Byron Bay High School

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, opened on 15 April 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.

Byron Bay High School
Address
2 Arakwal Court Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 2481
Coordinates	28°40′0.29″S 153°36′57.1″E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school[1]
Motto	The Future is Ours
Established	15 May 1987 (1987-05-15)[2]
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(s)
Website	byronbay-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Notable alumni

• Anatole Serret — drummer of Parcels[3]
• Beau Walker — professional surfer and television presenter
• 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 McGlone — 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]

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales
• List of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast
• Education in Australia

References

1. "Byron Bay High School, Byron Bay, NSW". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. "Byron Bay High School Newsletter" (PDF). byronbay-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. Pentelow, Orla (9 May 2017). "Boyeurism: Parcels". Vogue. Condé Nast. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
4. Burmester, Jann (1 August 2012). "Cleo steps up". Byron Shire News. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
5. Martin, Kymberly (26 February 2020). "Q&A with Gold Coast University Hospital Doctor, Dinesh Palipana". Freedom2live. The Intermedia Group. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. Encalada, Javier (13 March 2016). "Eka Darville is Byron Bay's latest superstar". The Northern Star. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
7. Encalada, Javier (2 January 2017). "The Jezabels happy to leave 2016 behind". Sunshine Coast Daily. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
8. Hildreth, Digby (23 February 2010). "Katherine is targeting a Logie". The Northern Star. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
9. "Marty's Story, Sydney, New South Wales". Troy Pocock Meningococcal Foundation. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
10. Wilson, Rae (23 July 2012). "Olympian walks away on drug charges". Daily Mercury. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
11. Miles, Lucas (20 May 2011). "Parkway Drive rock Byron High". The Northern Star. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
12. Gulbin, Melissa (10 November 2009). "Stan is our Australian Idol man". The Northern Star. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

External links

• Official website