Mitcham Girls High School, located in Kingswood, is the only single-sex government high school in the

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. It has approximately 850 students in grades 7 to 13. As the school is unzoned, it attracts students from all across the

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metropolitan area as well as some regional locations.

History

Mitcham Girls High School was founded in 1964. The site was previously Kingswood High School from 1914 to 1917, and then from 1918 to 1963, it was a

co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...

site incorporating nearby

Unley High School Unley High School, located in Netherby, South Australia. History Unley High School was founded in 1910 as one of the first public high schools to be established after Adelaide High School in 1908. Initially it was under the control of the He ...

before becoming a girls-only technical high school in 1964. In 2015, 18% of students were from non-English-speaking backgrounds, as well as students from overseas studying under an international education program. The school is a member of the

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. Since 1993, the school has regularly had teams participate in the

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Facilities

The school has a quarter-Olympic-sized swimming pool and a performing arts centre.

Notable alumni

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, Australian politician

Notable staff

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, Australian netball player * Mike Elliot, former politician * Chloe Fox, former politician

References

External links

* High schools in South Australia 1964 establishments in Australia Educational institutions established in 1964 Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia Girls' schools in Australia

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