Woollahra Public School, previously known as Woollahra Demonstration School for many years, is a main school located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney

Sydney

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, Australia

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, in the suburb of Woollahra

Woollahra, New South Wales

Woollahra is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woollahra is located 5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra. The Municipality of Woollahra takes its name from the...

, near Edgecliff.

Description

Though accepting students from Kindergarten to Year 6, Woollahra Public has for some time offered education for selected students in the academic area. These are called Opportunity Classes and many students move from different schools for the final two years of their primary school, Years 5 and 6, to prepare for High School application tests. Each Opportunity Class holds about 30 students, who all sat the Opportunity Class test and achieved a high mark. Approximately 80% of students in OC classes go on to a selective school or get a scholarship into a private school.

Woollahra Public is one of the oldest public schools in Sydney, having opened in 1877. It was designed by W.Kemp and J.Wigram, and is listed on the Register of the National Estate

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. It celebrated its centenary in 1977 and a time capsule was buried in the grounds.

Notable alumni

• Deni Hines
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   - musician and actor
• Glenn Fraser
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   - filmmaker
• Ben Campos-Cleary - Health care entrepreneur
• Lana Cantrell
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   - singer
• Stephen Duckett
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  - health service manager and academic