Flying Fruit Fly Circus School
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The Flying Fruit Fly Circus School in Wodonga
, Victoria
is the only primary and secondary
-level circus school in Australia
. It was founded in 1987 as the educational arm of The Flying Fruit Fly Circus
. It is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence.
The school was originally located on the grounds of Wodonga High School
, but in 2003 a fire destroyed the entire Wodonga High School
facility. Police considered the fire suspicious. The school was relocated to nearby Wodonga West Secondary College
, now known as Wodonga Middle Years College Felltimber Campus due to a merging of the three public schools in Wodonga (Wodonga High School
, Wodonga West Secondary College
, and Mitchell Secondary College
) in 2005-2006.
Wodonga, Victoria
Wodonga is a small city on the Victorian side of the border with New South Wales, north-east of Melbourne, Australia. Adjacent to Wodonga across the border is the New South Wales city of Albury. Wodonga is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Wodonga LGA...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
is the only primary and secondary
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
-level circus school in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was founded in 1987 as the educational arm of The Flying Fruit Fly Circus
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is a full-time children's circus in Australia, on the Murray River in the twin towns Albury-Wodonga on the Victoria New South Wales border. . Many of the children attend their schooling at the Flying Fruit Fly Circus School where they undertake educational studies as...
. It is a member of the Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence.
The school was originally located on the grounds of Wodonga High School
Wodonga High School
Wodonga High School was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. It was founded in 1955, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 under principal, Peter McLean....
, but in 2003 a fire destroyed the entire Wodonga High School
Wodonga High School
Wodonga High School was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. It was founded in 1955, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 under principal, Peter McLean....
facility. Police considered the fire suspicious. The school was relocated to nearby Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-9 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2005-2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Mitchell Secondary College...
, now known as Wodonga Middle Years College Felltimber Campus due to a merging of the three public schools in Wodonga (Wodonga High School
Wodonga High School
Wodonga High School was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. It was founded in 1955, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2005 under principal, Peter McLean....
, Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary College
Wodonga West Secondary was one of three public secondary schools educating Years 7-9 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2005-2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Mitchell Secondary College...
, and Mitchell Secondary College
Mitchell Secondary College
Mitchell Secondary College was one of three public secondary schools educating years 7-12 in Wodonga, Victoria. In 2005-2006 it formally merged and pooled resources with the other two public secondary schools in Wodonga, Wodonga High School and Wodonga West Secondary College...
) in 2005-2006.
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- The Flying Fruit Fly CircusThe Flying Fruit Fly CircusThe Flying Fruit Fly Circus is a full-time children's circus in Australia, on the Murray River in the twin towns Albury-Wodonga on the Victoria New South Wales border. . Many of the children attend their schooling at the Flying Fruit Fly Circus School where they undertake educational studies as...