Byron Bay High School
Secondary school in Byron Bay, Australia
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Byron Bay High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The school, which is designed in the shape of a nautilus shell,[2] opened on 15 May 1987. Facilities of the school include: agriculture centre, basketball courts, canteen, car park, changing rooms, library, multi-purpose centre, performing arts centre, sports centre and sports pitch. The indigenous country land the school was built on was Arakwal people of the Bundjalung nation.[2]
| Byron Bay High School | |
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| Location | |
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2 Arakwal Court | |
| 28°40′0.29″S 153°36′57.1″E | |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Motto | The Future is Ours |
| Established | 15 May 1987[1] |
School district | Ballina/Tweed |
| Authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Principal | Janine Marcus |
| Staff | 56 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 774 (2019) |
Campus type | Inner regional |
| Color | |
| Website | byronbay-h |
Notable alumni
- Anatole Serret – drummer of Parcels[3]
- Beau Walker – professional surfer and television presenter[citation needed]
- Cleopatra Coleman – actress and model, appeared in The Last Man on Earth and In the Shadow of the Moon[4]
- Dinesh Palipana OAM – doctor, legal professional and disability advocate[5]
- Eka Darville – actor, appeared in Power Rangers RPM and Jessica Jones[6]
- Hayley Mary – singer and lead vocalist of The Jezabels[7]
- Heather Shannon – keyboardist and pianist of The Jezabels[7]
- Katherine Hicks – actress, appeared in Rescue: Special Ops[8]
- Marty Mayberry – para-alpine skier, competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Paralympics[9]
- Nathan Baggaley – sprint canoeist and surfskier, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics[10]
- Parkway Drive – metalcore band[11]
- Samuel Lockwood – guitarist of The Jezabels[7]
- Stan Walker – singer, winner of Australian Idol in 2009[12]
- Jake Duncombe – professional skateboarder
