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2024 Illawarra Careers Expo
08 May 2024
2024 Illawarra Careers Expo Students from Years 10, 11 and 12 were fortunate enough to attend the Illawarra Careers Expo hosted by Work...
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts has been offering exceptional educational opportunities to students across the Illawarra for almost one hundred years. We have the twin goals of academic excellence and excellence in the performing arts. The school has a diverse student population with students travelling from as far as Engadine and Berry to participate in its educational and artistic programs.
Academic results are consistently above state average and performance standards are excellent. Our core values of safety, tolerance, achievement and respect provide the basis for a dynamic and caring school.
Learn more Contact usWollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist co-educational, government secondary school offering exceptional educational opportunities to students across the Illawarra for almost one hundred years. It has the twin goals of academic excellence and excellence in the performing arts.
Wollongong High School was founded in December 1916 at the Smith's Hill location after much pressure and lobbying from the local district citizens' association and the municipal council to the government. It was officially opened by the minister for education, Mr James. It was built with six classrooms, a science room, a manual training room, a library and some offices. There was no electricity and the students had to use pan toilets in a shed. Founding headmaster Mr Frank McMullen opened the school for the first day of term on 29th January 1917, with 140 enrolled students.
In 1916, the school motto "Age Quid Agas" was changed in 1918 when it was realised that the translation meant "what on earth are you doing?" or "what are you doing?". It was changed to "Age Quod Agis", meaning "whatever you do, do well".
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08 May 2024
2024 Illawarra Careers Expo Students from Years 10, 11 and 12 were fortunate enough to attend the Illawarra Careers Expo hosted by Work...
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11 Apr 2024
Congratulations to students from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 who represented WHSPA in the Da Vinci Decathlon at TIGS this week. All students e...
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05 Apr 2024
Year 10 student Tamariska completed a week of work experience at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Tamariska had an awesome week observing and under...
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08 May 2024
2024 Illawarra Careers Expo Students from Years 10, 11 and 12 were fortunate enough to attend the Illawarra Careers Expo hosted by Work...
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11 Apr 2024
Congratulations to students from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 who represented WHSPA in the Da Vinci Decathlon at TIGS this week. All students e...
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05 Apr 2024
Year 10 student Tamariska completed a week of work experience at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Tamariska had an awesome week observing and under...
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08 May 2024
2024 Illawarra Careers Expo Students from Years 10, 11 and 12 were fortunate enough to attend the Illawarra Careers Expo hosted by Work...
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11 Apr 2024
Congratulations to students from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 who represented WHSPA in the Da Vinci Decathlon at TIGS this week. All students e...
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10 May
10:15-11:30 AM
MOTHERS DAY MORNING TEA Don’t forget to RSVP to our Mother’s Day Morning Tea to celebrate all our beautiful Mother figures. Mums, Nans, granny, Aunty, Zia’s, Nonna’s, Yia’s and Oma’s are all welcome. Our students can’t wait to celebrate you. Friday 10th May. Regards Kylie Wood - Relieving Principal
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