Lyneham High School

Lyneham High School is a public secondary school in Canberra founded in 1959. Located in the suburb of Lyneham, It has over one thousand students and is at full capacity. It has two enrichment programs running: a selective gifted and talented academic program called LEAP (Lyneham Enriched Academic Program), and a similar program aimed at elite athletic students called SEAL (Sporting Excellence At Lyneham). The school has well established performing arts programs, offering concert and jazz bands, performance-based music classes, drama and dance classes, and the opportunity to participate in musical theatre productions. Lyneham had an alleged stabbing incident in 2016 where it's alleged a knife wielding student attempted to kill another student.[1] One of Lyenhams finest canteen persons was diagnosed with Hepatitis A in 2011.[2]

Lyneham High School
Address
Goodwin St Lyneham Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , 2602 Australia
Coordinates	35.252°S 149.131°E / -35.252; 149.131
Information
Type	Co-educational secondary and ACT government school
Mottoes	Care Quality Creativity, Latin: Vera Semper Colere (Always foster the truth)
Established	January, 1959
Principal	Rob Emanuel
Campus	Lyneham
Colour(s)	Blue and maroon
Mascot	Lion (Educat)
Website	www.lynehamhs.act.edu.au

Enrolment

Currently, 1069 students are enrolled at Lyneham High School. The feeder schools are Turner Primary and Lyneham Primary School. See Enrolment Areas for Lyneham High School for more information.

Band Program

Lyneham High School's band program consists of five concert bands and two jazz bands, as well as several smaller ensembles. The concert bands are the Year 7 Beginner Band (for new students who are just beginning to learn an instrument), the Year 7 Concert Band (for new students who already play the instrument), the Year 8 Concert Band (which is joint by Year 7 Beginner and Concert Band from the previous year, most years is the largest concert band in the ACT), the Year 9 Concert Band, and the Year 10 Concert Band. The jazz bands are the Intermediate Jazz Band (for students proficient in their instrument in years 7 and 8) and the Senior Jazz Band (students in years 9 and 10). Every year, all of these bands enter the Australian National Eisteddfod, and all of the concert bands go on tours.

Towards the later stages of the year, Year 10 students are offered places in the Ginninderra Wind Orchestra as a means of continuing their musical careers after leaving Lyneham.

2018 Australian National Eisteddfod Awards

http://nationaleisteddfod.org.au/

- Year 7 Beginner Band: Lyneham High School Year 7 Beginner Concert Band - Silver

- Year 7 Advanced Band: Lyneham High School Year 7 Concert Band - Bronze

- Year 8 Concert Band: Lyneham High School Year 8 Concert Band – Bronze Lyneham High School Year 8 Concert Band - Gold

- Year 9 Concert Band: Lyneham High School Year 9 Concert Band - Gold

- Year 10 Concert Band: Lyneham High School Year 10 Concert Band - Platinum

- Intermediate Jazz Band: Lyneham High School Intermediate Jazz Band – Bronze

- Senior Jazz Band: Lyneham High School Senior Jazz Band - Silver

Special Awards: Lyneham High School Year 10 Concert Band

2018 Section B 167 – 16 Years and Under Rock Bands

2018 Choir Results Lyneham High Voices –

LPAC

Lyneham High School received a grant from the A.C.T. Government to build a new Performing Arts centre to help better the Performing Arts program at the school. Architects have completed the blueprints for the $5.3 million complex and construction began in June 2009. The Performing Arts centre was completed in March 2010, opened by Andrew Barr MLA. The centre has already hosted its first Lyneham High musical and several band performances. It was also the venue for the 2010 Australian National Jazz Eisteddfod.

LEAP

LEAP (Lyneham Enriched Academic Program) is designed to allow high school children to enrich their learning in the fields of Maths, Science, Social Studies (HASS) and English. It provides a foundation for bright students intending to study these subjects at higher levels. The program is selective, with around thirty students being accepted in each year by means of a range of tests determining students' proficiency in each of the four subjects. LEAP students commonly receive awards for their various academic achievements.

The requirements of LEAP are that the students are to sit the Australian Council for Education tests in the subjects of English, Mathematics, and Science.

LEAP students attend two camps aside from other students throughout their schooling at Lyneham High School: one in Year 8, and one in Year 10.

SEAL

The SEAL (Sporting Excellence At Lyneham) program is aimed at elite athletic students, giving them the opportunity to improve in their chosen sport by attending scheduled training sessions weekly. Some of the sports offered include: Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Cricket, Basketball, Netball, Hockey, AFL, Rugby Union, Volleyball and Weights. Meanwhile, the PE system allows SEAL students to catch up on work missed due to attending the specialist sessions. SEAL students are also obliged to participate in a minimum of 3 events at each of the school carnivals, (Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics), as well as to participate in other sporting related responsibilities.

Notable alumni

• Andrew Barr - Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, since 2014.
• Lauren Boden - Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in Athletics[3]
• Steve Kilbey - lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church (band), an Australian rock band[4][5]
• Paul Lyneham - Australian journalist in print and on ABCTV, Channel Seven and Channel Nine.[6] (Lyneham's surname is simply coincidental with the Suburb's/School name: the Suburb's name Lyneham was derived from Sir William Lyne's surname.)
• Benjamin Hardy - co-captain of the Australian Men's National Volleyball Team. He is currently also serving as the assistant coach for the team.
• Jack Heath — Australian children's, young adult and crime writer[7]
• Stephen Larkham - coach of the ACT Brumbies Super Rugby team and former Brumbies and Wallabies (Australian national rugby union team) fly-half.
• Garth Nix - Australian writer.

See also

• List of schools in the Australian Capital Territory
• List of schools in Australia
• Education in the Australian Capital Territory

References

1. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6045561/lyneham-high-school-placed-into-lockdown-after-incident-involving-knife-wielding-student/
2. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-10/lyneham-high-school-hep-a-exposure/3657462
3. "London 2012 - Lauren Boden Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.
4. https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/malcolm-turnbull-needs-to-release-his-inner-orator-20160704-gpy4bw.html
5. https://www.education.act.gov.au/canberra-public-school-alumni/alumni-list?result_658003_result_page=K}
6. Biography: 'Paul Lyneham – A Memoir', written by his widow, Dorothy Horsfield
7. Hardy, Karen (8 December 2017). "This is not a children's book: Jack Heath delivers a warning". Retrieved 20 June 2020.

External links

• Lyneham High School website
• ACT Department of Education and Training
• Map of schools in the ACT