to Adam Cooney of the Western Bulldogs, who was adjudged to have been the best and fairest player during the 2008 Australian Football League home and away season. It is the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football and was held at the Crown...
list. - Nathan EagletonNathan EagletonNathan Eagleton is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .Eagleton played junior level football for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League . He was recruited as a zone selection by the Port Adelaide Football Club for its inaugural AFL...
– Australian rules footballer for Port AdelaidePort Adelaide Football ClubThe Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
(1997 – 1999) and Western Bulldogs (2000 – present). - Ben MarshBen MarshBen Marsh is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide and Richmond in the AFL.A tall 201 cm ruckman, Marsh made his debut for Adelaide in 1998 and played in their winning Grand Final in September. He remained with the club for another five seasons before being delisted at...
– former Australian rules footballer for Adelaide (1998 – 2003) and RichmondRichmond Football ClubThe Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
(2004). - Brenton SandersonBrenton SandersonBrenton Sanderson is a former Australian rules footballer and the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early career:...
– coach of Adelaide Crows (2012 - present) and former Australian rules footballer for Adelaide (1992 – 1993), CollingwoodCollingwood Football ClubThe Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
(1994) and GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
(1995 – 2005). - Beau WatersBeau WatersBeau Waters is a player and the current vice-captain for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He has played 82 games for the club after making his debut in 2004.-Early career:...
– Australian rules footballer for the West Coast EaglesWest Coast EaglesThe West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
(2004 – present). - Taite Silverlock – Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football ClubEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
(2010 – present).
Music
- Andy StrachanAndy StrachanAndrew Douglas Strachan is the drummer of Australian rock band; The Living End.-Biography:Andy started drumming at the age of 12, and is self-taught.He graduated year 12 at Aberfoyle Park High School in Adelaide and went on to study Natural Therapies for 3 years...
– Drummer for The Living EndThe Living EndThe Living End are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney , Scott Owen and Andy Strachan...
, multiple ARIA Award winner (2002 – present). - Kynan Johns – Conductor, USA, Israel, Europe (2000 – present).
- Michael Green – Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist The AudreysThe AudreysThe Audreys are an ARIA Award-winning Australian five-piece blues/roots band who formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 2004.-Biography:The pre-cursor to The Audreys started in Melbourne as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall...
, multiple ARIA Award winner (2003 – 2010). - Michael Darren – Producer, Director, Editor, Composer, Sound Designer, based in L.A. (1998 – present).