Byron Bay High School is a
government-funded co-educational
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comprehensive secondary
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day school
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, located in
Byron Bay
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Australia
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. The school, which is designed in the shape of a
nautilus shell, opened on 15 May 1987. Facilities of the school include: agriculture centre, basketball courts,
canteen
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, car park, changing rooms,
library
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,
multi-purpose centre, performing arts centre,
sports centre
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and sports pitch.
Notable alumni
*Anatole Serret – drummer of ''
Parcels''
*
Beau Walker
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– professional surfer and television presenter
*
Cleopatra Coleman
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– actress and model, appeared in ''
The Last Man on Earth'' and''
In the Shadow of the Moon''
*
Dinesh Palipana – doctor, legal professional and disability advocate
*
Eka Darville
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– actor, appeared in ''
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'' and ''
Jessica Jones
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*Hayley McGlone – singer and lead vocalist of ''
The Jezabels
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*Heather Shannon – keyboardist and pianist of ''The Jezabels''
*
Katherine Hicks
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– actress, appeared in ''
Rescue: Special Ops''
*
Marty Mayberry –
para-alpine skier, competed at the ''
2006
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'' and ''
2010 Winter Paralympics''
*
Nathan Baggaley
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–
sprint canoeist and
surfskier, competed at the ''
2004 Summer Olympics
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''
*
Parkway Drive
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–
metalcore
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band
*Samuel Lockwood — guitarist of ''The Jezabels''
*
Stan Walker
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– singer, winner of ''
Australian Idol
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'' in 2009
*
Jake Duncombe
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– professional skateboarder
*Egg – ten time mosh champion and Channel Nine TV personality
See also
*
List of government schools in New South Wales
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*
List of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast
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*
Education in Australia
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References
External links
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1987 establishments in Australia
Byron Bay, New South Wales
Educational institutions established in 1987
Public high schools in New South Wales
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