Developing tomorrow's minds today
In 1891, the first Royal South Street Society competitions were held and paved the way for future performers around the country to find their vocation and feet on stages both at home and abroad. 125 years later Royal South Street is the largest and the longest running performing arts eisteddfod in Australia. Blackburn High School…
DetailsThe day started off a wet and gloomy but it turned out to be a fabulous day for the 160 Blackburn High School students who participated in the recent District Athletics Carnival. Blackburn High School finished in first place 300 points ahead of their competition: Blackburn HS – 1707 Points Koonung SC –…
DetailsYear 7 students recently enjoyed an excursion to the Melbourne Writers Festival where they were inspired by the bringing together of talent and ideas from the best writers across Australia and around the world. Visiting the event created unique moments for students as they learnt about the craft of turning ideas into text. Held at…
Details“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” – J.K. Rowling Finding the right book has just become a whole lot easier with the introduction of mini book collections in every House Area. To promote, engage and increase wide reading among students at Blackburn High School mini book collections have been…
DetailsWhen Students take on the staff at their lunchtime sports matches you can be assured they will draw a big crowd. Mostly because the students usually win! The recent Basketball game was no exception. Students crowded into the gym to watch students from Years 9 – 12 take on the staff team made up…
DetailsGetting students up and ready in the morning is usually quite a task for families but not so for the students attending our early morning fitness sessions in the Gym each morning -Monday to Friday. Students arrive bright and early at 7am for their early morning Cross Fit training. CrossFit is a sport which is…
DetailsCreativity abounds at Blackburn and students are given every opportunity to demonstrate their creative skills through a wide range of external experiences. Year 9 Photography and Multimedia students will be representing the school as part of the Adobe Have a Voice Project and their work will be screened at the Australian Centre for Moving Images…
DetailsScience is alive and well at Blackburn High School. The Learning Area is always inspiring and extending students through a variety of competitions. Congratulations to one of our student science teams that participated in the prestigious Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Titration Competition. Schools are invited to enter teams of three from Years 10, 11…
DetailsIt is often said that travel broadens the mind and that is exactly what students said when they returned from the bi -annual International Tour recently. In fact Year 10 student Ellen, who had just given the staff member responsible for organizing the trip a gift of appreciation, said “It was one of the best…
DetailsBadminton is a popular sport elective at Blackburn and is also one of the school’s many Lunchtime Activities Clubs.The school community is proud of one of our Year 11 student’s badminton achievements. Peter Yan has been selected as a member of the Oceania Badminton Player Development Programme.The Oceania Badminton Player Development Programme is a diverse…
DetailsResearch shows breakfast is an important meal of the day for students. It assists students’ physical, mental and emotional development and they can concentrate for longer and are less easily distracted. It is estimated that 40% of students in Australia skip having breakfast however at Blackburn students can be part of the Breakfast Club which…
DetailsMacbeth – the damaging physical and psychological effects on those who seek power for its own sake. Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake and still has…
DetailsThe Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is an internationally recognised program for young people which builds their skills to equip them for life and work. By creating opportunities for young people to develop skills, get physically active, give service and experience adventure, the Award can play a critical role in their development. Students participating in…
DetailsEncouraging school students to study STEM ( Science Technology Engineering and Maths ) subjects and showing them some of the great careers that can be built on science, engineering, maths and technology is a strong focus at Blackburn. Developing an interest STEM subjects at secondary level will ensure students are well prepared for their careers…
DetailsUnique and Creative Ways to Teach Young Band Students the Fundamentals Blackburn has an outstanding reputation for producing award winning bands so it is fitting that a seminar designed to teach the fundamentals of creating a successful band would be held at the school. This clinic will give band directors unique and creative ways to…
DetailsYear 9 student Lilly Collins attended the first Robotics Competition World Championships in Houston USA recently. Lily was part of the all-girls team, the Melbourne RoboCats made up of 17 girls from Years 9-12 and sponsored by Swinburne University of Technology. Lily and the other team members spent January…
DetailsCongratulations and well done to all the students and staff who participated in the Senior Strings Retreat held recently. The music making was marvellous and much was learned as students were skillfully guided by the expert staff. The retreat culminated in a spectacular concert which displayed the musicianship developed throughout the retreat. The extensive…
DetailsEight of our music students, Benji, Alistair, Sam, Susannah, Ollie, Ardian, Nick, James were selected to play in the Division 1 Superband at the prestigious Generations in Jazz Festival held in Mt Gambier recently. Division 1 is the highest division and students selected to play in the Superband are selected on the basis of their…
DetailsSTwo Blackburn High School students were judged in the best six solo performers in Australia at the recent Generations in Jazz Festival, held in Mt Gambia. 4,700 music students from 125 state and private schools compete at this prestigious event so to be judged in the best 6 soloists is exceptional. Given the quality of…
DetailsGenerations in Jazz, held annually in Mt Gambia, is a the premier Jazz Festival for Australian music students. this year 4700 student musicians from around Australia performed more than 800 musical pieces throughout the weekend. 305 stage bands and vocal ensembles representing 125 schools arrived in Mount Gambier from every state and territory. “Every year…
DetailsBlackburn High School’s Symphonic Band and Senior Jazz Orchestra have been selected to perform at the 71st Midwest Clinic in Chicago, USA this December. This is a remarkable honour as we are the first Australian school to have two ensembles invited to attend this prestigious event. No other school in Australia has had this honour.…
DetailsThe Blackburn High School Community congratulates Lianna Lu for winning the 29th Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Last year, Lianna’s Year 7 Art teacher, Kaitlyn Bennett provided her students with an opportunity to connect with the wider community through participation in the Peace Poster Competition. Lianna commented: “The theme was Celebrating Peace, which gave me a…
DetailsMEGHAN FIDDLER EXHIBITS A SERIES OF PAINTINGS Year 12 student of Studio Arts Meghan Fiddler is currently exhibiting a series of her own art works at an Art Show curated by Milestones English Academy. The exhibition celebrates Melbourne’s vibrant art scene and supports artists by giving them 100% of the profits sold by artworks rather than…
DetailsBlackburn High School Alumni Emma Cook achieved a remarkable result in the international Young Chef Olympiad 2017, held in India recently. Representing Box Hill Institute, where she is currently studying Certificate 111 in Commercial Cookery, Emma is fulfilling a dream to become a Chef. Emma worked under enormous pressure, competing in four different Indian cities…
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