Vaucluse High School
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Vaucluse High School known from 1960-1981 as Vaucluse Boys' High School (abbreviation:VBHS), is a former high school
in the eastern Sydney
suburb of Vaucluse
, New South Wales
, Australia
. It was merged in 2006 with Dover Heights High School to form Rose Bay Secondary College
.
at a ceremony attended by the Member for Vaucluse
, Geoffrey Cox
, the Director-General of Education, Dr. Harold Wyndham
, and the Minister for Education, The Hon. Enerest Wetherell
. The school won the Hume Barbour Trophy for debating in 1964, 1965 and 1968. The first Principal was Mr. Keith Harris B.A., Dip.Ed, who led the school from its founding to his retirement in 1971. The last Principal of Vaucluse High was Mr. David Tomlin M.Ed. who remained at the school until its closure in 2006, and thereafter took up the position of Principal at Manly Selective Campus
.
The school became co-educational in January 1982. However, due to declining enrolements, it was declared in 2005 that Vaucluse High and the nearby Dover Heights High would be merged together to form Rose Bay Secondary College
. It was also decided that the Vaucluse High site would be closed and the college would be based on the Dover Heights site instead.
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....
in the eastern Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
suburb of Vaucluse
Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Vaucluse is located north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Council and the Municipality of Woollahra....
, New South Wales
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...
, 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 merged in 2006 with Dover Heights High School to form Rose Bay Secondary College
Rose Bay Secondary College
Rose Bay Secondary College is a co-educational public high school located in the Sydney suburb of Dover Heights, in New South Wales, Australia...
.
History
Vaucluse Boys' High School was officially opened on 30 June 1960 by His Excellency The Governor of New South Wales, Lieutenant-General Sir Eric WoodwardEric Woodward
Lieutenant General Sir Eric Winslow Woodward KCMG, KCVO, CB, CBE, DSO was an Australian military officer and Viceroy...
at a ceremony attended by the Member for Vaucluse
Electoral district of Vaucluse
Vaucluse is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, based on the suburb of Vaucluse. Vaucluse is one of two original electorates to have never been held by the opposing Labor party and always by the Liberal Party or its predecessors, the other...
, Geoffrey Cox
Geoffrey Cox (Australian politician)
Brigadier Geoffrey Souter Cox DSO, MC, ED was an Australian soldier and politician. A decorated officer during World War II, he later entered politics, serving as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 1964, representing the electorate of...
, the Director-General of Education, Dr. Harold Wyndham
Harold Wyndham
Sir Harold Wyndham CBE was Director-General of Education in New South Wales between 1952 and 1968. He chaired the committee whose report led to the Education Act 1961 which completely re-organised secondary education in NSW.-Early life and background:Wyndham was a great-grandson of Wadham Wyndham...
, and the Minister for Education, The Hon. Enerest Wetherell
Ernest Wetherell
The Hon. Ernest "Ern" Wetherell was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1949 until 1965...
. The school won the Hume Barbour Trophy for debating in 1964, 1965 and 1968. The first Principal was Mr. Keith Harris B.A., Dip.Ed, who led the school from its founding to his retirement in 1971. The last Principal of Vaucluse High was Mr. David Tomlin M.Ed. who remained at the school until its closure in 2006, and thereafter took up the position of Principal at Manly Selective Campus
Manly Selective Campus
Manly Selective Campus is a selective government high school for students in years 7 to 12 located in North Curl Curl, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Northern Beaches Secondary College, a 5 campus college across Sydney's Northern Beaches, formed in 2003...
.
The school became co-educational in January 1982. However, due to declining enrolements, it was declared in 2005 that Vaucluse High and the nearby Dover Heights High would be merged together to form Rose Bay Secondary College
Rose Bay Secondary College
Rose Bay Secondary College is a co-educational public high school located in the Sydney suburb of Dover Heights, in New South Wales, Australia...
. It was also decided that the Vaucluse High site would be closed and the college would be based on the Dover Heights site instead.
Notable alumni
- Robert Goot AM SC, practicing barrister and prominent member of the NSW Jewish community.
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