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secondary school, located in Carlton North, an inner suburb of

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History

The school was opened by the acting headmaster on 2 September 1889 with several hundred pupils. It was the continuation of the

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, North Carlton school, established in the 1860s. Ivor Evans, a 13-year-old student at Princes Hill State School, was a co-winner of the

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to design Australia's national flag. It was displayed over the

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. A fire destroyed the original structure on 8 February 1970. Teachers at the school sent a telegram to the then prime minister,

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, to ask for financial aid for the school. 410 pupils were left without classrooms. The school was rebuilt in 1973 by

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in a Brutalist architectural style. New wings have been added since 1983, and a gymnasium in the 2000s The school has a no-uniform policy. Students have not worn uniforms since 1971.

Campus

Princes Hill Secondary College is one of the few late-20th-century buildings on Arnold Street. In 2005, parts of the school were refurbished: the performing arts centre, textiles and food facilities, year 11 and 12 classrooms and science laboratories. A gymnasium was later established in 2006. The school has small theatre seating 150 and a camp near Mirimbah, located at the foothills of

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in the

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Academics

VCE studies offered by the school:
Art, Australian and Global Politics, Biology, Business Management, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Drama, English, English (EAL), English Language, Foundation Mathematics, French, Further Mathematics, General Mathematics, Global Politics, Health and Human Development, History: 20th Century (1900-1945), History: 20th Century (since 1945), History: Revolutions, Italian, Literature, Mathematical Methods (CAS), Media, Music Investigation, Music Performance, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Product Design and Technology, Psychology, Specialist Mathematics, Studio Arts and Visual Communication Design. In 2008 and 2012 VCE Media and Art students' work was selected for the Top Arts Exhibition at the

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. Princes Hill Secondary College was ranked in the top 200 public secondary schools (equal 9th) in Australia based on academic results in 2009. In 2013, 32 of 111 students achieved an

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over 90 (29%), almost 50% of students achieved over 80, and 67% achieved over 70. In 2014, the

Victorian Certificate of Education The Victorian Certificate of Education (often abbreviated VCE) is one credential available to secondary school students who successfully complete year 11 and 12 in the Australian state of Victoria. The VCE is the predominant choice for students ...

median study score was 33. 16.4 percent of students achieved over 40 study scores. Princes Hill Secondary College was ranked 14th out of all state secondary schools in Victoria based on VCE results in 2018.

Notable alumni

* Eugene Arocca, Chief Executive Officer at Motorsport Australia * Attila Abonyi, Australian association football player, member of the

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for the 1974 FIFA World Cup *

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, Australian rules footballer *

Steve Bastoni Steve Bastoni (born 4 March 1966) is an Award winning, Italian-born Australian actor. He became a household name in Australia for his role as Constable Yannis 'Angel' Angelopoulos in ''Police Rescue'' and as Steve Parker in ''Neighbours''. H ...

, Australian actor * Tony Birch, Indigenous Australian author, academic and activist *

John Bluthal John Bluthal (born Isaac Bluthal; 12 August 1929 – 15 November 2018) was a Polish-born Australian actor and comedian, noted for his six-decade career internationally in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. He started his career ...

, British film and television actor *

Jack Brake John Brake (11 November 1890 – 16 May 1970) was a former leading Australian rules footballer who played with University and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of James Hugh Brake (1853-1915), and Barbara Steven ...

, Australian football player *

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, Australian rules footballer *

Lily Brett Lily Brett (born Lilijahne Brajtsztajn 5 September 1946, Feldafing displaced persons camp, Bavaria, Germany) is an Australian novelist, essayist and poet. She lived in North Carlton and then Elwood/Caulfield (suburbs of Melbourne) from 1948 to ...

, Australian novelist, essayist and poet * Joseph Brown, AO, OBE, Australian artist and art collector *Si
William Brunton
Australian politician, and

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Vin Catoggio Vincenzo "Vin" Catoggio (born 13 May 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. He was noted for his outrageous afro haircut and because of this was considered one of the real characters of the game. He is o ...

, Australian rules footballer * Kelvin Coe OBE, Australian ballet dancer of the

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* Alan Crawford, Australian rules footballer *

Matt Day Matthew Day (born 28 September 1971) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. Early life Day was born in Melbourne, Victoria. When he was 11 years old, he went to live in the United States with his father, a newspaper correspondent, where he b ...

, Australian actor * John Dugdale, Australian rules footballer *

Geoffrey Edelsten Geoffrey Walter Edelsten (2 May 1943 – 11 June 2021) was an Australian businessman and former physician known for founding the health care company Allied Medical Group. Edelsten was a general practitioner whose unconventional clinics a ...

, Australian medical entrepreneur, philanthropist, former owner of the Sydney Swans
Ivor Evans
Australian co-designer of the

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* Brandon Ellis, Australian rules footballer * Fred Freer, Australian cricketer * Mikey Goldsworthy, Australian bassist for

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* Jack Hale, Australian rules footballer *

Bob Heatley Robert Clive Heatley (6 July 1895 – 22 February 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Austr ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Russell Hitchcock Russell Charles Hitchcock (born 15 June 1949) is an Australian musician and lead vocalist of the soft rock duo Air Supply. Early life Born in Melbourne, Hitchcock attended South Brunswick State School, and later studied at Princes Hill High ...

, Australian singer * Basil Kardasis, Fashion Designer and former professor, Royal College of Art, London * Annette Klooger, Australian singer *

Ben Lewin Ben Lewin (born 1946) is an Australian director. Early life and education Ben Lewin was born in Poland. As a child, he emigrated with his family to Melbourne, Australia. At the age of six, he contracted polio which has caused him to use cru ...

, Australian-American film director and screenwriter * Sam Lipski, Australian journalist * Ian Macfarlan, Australian politician, deputy leader of the

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in the state of Victoria, and the 35th

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* Paul Meldrum, Australian rules footballer *

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, Australian singer-songwriter (graduated 2016) *

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, Australian actress starring in ''

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'', '' Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows'' and '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' *

Adam Richard Adam Richard (born Adam Richard Dellamarta, 1 January 1971 in Carlton, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, actor, radio presenter, writer and media personality, best known co-writing and starring in '' Outland,'' an ABC1 comedy series about a ...

, Australian comedian, actor and media personality * Wendy Saddington, Australian blues, soul and jazz singer *Sir David Smith KCVO, AO, Australian public servant * Dr Lachlan Strahan, Australian High Commissioner to Solomon Islands * Maria Vamvakinou, Australian politician, ALP member for Calwell in the

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* Frank Warne, Australian cricketer * David White, Former Australian politician *

Arnold Zable Arnold Zable (born 1947) is an Australian writer, novelist, storyteller and human rights advocate. His books include the memoir ''Jewels and Ashes'', three novels: ''Café Scheherazade'', ''Scraps of Heaven'', and ''Sea of Many Returns'', two co ...

, Australian writer

References

External links

Princes Hill Secondary College website
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