At the prestigious Generations in Jazz festival held at Mt Gambier recently, Blackburn’s Senior Stage Band took out first prize in the highest division, Division One. This achievement makes them the best student Jazz band in Australia.
DetailsThe annual SYN Awards Night celebrates excellence in television and radio broadcasting, programming and behind the scenes work. Our Year 9 Music Technology Class has been nominated for the Best Schools on Air Program.
DetailsWe are proud of our Class of 2013 and their achievements. Our congratulations to every student. Congratulations to our staff who have guided and mentored the Class of 2013 from Year 7.
DetailsCongratulations to our Year 7 Girls’ Cricket team for reaching the State Finals of the MILO T20 Blast School Cup. An outstanding achievement.
DetailsZoe is one of our elite athletes and we congratulate her on becoming the School Sports State 800m Champion. Well done. We look forward to following her athletic career.
DetailsBlackburn IT Applications students have achieved outstanding results in The Challenge run by the National Computer Science School (NCSS), associated with the University of Sydney.
DetailsMaths at Blackburn High School is dynamic, innovative, rewarding, challenging, exciting, fun and enjoyable. Students are given every opportunity to test themselves against their peers, nationally and internationally.
DetailsThe Vocational Education and Training ( VET) program allows students the opportunity to study a TAFE course alongside their VCE studies. On completion of their VET studies students achieve both a VCE and a TAFE qualification. This year three Blackburn students were the top VET students in their field of study. Congratulations to Matthew, Year 12, who studied…
DetailsCongratulations to all the Blackburn High School students who entered the National Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Competition. Four of our budding poets received recognition for their work and will have their poetry published in an anthology representing the most outstanding work from the competition. Hugo, Lauren, Aljoscha and Ha-May are to be congratulated on being judged…
DetailsCongratulations to our Boys Hockey Team who played stunning hockey to win the Eastern Zone Championships. They will now play in the State Championships at the State Hockey Centre. Throughout the competition the team has demonstrated outstanding skill, determination and good sportsmanship. They are deserving champions. The highlight of the Zone final was a hat…
DetailsBackburn has a long and successful tradition of outstanding results at South Street Eisteddfod, the largest Eisteddfod in the southern hemisphere. For over 50 years Blackburn’s orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands, ensembles and choirs have performed at the highest level with outstanding results. This year is no exception. First Place Concert Band 48 musicians Intermediate…
DetailsBlackburn High School has a long tradition of being recognised, nationally and internationally, for music education excellence. The Novice Band recently demonstrated how well deserved that reputation is when it received outstanding adjudications at the recent Victorian School Music Festival. The Novice Band consists of students who have never played an instrument before. They may…
DetailsCongratulations to all of the students who competed in the recent LanguagePerfect World Language Championships 2013. While our top 27 students achieved outstanding results we are proud of all 424 students who competed. Two students achieved the highest Gold Awards, 2 achieved Silver Awards, 8 achieved Bronze Awards and 15 achieved Credit Awards. Blackburn High…
DetailsA composition by Hayden, 2012 VCE Music Student, has been selected for the Top Acts Concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre. This is the final concert in a series of 12 Top Class concerts featuring 130 performers who showed exemplary work in Technology, Visual and Performing Arts. The final concert features only the top 20 of these students…
DetailsBlackburn High School students were invited to attend the Victorian Post Budget Breakfast at the Sofitel Hotel by Ms Dee Ryall, the Member of Victorian Legistrative Asssembly representing the electorate of Mitcham. Students had the opportunity to listen to the Treasurer, Mr Michael O’Brien outline the State Budget, which included planned expenditure on education. They were then given…
DetailsYear 9 student, Emily, has recently being awarded the prestigious National Tour Scholarship by the Australian Girls Choir. The scholarship is worth $3,500. Emily was awarded the scholarship on the basis of her outstanding application, her dedicaiton to her craft, dilligence and considerable talent. To be selected for the Australian Girls’ Choir is indeed an achievement…
DetailsBlackburn High School is committed to creating a learning environment that gives students the opportunity to achieve to the best of their potential. Blackburn has a fine tradition of excellent VCE results and the 2012 results were outstanding. We are proud of the Class of 2012 and congratulate them on their achievements. Dux 99.25 Two…
DetailsThe music students have just returned from the biggest eisteddfod in the Southern Hemisphere where they have again demonstrated why they deserve their renowned reputation. They achieved seven first places in ensemble and solo performance. Blackburn continues to dominate the major school music competitions and prove why the school’s Music Education Program is considered one…
DetailsMusic Education at its very best Blackburn High, continues to raise the bar in music education. At the recent Melbourne Bands’ Festival the school’s ensemble performance was remarkable. The school entered 11 ensembles and 9 of them won Gold. The other two ensembles were in novice sections where participation was the award. Competing against state…
DetailsBlackburn High School has an outstanding reputation for Music Excellence and that reputation was further enhanced by the exceptional performances of five young 2011VCE musicians. The quality of their performances has been recognised by their selection to perform at the Season of Excellence. The Season of Excellence recognises the best VCE talent for the year.…
DetailsYear 10 students are particpating in the Victorian Sailing School program. The sailing school provides unique aquatic based educational experiences by promoting programs that consist of environmental interaction, outdoor educational and recreational adventure activities. Students enjoying their time at the Sailing School will learn to: Face new challenges. Gain self-reliance. Show initiative, particularly when under pressure…
DetailsBlackburn High School, is the first school in Victoria to be selected to run Jamie Oliver’s Home Cooking Skills Secondary Schools Program. Blackburn High School is excited to announce its involvement in this food technology initiative designed by UK celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver and adapted for Australian schools by leading education provider, Pearson Australia. Jamie Oliver,…
DetailsIn an increasingly global world, being able to speak another language is an invaluable skill. For two Year 10 students at Blackburn High School it has also meant a ticket to travel and study overseas. In a coup for the local secondary school two of their Languages Other Than English students Dylan Walton and Jack…
DetailsWhen Kalina Taylor was in Grade 5 at Old Orchard Primary School she submitted a story called “The Disaster at the Zoo” in a writing competition for students in Australia, New Zealand and USA. She had no idea where that would lead. Her story was selected for publication in a magazine called Xtreme Read. This…
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