Albury High School
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Albury High School is a state high school located in the New South Wales
city of Albury
, Australia. Built in 1920, this large school hosts over 1300 students to this date.
Athletic facilities include two multi purpose hall/gymnasiums, a school oval and an outdoor basketball court.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
city of Albury
Albury, New South Wales
Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...
, Australia. Built in 1920, this large school hosts over 1300 students to this date.
Facilities
Located in central Albury, two heritage buildings form the core of the campus. The academic facilities include:- Five computing rooms all using Windows based machines, featuring a variety of computer applications, and several specialised annexes - Languages, Visual arts and Design studios.
- A computerised library with study areas and extensive resource collections.
- Three language laboratories equipped with oral/aural technology.
- A one hectare farm catering for poultry, citrus, livestock and horticulture studies.
- A drama studio.
- Seven science laboratories and preparation areas.
- Nine work rooms for the visual arts, woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing disciplines.
- Two fully equipped kitchens.
- Two textiles rooms.
- Two music rooms with a wide variety of musical instruments.
- Audio-visual facilities throughout the school.
Athletic facilities include two multi purpose hall/gymnasiums, a school oval and an outdoor basketball court.
Notable alumni
- Anne Elizabeth BoydAnne BoydAnne Elizabeth Boyd AM is an Australian composer and Professor of Music at the University of Sydney.-Early life:Anne Boyd was born in Sydney to James Boyd and Annie Freda Deason Boyd ....
AMOrder 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"...
- Composer; Professor of Music at the University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
(also attended Hornsby Girls' High SchoolHornsby Girls' High SchoolHornsby Girls' High School is an academically selective, public high school for girls, located in Hornsby, a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Founded in 1930, the school's first principal was Sarah Agnes Angus Brewster....
) - Richard RoxburghRichard RoxburghRichard Roxburgh is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains.-Early life:...
- actor - Geoff Nichol, MP (1970) - politician