Pasadena High School, South Australia
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Pasadena High School is a secondary school located in the southern Adelaide
suburb of Pasadena
, on the corner of Goodwood
and Daws
Roads. It was opened in 1964 as Daws Road High School and operated under this name until 2001.
Australian actress Tracy Mann
and Federal Labor
politician Kate Ellis
were former students.
Pasadena High School now operates a "basketball focus" option whereby students have access to specific coaching and development in the sport, all which is integrated into the learning outcomes of the SACSA educational framework.
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...
suburb of Pasadena
Pasadena, South Australia
Pasadena is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham.-Facilities:*Centennial Park Cemetery*Naomi Reserve*Pasadena High School, formerly Daws Road High School*Saddie Hill Reserve...
, on the corner of Goodwood
Goodwood Road, Adelaide
Goodwood Road is a major north-south arterial road, approximately 10 kilometres long, in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs between the Adelaide city centre and the suburbs of Pasadena and Panorama, and has a speed limit of ....
and Daws
Daws Road, Adelaide
Daws Road is a major double lane arterial road in the central southern suburbs of Adelaide, running east-west between Goodwood Road in the east and Marion Road in the west. Daws Road crosses South Road and the Tonsley railway line. It passes under one of the two diagonal railway bridges of the...
Roads. It was opened in 1964 as Daws Road High School and operated under this name until 2001.
Australian actress Tracy Mann
Tracy Mann
Tracy Mann is an Australian actress. Her film credits include Hard Knocks, The Scarecrow, and Fast Talking.Mann got her first big break playing Tina Harris in the 1970s television soap opera The Box. She is possibly best remembered to audiences for playing a character who ended up behind bars, deaf...
and Federal Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
politician Kate Ellis
Kate Ellis
Katherine Margaret "Kate" Ellis, MP is an Australian politician, representing the federal division of Adelaide since 2004 and is currently the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare and the Minister for the Status of Women in the Gillard Government.-Early life and career:Ellis was...
were former students.
Pasadena High School now operates a "basketball focus" option whereby students have access to specific coaching and development in the sport, all which is integrated into the learning outcomes of the SACSA educational framework.