Bradfield Senior College (sometimes called Bradfield College) is a government-funded

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specialising in the creative industries, located on the Pacific Highway,

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, in the lower north shore suburb of

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, Australia. Established in 1993, the college enrolled approximately 300 students in 2018, in

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only, of whom one percent were

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. The school is operated by

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in conjunction with the

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in accordance with a curriculum developed by the

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. The principal is Meredith Melville-Jones, who also is the College Director of Bradfield College. The related Bradfield College is one of seven colleges comprising

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History

Bradfield Senior College began in 1993 on the site previously occupied by

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. The College was the first of its kind in New South Wales to have TAFE NSW Certificate programs integrated with the NSW Higher School Certificate in areas such as Design, Music, Dance, Entertainment, Hospitality, Information Technology, Digital Media, Retail and Tourism Services. The school caters for students in Years 11 and 12 only and boasts an independent adult environment for its students, some of whom have come from challenging backgrounds. The majority of students are aged 16 to 22 years old.

Campus

The Bradfield Senior College campus is located at 213 Pacific Highway on the St Leonards Learning and Innovation campus. The school's facilities include a dance studio, music rehearsal rooms, recording studio, drama performance space, radio and editing rooms, darkroom, photography studio, visual art rooms, art exhibition studio, study centre, computer rooms (MAC and PC), food lab, biology lab, student lounge and design rooms.

Curriculum

Note: The TVET, External Dance and IT courses run one afternoon a week and are open to students who attend other schools if the school does not offer a particular subject.

Notable alumni

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Australian VJ; works with

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