Norwood Morialta High School
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The Norwood Morialta High School (commonly referred to as Norwood or '"Morialta'") is a dual-campus, co-educational, public High School
. The school’s two campuses are both located in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide
, South Australia
. The school is frequently abbreviated as either TNMHS or NMHS.
Founded in 1910 as Norwood Boys School on Osmond Terrace Norwood
, it is currently one of the oldest secondary schools in South Australia through Norwood High School and will be celebrating its centenary in 2010. TNMHS has approximately 1400 students enrolled from Years 8 to 13, including 155 international students.
The school has a campus in Rostrevor (Years 8 to 10) known as the Middle Campus, and another campus in Magill (Years 11 to 13) known as the Senior Campus. Buses provided by Torrens Transit
can be used to reach the two campuses. The Middle Campus can be reached from the city and Paradise Interchange
via bus routes 102, 104, and 105, while the Senior Campus can be reached from the city via bus routes 122, 123, 580 and 125.
Norwood High School first opened in 1910 on Osmond Terrace Norwood
as Norwood Boys School. In 1915 it moved to new premises at Lossie Street Kensington Park
. For a period the school was named Norwood District High School. In 1962 the school moved to what is now the TNMHS Senior Campus on The Parade. Norwood High School shared common origins with Norwood Boys Technical School, a school that later became Norwood Boys High, then Marryatville Boys High, and subsequently amalgamated with Kensington and Norwood Girls Technical High to become Marryatville High School
, a school that shared a strong rivalry with NHS and continues to with the current TNMHS. The school provided an alternative to parents living in the eastern suburbs that wanted to enrol their children in a public school rather than one of the many private, selective and technical schools that were also in the area. During that time Ivan Coward was principal, and he met the needs of those enrolled in the public system who sought entry to the academic world.
) until the completion of the main buildings at Rostrevor.
Morialta was not a specialist High School, but the majority of the classrooms were science laboratories and staff were trained in science. One of these staff members was senior lab technician Charles Jennings, who worked for 32 years at the school and later Norwood Morialta High School, setting up accurate data records and hazardous substances folders for the science area, which helped the school gain level 3 occupational health safety and welfare (OHS&W) accreditation. The school won awards for its design in the 1970s, as it was considered modern and futuristic for its time. On 8 December 1975 Australian band Cold Chisel
performed at the school.
Following the amalgamation, the Morialta site became the TNMHS Middle Campus.
, Vietnam
, China
, Germany
, and South America
have also been recruited through the school's International Program. Many International students take the opportunity to study their own language at Year 12 level through the School of Languages in addition to the Intensive Secondary English Course (ISEC) established in 2000. Students can begin at the Middle Campus in Years 8 to 10, or at the Senior Campus in Years 11 or 12.
As at Term 3, 2005, the largest Government high school in South Australia was The Norwood Morialta High School with 1454.1 full time equivalent (FTE) students. In January 2007, TNMHS was still the largest state high school with between 1300 and 1400 students, once again proving to be one of the most popular public schools.
In November 2008, calculations from the Australian Education Union claimed that under the South Australian Government's proposed new schools funding scheme, which allocates money per student instead of per class and is based on 2006 enrolments, The Norwood Morialta High School stood to lose as much as $167,029 in funding, though the Government claimed that the school's funding would remain the same.
China (Yantai High School, Yantai
), Germany (Berufliche Schule des Kreis Segeberg in Norderstedt, Norderstedt
), Greece (1st Lykeio Patras, Patras
), Japan (Takahashi High School, Okayama), and Italy (Scuola Media Statale Antonio Genovesi, Salerno
).
Annual exchanges occur with each of the sister schools, with TNMHS sending students to a sister schools one year, and hosting students from that school the following year. This gives students the opportunity to experience both the culture and education systems of another country and enhance student learning and communications skills in other languages. There are also opportunities for individual students to go on a long term exchanges overseas. The tenth anniversary of the exchange with Japan was celebrated in September 2000.
The school focuses on its three core values; Distinction, Diversity, Respect
All students in Years 8 and 9 follow the MYP, with Year 10 students divided into 3 groups:
Year 10 students who have selected the MYP continue learning in the eight Areas of Study and must satisfy the Personal Project and Community Service requirements.
In order to meet MYP requirements, students must choose Language B, Technology and Arts courses in Year 10. All students study courses in English, Health and PE, Mathematics, Science and Society and Environment in each year. In Years 9 and 10, Maths courses are differentiated into Advanced and Standard. Language B (a study of a second language) is compulsory in Years 8, 9, and 10. Technology and The Arts are general courses in Year 8. Students study choice units within each area in Years 9 and 10, on a semester rotation.
.
During double home group on Thursdays, the time is often used for various things such as assemblies, meetings, icebreaker activities, and in general to distribute information.
From 2008, Middle Campus students were placed into Year level sub-schools, with students still identifying with their sporting colours of Blue, Red and Gold for Sports Day.
Community Service can be done through programmes such as the 40 Hour Famine, active8, Glossy Black Cockatoo Project, Peer Support, and the publication of School Yearbook. Students can also participate in broader activities such as Amnesty International
, Australian Business Week, Campbelltown Youth Council, UNICEF Ambassadors, Youth Parliament Group, Debating, National Mathematics, Science and Language competitions, School Formal Committee, and the Student Representative Council.
Sports offered by the school include:
Students also have the chance to participate in Camping
and bushwalking, Rock climbing
, canoeing
, aquatic skills, orienteering
, and distance running.
as a summer sport, the other two public schools being Adelaide High School
and Unley High School
. TNMHS competes annually with twelve other schools in the Schools' Head of the River Regatta, held at West Lakes
. Training is held on the River Torrens
, or at West Lakes where the school’s Boathouses are located.
. Teams are entered, according to team members' ages, in the Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary Categories to ensure that all year levels are covered. The school has two teams in the Open Category which are mainly for old scholars but students still participate in these teams. TNMHS currently has four teams entered in the Series with students assuming significant team responsibilities including building and maintaining the bike. There is a significant amount of rivalry between the four teams, namely the two open ones Focus and Astro. As a result of this rivalry many Focus team members call the Astro bike "Gastro".
The teams are:
, competing in the years 1988 and 1990, and becoming the South Australian winner in 1989. After the amalgamation with Norwood High School, The Norwood Morialta High School competed in the years 1993, 1995 and 1997, becoming state winners in 1994.
Student music videos have often been finalists and won at the Rap it up student video awards held annually in South Australia.
In 2007, The Norwood Morialta High School was an entrant in the "Local Yarns" New Media Awards Competition, conducted by the DECS Learning Technologies Group, and won in the Year 10 - 12 Category with their video Race Around the World, a satirical glimpse at Chinese community in Norwood and Payneham.
.
A themed music concert is performed annually at the Ivan Coward Hall at the Senior Campus. Previous themes have included The British Invasion which featured music from famous UK artists such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Handel, and Gilbert and Sullivan, and Music from Latin America featuring a performance from music students from nearby feeder school Magill Primary School.
There are various ensembles and bands that music students can participate:
point may be awarded to participants. Past musicals include: Fiddler on the Roof
, Annie
, The Pirates of Penzance
, In Your Dreams, Pendragon, Les Misérables
and Calamity Jane
, amongst many others. The most recent musical performed was The King and I in 2011.
The Music rooms at both campuses have a main room that is used for class tuition, and several small soundproof rooms in which each there is a piano available for private individual practice. There is also a Keyboard Lab at the Middle Campus, a room with many electronic keyboards that are connected to a central Keyboard and sound system. The Middle Campus also has a Darkroom which was formerly used for photography.
Facilities unique to the Senior Campus include a large Cafeteria, which has one large, and another smaller area, separated by a shared Canteen. Above the Cafeteria are the linked The Ivan Coward Hall, and The Peter Lang Performing Arts Centre, a facility built in the late 1990s. A specialised room dedicated entirely to filming is also located at the Senior Campus.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. The school’s two campuses are both located in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
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...
. The school is frequently abbreviated as either TNMHS or NMHS.
Founded in 1910 as Norwood Boys School on Osmond Terrace Norwood
Norwood, South Australia
Norwood is a suburb of Adelaide, about 4 km east of the Adelaide city centre. The suburb is in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, the oldest South Australian local government municipality, with a city population over 34,000.-History:...
, it is currently one of the oldest secondary schools in South Australia through Norwood High School and will be celebrating its centenary in 2010. TNMHS has approximately 1400 students enrolled from Years 8 to 13, including 155 international students.
The school has a campus in Rostrevor (Years 8 to 10) known as the Middle Campus, and another campus in Magill (Years 11 to 13) known as the Senior Campus. Buses provided by Torrens Transit
Torrens Transit
Torrens Transit is a privately owned public transport company which operates a bus service in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is part of Transit Systems Australia, which also operates Swan Transit....
can be used to reach the two campuses. The Middle Campus can be reached from the city and Paradise Interchange
Paradise Interchange
Paradise Interchange is an interchange of the O-Bahn Busway, belonging to the Adelaide Metro. This interchange is situated mid-way along the O-Bahn Busway, between Tea Tree Plaza Interchange and Klemzig Station in Paradise, South Australia....
via bus routes 102, 104, and 105, while the Senior Campus can be reached from the city via bus routes 122, 123, 580 and 125.
Norwood High School
Norwood, South Australia
Norwood is a suburb of Adelaide, about 4 km east of the Adelaide city centre. The suburb is in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, the oldest South Australian local government municipality, with a city population over 34,000.-History:...
as Norwood Boys School. In 1915 it moved to new premises at Lossie Street Kensington Park
Kensington Park, South Australia
Kensington Park is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside in South Australia....
. For a period the school was named Norwood District High School. In 1962 the school moved to what is now the TNMHS Senior Campus on The Parade. Norwood High School shared common origins with Norwood Boys Technical School, a school that later became Norwood Boys High, then Marryatville Boys High, and subsequently amalgamated with Kensington and Norwood Girls Technical High to become Marryatville High School
Marryatville High School
Marryatville High School is a public state school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded in 1976 during the Don Dunstan era of South Australia and was formed out of the old Norwood Boys Technical High School. The school is situated on a large area of land in the eastern suburb of...
, a school that shared a strong rivalry with NHS and continues to with the current TNMHS. The school provided an alternative to parents living in the eastern suburbs that wanted to enrol their children in a public school rather than one of the many private, selective and technical schools that were also in the area. During that time Ivan Coward was principal, and he met the needs of those enrolled in the public system who sought entry to the academic world.
Morialta High School
Morialta High School was established in 1973, and opened in 1974 under its founding principal Joe Laslett. The school's initial 540 students and 45 teachers were housed at the Murray Park College of Advanced Education (now the Magill Campus of the University of South AustraliaUniversity of South Australia
The University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...
) until the completion of the main buildings at Rostrevor.
Morialta was not a specialist High School, but the majority of the classrooms were science laboratories and staff were trained in science. One of these staff members was senior lab technician Charles Jennings, who worked for 32 years at the school and later Norwood Morialta High School, setting up accurate data records and hazardous substances folders for the science area, which helped the school gain level 3 occupational health safety and welfare (OHS&W) accreditation. The school won awards for its design in the 1970s, as it was considered modern and futuristic for its time. On 8 December 1975 Australian band Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...
performed at the school.
Following the amalgamation, the Morialta site became the TNMHS Middle Campus.
Norwood Morialta High School
TNMHS was formed in 1993 following the amalgamation of Norwood High School and Morialta High School. From 1993 onwards, all students in Years 8 to 10 were based at the Middle Campus, and students in Years 11 to 13 were based at the Senior Campus. The Middle Campus concentrates on developing students from Years 8 to 10 for life at the Senior Campus, which in turn focuses on the senior years of schooling and entrance in to higher education. TNMHS is the only Government High School in South Australia with two completely separate campuses. Over the past few years, students have sought to enrol at The Norwood Morialta High School from outside of the school's zone. Students from Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
have also been recruited through the school's International Program. Many International students take the opportunity to study their own language at Year 12 level through the School of Languages in addition to the Intensive Secondary English Course (ISEC) established in 2000. Students can begin at the Middle Campus in Years 8 to 10, or at the Senior Campus in Years 11 or 12.
As at Term 3, 2005, the largest Government high school in South Australia was The Norwood Morialta High School with 1454.1 full time equivalent (FTE) students. In January 2007, TNMHS was still the largest state high school with between 1300 and 1400 students, once again proving to be one of the most popular public schools.
In November 2008, calculations from the Australian Education Union claimed that under the South Australian Government's proposed new schools funding scheme, which allocates money per student instead of per class and is based on 2006 enrolments, The Norwood Morialta High School stood to lose as much as $167,029 in funding, though the Government claimed that the school's funding would remain the same.
Exchange program
The school has established links with sister schools located internationally inChina (Yantai High School, Yantai
Yantai
Yantai is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Laizhou Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively.The largest fishing...
), Germany (Berufliche Schule des Kreis Segeberg in Norderstedt, Norderstedt
Norderstedt
Norderstedt is a city in Germany and part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region , the fifth largest city in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, belonging to the district Segeberg.- History :Norderstedt was created by the merger of four towns on 1 January 1970: the towns of Friedrichsgabe and...
), Greece (1st Lykeio Patras, Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
), Japan (Takahashi High School, Okayama), and Italy (Scuola Media Statale Antonio Genovesi, Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
).
Annual exchanges occur with each of the sister schools, with TNMHS sending students to a sister schools one year, and hosting students from that school the following year. This gives students the opportunity to experience both the culture and education systems of another country and enhance student learning and communications skills in other languages. There are also opportunities for individual students to go on a long term exchanges overseas. The tenth anniversary of the exchange with Japan was celebrated in September 2000.
Mission
The school's official mission statement is:The school focuses on its three core values; Distinction, Diversity, Respect
International Baccalaureate
Since 1996, TNMHS Middle Campus has offered a comprehensive program which meets requirements of both the South Australian Curriculum and Accountability (SACSA) framework and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program. It offers Years 3, 4 and 5 of the IBMYP and operates in a cluster of schools in which Years 1 and 2 are offered by three local Primary Schools.All students in Years 8 and 9 follow the MYP, with Year 10 students divided into 3 groups:
- Those seeking MYP certification.
- Those following MYP but not seeking certification.
- Those who cease to follow MYP and follow SACSA only.
Year 10 students who have selected the MYP continue learning in the eight Areas of Study and must satisfy the Personal Project and Community Service requirements.
In order to meet MYP requirements, students must choose Language B, Technology and Arts courses in Year 10. All students study courses in English, Health and PE, Mathematics, Science and Society and Environment in each year. In Years 9 and 10, Maths courses are differentiated into Advanced and Standard. Language B (a study of a second language) is compulsory in Years 8, 9, and 10. Technology and The Arts are general courses in Year 8. Students study choice units within each area in Years 9 and 10, on a semester rotation.
Sub-schools and home groups
The Norwood Morialta High School places its students into one of three Sub-schools, which are similar to houses used at other schools. TNMHS has three sub-schools; Blue, Red and Gold. The sub-schools were originally used at Morialta High School and have continued to be used since the amalgamation in 1993. Sub-schools contain Home Groups which have approximately 20 to 30 students each. Students are divided into Sub-Schools for administrative and other purposes. Students from different Sub-Schools display a strong sense of rivalry towards each other during the weeks leading up to Sports Day which is held annually at Santos StadiumSantos Stadium
Santos Stadium is a sporting venue located in the Adelaide Parklands immediately to the north of ETSA Park, Adelaide's largest netball complex....
.
During double home group on Thursdays, the time is often used for various things such as assemblies, meetings, icebreaker activities, and in general to distribute information.
From 2008, Middle Campus students were placed into Year level sub-schools, with students still identifying with their sporting colours of Blue, Red and Gold for Sports Day.
Co-curricular activities
Students have opportunities to partake in academic pursuits as well by participating in a vast range of co-curricular activities.Community Service can be done through programmes such as the 40 Hour Famine, active8, Glossy Black Cockatoo Project, Peer Support, and the publication of School Yearbook. Students can also participate in broader activities such as Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
, Australian Business Week, Campbelltown Youth Council, UNICEF Ambassadors, Youth Parliament Group, Debating, National Mathematics, Science and Language competitions, School Formal Committee, and the Student Representative Council.
Sport
Students can participate in sporting activities that the school offers through various associations, such as the Independent Schools Sport Association, the Catholic Girls Sports Association, and Secondary School Sport SA.Sports offered by the school include:
Students also have the chance to participate in Camping
Camping
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...
and bushwalking, Rock climbing
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
, canoeing
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
, aquatic skills, orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
, and distance running.
Rowing
TNMHS is one of only three public schools in South Australia that offer RowingSport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
as a summer sport, the other two public schools being Adelaide High School
Adelaide High School
Adelaide High School is a coeducational state high school situated on the corner of West Terrace and Glover Avenue in the Adelaide Parklands. It is the first government high school in South Australia...
and Unley High School
Unley High School
Unley High School, located in Netherby, is one of the largest public high schools in South Australia. In recent years the number of students enrolled typically ranges from 1,100 to 1,300, but in the early 1960s the school had a peak enrolment of 2,000 students.The school currently has 30...
. TNMHS competes annually with twelve other schools in the Schools' Head of the River Regatta, held at West Lakes
West Lakes, South Australia
West Lakes is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt. It contains the Westfield West Lakes Shopping Centre, AAMI Stadium and the Riverside Golf Course...
. Training is held on the River Torrens
River Torrens
The River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows from its source in the Adelaide Hills near Mount Pleasant, across the Adelaide Plains, past the city centre and empties...
, or at West Lakes where the school’s Boathouses are located.
Pedal Prix
The school participates in Pedal prixPedal prix
The Australian HPV Super Series is an annual championship held in South Australia. The series exclusively features HPV's racing around enclosed circuits for 6 to 24 hours. It is the largest event of its kind in the world, attracting teams from around Australia and the World...
. Teams are entered, according to team members' ages, in the Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary Categories to ensure that all year levels are covered. The school has two teams in the Open Category which are mainly for old scholars but students still participate in these teams. TNMHS currently has four teams entered in the Series with students assuming significant team responsibilities including building and maintaining the bike. There is a significant amount of rivalry between the four teams, namely the two open ones Focus and Astro. As a result of this rivalry many Focus team members call the Astro bike "Gastro".
The teams are:
Performing arts
Morialta High School was an entrant in the former Rock 'n' Roll EisteddfodRock Eisteddfod Challenge
The Rock Eisteddfod Challenge is a series of dance and drama events staged worldwide by school pupils as part of the Global Rock Challenge. These events are initiated by the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Foundation, and aim to promote healthy lifestyle choices, particularly abstinence from drugs,...
, competing in the years 1988 and 1990, and becoming the South Australian winner in 1989. After the amalgamation with Norwood High School, The Norwood Morialta High School competed in the years 1993, 1995 and 1997, becoming state winners in 1994.
Media
In 2005 several students were involved as media producers for the Our Children the Future Conference. The program involved much of the Stage 2 Media Studies class. The work was given acclaim from both the school and the conference organisers. The program offered a first hand look at the world of actual media production to its students.Student music videos have often been finalists and won at the Rap it up student video awards held annually in South Australia.
In 2007, The Norwood Morialta High School was an entrant in the "Local Yarns" New Media Awards Competition, conducted by the DECS Learning Technologies Group, and won in the Year 10 - 12 Category with their video Race Around the World, a satirical glimpse at Chinese community in Norwood and Payneham.
Music
The school offers a comprehensive music program to all its students. In the past, the school's music students had the opportunity to work with the Adelaide Symphony OrchestraAdelaide Symphony Orchestra
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra was founded as a 17 player radio ensemble in 1936, in Adelaide, South Australia. The orchestra reformed in 1949 as the 55 member South Australian Symphony Orchestra. It reverted to its original and present title, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, in late 1974, and...
.
A themed music concert is performed annually at the Ivan Coward Hall at the Senior Campus. Previous themes have included The British Invasion which featured music from famous UK artists such as the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Handel, and Gilbert and Sullivan, and Music from Latin America featuring a performance from music students from nearby feeder school Magill Primary School.
There are various ensembles and bands that music students can participate:
Musicals
Over the years, The Norwood Morialta High School has performed many musical productions involving students of all year levels. The musical is run almost entirely by students from stage management, make up and props to the actors and lighting technicians. It is supported and partially funded by local businesses and the community, in addition to funding from within the school. The school musical is a way for students to interact with people they may have never been able to get to know otherwise. In stage 2, a SACESouth Australian Certificate of Education
The South Australian Certificate of Education is awarded to students who have successfully completed their senior secondary schooling in the state of South Australia....
point may be awarded to participants. Past musicals include: Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
, Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
, The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences...
, In Your Dreams, Pendragon, Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
and Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane (musical)
Calamity Jane is a musical stage play based loosely on tales from the life of Martha Jane Cannary.The stage play was adapted in the 1960s from the highly successful 1953 Warner Brothers film Calamity Jane. It was premiered at the Municipal Theatre in St. Louis in 1961.-Credits:Adapted by Ronald...
, amongst many others. The most recent musical performed was The King and I in 2011.
Facilities
Though there are separate Middle and Senior campuses, the following list of facilities are available on both:The Music rooms at both campuses have a main room that is used for class tuition, and several small soundproof rooms in which each there is a piano available for private individual practice. There is also a Keyboard Lab at the Middle Campus, a room with many electronic keyboards that are connected to a central Keyboard and sound system. The Middle Campus also has a Darkroom which was formerly used for photography.
Facilities unique to the Senior Campus include a large Cafeteria, which has one large, and another smaller area, separated by a shared Canteen. Above the Cafeteria are the linked The Ivan Coward Hall, and The Peter Lang Performing Arts Centre, a facility built in the late 1990s. A specialised room dedicated entirely to filming is also located at the Senior Campus.
Notable alumni
This list is incomplete, and includes former students of TNMHS, not all of which ('which'?, 'whom' surely) graduated from this school.Academia
- ProfessorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Barbara Pocock, Director of the Centre for Work + Life at the Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South AustraliaUniversity of South AustraliaThe University of South Australia is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. It is the largest university in South Australia, with more than 36,000...
Media, entertainment, and the arts
- Dame Judith AndersonJudith AndersonDame Judith Anderson, AC, DBE was an Australian-born American-based actress of stage, film and television. She won two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award and was also nominated for a Grammy Award and an Academy Award.-Early life:...
ACOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
DBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, actress - Kate CollinsKate Collins (journalist)Kate Collins is a South Australian television presenter, and current presenter of Nine News Adelaide.Kate was formerly presenter of the Adelaide edition of A Current Affair, a position she held from 2008 to 2009....
, Adelaide presenter of A Current Affair - Clive HaleClive HaleClive Hale was an Australian television news and current affairs presenter on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for 38 years.Hale was born in Cowell, South Australia on the Eyre Peninsula...
, news and current affairs presenter - Dichen LachmanDichen LachmanDichen Lachman is an Australian actress. She is best known for appearing in the soap opera Neighbours as Katya Kinski and Joss Whedon's science fiction drama television series Dollhouse as Sierra...
, actress in NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... - Anthony LaPagliaAnthony LaPagliaAnthony M. LaPaglia is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama...
and Jonathan LaPagliaJonathan LaPagliaDr. Jonathan LaPaglia, M.B.B.S. is an Australian actor known for his roles as Frank B. Parker in the television series Seven Days, Kevin Debreno in The District and Det...
, actors based in Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... - Greg RoweGreg RoweGreg Rowe was a child actor starring in Australian films such as Storm Boy and Blue Fin , both based on novels by Colin Thiele. His last film was Freedom , directed by Academy Awards Nominee Scott Hicks. He now lives with his wife and two children in Toronto, Canada.- External links :...
, actor in Storm BoyStorm Boy (film)Storm Boy is a 1976 Australian film based on a children's book, by Colin Thiele, about a boy and his pelican.Storm Boy likes to wander alone along the fierce deserted coast of South Australia's Coorong. He and his father live a reclusive life among the dunes that face out into the Southern Ocean... - Melanie VallejoMelanie Vallejo- Films :* The Sculptor .... Renee* Dying Breed .... Rebecca-TV work:* Winners and Losers .... Sophie Wong* Dance Academy ABC .... Dana Strong* Packed to the Rafters Channel 7 .... Kat...
, actress in Power Rangers: Mystic ForcePower Rangers: Mystic ForcePower Rangers Mystic Force is an American television series, and is part of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, the show is adapted from a series in the long-running Japanese tokusatsu franchise, Super Sentai...
and "Winners & LosersWinners & LosersWinners & Losers is a Australian television drama series first broadcast on the Seven Network on 22 March 2011. It was created by the producers of Packed to the Rafters and is aired in the show's former time slot...
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Politics and law
- Chris Chamberlain, Major Crime detective
- Robert Edmonds, One Nation Candidate for The House of Representative seat of the Division of SturtDivision of SturtThe Division of Sturt is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia.First proclaimed for the 1949 election, Sturt was named for Captain Charles Sturt, nineteenth century explorer and the first European to discover the Murray River...
in South Australia - Gary Gumpl, South Australian Magistrate
- Katie Hodson-Thomas, Member for Carine in Western Australian Parliament
- Justice John Sulan, South Australian Judge
- Dick Thomas, Member for Karine in East Timor Parliament
Sport
- Nathan BassettNathan BassettNathan "Fred" Bassett is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club of the Australian Football League....
, Adelaide CrowsAdelaide CrowsThe Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
footballer - Neil CraigNeil CraigNeil P. Craig is a former Australian rules footballer, fitness adviser and former coach of the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . As of 2012, he will be based in a new role as the Director of Sports Performance at the Melbourne Football Club...
, former coach of the Adelaide CrowsAdelaide CrowsThe Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League .... - Joel PatfullJoel PatfullJoel Patfull is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Patfull was recruited onto the Port Adelaide rookie list in 2003, but was dropped at the end of the 2004 season. He was then recruited to the Brisbane Lions as the number 56 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft...
, Brisbane LionsBrisbane LionsThe Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
footballer - Andrew SchachtAndrew SchachtAndrew Schacht is a beach volleyball player from Australia.He represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, with teammate Joshua Slack.-External links:*...
, Olympic athlete, Volleyball - Clay Watkins, athlete, past winner of the Bay Sheffield Gift
Other
- Randolph Roy BruceRandolph Roy BruceRandolph Roy Bruce was an Australian recipient of the Military Medal during the First World War.-Early life:...
, recipient of the Military MedalMilitary MedalThe Military Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land....
, attended Norwood Boys School from 1911-1914. - Dr Azahari HusinAzahari HusinDr. Azahari bin Husin was a Malaysian who was believed to be the technical mastermind behind the 2002 Bali bombing. He was killed in a police raid on his hideout in Indonesia in 2005. He was nicknamed the "Demolition Man".-History:He received extensive bomb training in Afghanistan...
, Islamic terrorist