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| Hunter School of the Performing Arts | |
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| Coordinates | 32°55′30″S 151°43′42″E / 32.92500°S 151.72833°E |
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| Type | Government-funded co-educational selective and specialist secondary day school |
| Motto | Performing at Our Best |
| Established | July 1923 |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Specialist | Performing arts |
| Principal | Darren Ponman (relieving for Tracey Breese) |
| Teaching staff | 76.2 FTE (2018)[1] |
| Years | 3–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,155[1] (2018) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Jade, purple, black |
| Website | huntperfor-h |
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The Hunter School of the Performing Arts (abbreviated as HSPA, merely known as Broadmeadow High School) is a government-funded co-educational selective and specialist primary and secondary day school which offers a comprehensive curriculum with a performing arts specialty, located in Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1923, the school enrolled 1,150 students in 2018, from Year 3 to Year 12, of whom four percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is now Darren Ponman as of Term 1 2023.[3] The school is unique in terms of public selective schools to cater to both primary and secondary school students. Enrolment is by audition online and/or on-site.[4]
- ^ a b c "Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ HSPA Annual Report 2004 (accessed: 25 April 2006)
- ^ "The Executive Team", Hunter School of the Performing Arts. Retrieved 12 April 2021
- ^ "Audition Applications – Hunter School of the Performing Arts". huntperfor-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.