Glenunga International High School (GIHS), formerly Glenunga High School (GHS), is a publicly-funded
international school
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in
Adelaide, South Australia
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. It is located approximately south-east of the
Adelaide city centre
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in the suburb of
Glenunga, between L'Estrange and Conyngham Streets, adjoining the major thoroughfare
Glen Osmond Road
Glen Osmond Road is a major section of the Princes Highway (and Highway 1) in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. Connecting the Adelaide city centre with the Adelaide Hills via the South Eastern Freeway; Glen Osmond Road carries half of Ade ...
. The school serves the surrounding suburbs of the cities of
Unley
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,
Burnside and the
Adelaide Hills.
Glenunga offers the
Ignite
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Music
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* ''Ignite'' (Econoline Crush album), 2007
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program for gifted students as well as the
IB Diploma Programme
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. the principal is Wendy Johnson.
History
The school was established in 1903 from the defunct
Adelaide Agricultural School (founded 1897 with Andrew Ferguson as headmaster) as the
Preparatory School for the
South Australian School of Mines and Industries
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. It was renamed the Junior Technical School in 1914 and then Adelaide Technical High School in 1918.
The school and the Old Scholars Association marked 1998 as the centenary year.
It was located at the School of Mines building (which houses Brookman Hall — named for benefactor
George Brookman
Sir George Brookman KBE (15 April 1850 – 20 June 1927) was a South Australian businessman who made a fortune from a gold discovery in Western Australia, and is remembered as a generous benefactor of the South Australian School of Mines and In ...
) on the corner of
North Terrace and
Frome Road
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, now part of the City East campus of the
University of South Australia
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. The school population outgrew the campus, so in 1964 it was relocated to its current location in Glenunga, and was renamed Glenunga High School in 1974. It adopted its current name upon the introduction of the
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
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in 1990–91 with the aid of
The Honourable Greg Crafter, a development which was instigated to help save the school from closure due to dwindling student numbers. With enrolments rising, GIHS has subsequently attracted substantial government funding and construction projects, most notably the technology and science wing extensions, a new administration block, and a performing arts centre; since 2005 there have been various additional changes to the facilities, such as extra rooms.
In 2013, development began for a new $10 million building to accommodate the growing number of students. This new building was accompanied by the renovation of the Music, Sciences and Art departments, as well as a new library. The development upgrades were completed in 2014.
In 2020, the construction began for new buildings including technology facilities, science labs and classrooms began. The total cost of the new plan is roughly $32 million. The construction has been completed at the start of 2022 for the introduction of year 7s into the school, which fully opened to students and staff in mid-Term 1.
Student life
Glenunga International High School hosts an array of extracurricular groups, all of which are student-run. These include special-interest clubs, a variety of community service organisations, as well as various sporting teams. Glenunga has over 50 student-led clubs, which include Literature, Musical Theatre, Debating, Chess, Science and Raspberry Pi, amongst others.
Glenunga International High School has an extensive student leadership model, which gives any student the opportunity to make change within the school community. This includes the Learner, International Mindedness, and Wellbeing Councils, student driven bodies who co-ordinate events and a number of other responsibilities.
Academic performance
Glenunga continues to foster some of the academically highest-achieving students in the state.
In 2016, 20 students across both the SACE and IB diplomas achieved an ATAR of 99 or more — a score in the top 1% of students nationwide for that year.
[http://gihs.sa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/GIHS-Newsletter-2017_Issue-1.pdf ]
Notable staff members
*
Daniel Becker
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— Sciences teacher, 2019, current
*
Dave Dallwitz
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— Art teacher, c. 1954–1964
*
Ivor Francis
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Life and career
Francis was born in Toronto and began his acting c ...
— Art teacher, 1944–1947
*
Doru Frîncu (Francu) — P. E. teacher, 2009–present
*
Sam Kellett — English teacher, 2013–2014
*
Geoff Kemp — English and Drama teacher, current
*
Paul Mildren — Member of the Australian baseball team; P. E. teacher, 2015–present
*
Joe Scalzi
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Early life
Scalzi was a high sch ...
— Social sciences, 2008–2010
*
Rex Wright
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— P. E. teacher, 2011–2020
Notable alumni and alumnae
G(I)HS (1974–present)
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Stanley Browning — Actor
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Leanne Choo
Nyuk Lian "Leanne" Choo (born 5 June 1991) is a badminton player from Australia. She is the reigning Oceania Champion in women's and mixed doubles. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, alongside former women's doubles partner, ...
— Australian representative at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in badminton
*
William Henzell
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— Represented Australia at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics in
table tennis
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*
Finegan Kruckemeyer
Finegan Kruckemeyer (born 1981) is an Australian playwright.
Early life
Kruckemeyer was born in 1981 in Cork, Ireland, of a German father and Irish mother. The family moved to Adelaide, South Australia when Finegan was eight years old, and he ...
— Playwright
*
Giang Nguyen
:''This is a Vietnamese name; The family name is Nguyen.''
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— Mathematician
*
Raphaela Wiget —
Australian Ninja Warrior
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contestant, seasons
3 and
4
*
Cameron Wood
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Brisbane Lions
He was recr ...
—
AFL
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footballer with the
Brisbane Lions
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(2005–2007),
Collingwood Football Club
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(2008–2012), and
Carlton Football Club
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Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...
(2014–2016)
ATHS
*
Peter Badcoe
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—
Victoria Cross
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recipient. Killed in action during the
Vietnam War
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*
Mark Brindal
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— Politician
*
Sir Walter Crocker — Diplomat, Lieutenant-Governor of South Australia
*
Bruce R. Davis
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Education
He attended ...
— Electronics engineer
*
Maurice de Rohan — Engineer, Agent General for South Australia
*
Norm Duncan
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— VFL footballer with South Melbourne
*
Merle Honor Marten — Holden artist, Mayoress of Port Adelaide
*
Harry Medlin — Deputy Chancellor of the University of Adelaide
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Vince Monterola — CEO of the SA Country Fire Service
*
Ong Teng Cheong
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— President of Singapore, politician, architect, town planner
*
Kevin Peek
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He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and initially p ...
— Classical/rock guitarist
*
Reg Sprigg
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— Geologist, conservationist
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James Cyril Stobie — Inventor of the Stobie pole
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Alfred Traeger
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Early life and education
Traeger was born at Glenlee, near Dimboo ...
— Inventor of the pedal radio
Adelaide Agricultural School (1897–1902)
*
Sir Richard Layton Butler
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A. E. V. Richardson
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References and notes
External links
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Blue and Gold Alumni Association
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City of Burnside
Educational institutions established in 1898
Public schools in South Australia
Special interest high schools in South Australia
International Baccalaureate schools in Australia
Ignite high schools in South Australia
1898 establishments in Australia