Lanyon High School is a

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located in Conder,

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. It serves the

Lanyon Valley Lanyon Valley ({{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, æ, n, j, ə, n) is a district located at the southeast end of Canberra, Australia, including the suburbs of Gordon, Conder, and Banks. Region The Lanyon Valley is a small community containing five schools: Lanyo ...

and surrounding rural areas in the

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district of

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. The school was established in 1996 by the ACT department of education to address the needs of young people in years 7–10 as they move from primary school to further education, training or employment.

History

There is a lot of history in the school walls, such as the Canberran singing legend himself,

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. The school has had many visits from famous names of the world, and has been interviewed by

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School structure

The school is split into four sub schools: *Green – English/SOSE/LOTE *Gold – Maths/Science/PE *Red – The Arts and Technology *Blue – Student Services

Buildings

Lanyon's main building is two stories high. The top level is Green (English/SOSE/LOTE) and the bottom is split into two areas, Red (The Arts and Technology) and Gold (Maths/Science/PE). The school has four computer labs plus a library. There are six science labs, as well as a separate dance and drama room. The majority of rooms are equipped with smartboards.

School houses

Students participate in the Athletics carnival, Swimming Carnival and the Cross country in their school houses. Students are placed into school houses according to their surname. *Bond (Red) A–F (named after Australian Paralympic wheelchair Rugby Player Chris Bond) *Buchanan (Yellow) G-O (named after Olympian Caroline Buchanan who is an Australian cyclist in BMX and mountain biking) *Mills(Green) P–Z (named after Olympian Patrick Mills who is an Indigenous Australian professional basketball player)

Enrolment

Lanyon High School enrolls students in Year 7 from a number of feeder primary schools, including Gordon, Conder and Bonython primary schools. For year 8–10 enrolments are accepted for students living in the area according to vacant spaces available at the school.

Lanyon Cluster

The Lanyon Cluster schools are: * Bonython Primary School * Gordon Primary School * Charles Conder Primary School

References

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External links

Lanyon High School website

Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards 2010

2008 Japan Trip

Drawing the lines: schools political cartooning competition – winning entries
Public schools in the Australian Capital Territory High schools in the Australian Capital Territory Educational institutions established in 1996 Rock Eisteddfod Challenge participants 1996 establishments in Australia