Woodville High School is a

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in Woodville, a north western suburb of

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. It was opened in 1915. The school provides music, performing and visual arts and sporting programs and has achieved success in these activities, with students winning Gold, Silver and Bronze placings in the Generations in Jazz competition held annually in

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. In 2007, the Stage Band's

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section was deemed the best of the Generations in Jazz competition, which won them a small cash prize and a trophy which is displayed amongst the many others. The school's Music Center is also known for the variety of curriculum options with possible international outcomes in areas including: performance,

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and

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. However, these curriculum options are largely based on

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or modern

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. It is one of four Special Interest Music Centres, with those at Brighton Secondary School and

Marryatville High School Marryatville High School (MHS) is a public state secondary school in Adelaide, South Australia. The school is situated on a large area of land in the eastern suburb of Marryatville, part of the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters. First Cre ...

set up 1976, Woodville High School in 1977 and Playford International College (then "Fremont High School") in 1978 covering four distinct geographical areas of Adelaide. The school participates in a variety of activities including the Vietnamese Moon Festival, Glendi, Dozynki and Carnevale. The school has also won the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, in 2007.

Notable alumnae

* Bruce Abernethy, Australian rules player -

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and

* Greg Anderson, Australian rules player -

, Essendon and

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, movie producer/director *Justice Terry Connolly, Supreme Court, Australian Capital Territory *

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, political satirist, writer, actor * Bruce Dooland, Australian Test cricketer * Eric Freeman, Australian Test cricketer * Tim Ginever, Australian rules player * Robert Haigh, Olympian hockey 4 times, Silver medalist, Australian hockey coach * Neil Hawke, Australian Test cricketer, Australian Rules footballer * Alf Jarvis, teacher, Cape Horner (1915-2018) * Rob Kelvin, newsreader * David Kemp, Australian plant geneticist and parasitologist (1945–2013) *

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, sports broadcaster * Geof Motley, Australian rules player * Charlie Perkins, Australian soccer player, indigenous political activist * Mark Peters, Australian baseball player, Sporting Administrator * Michelangelo Rucci, journalist * Dr Samer Shahin, business leader * Bob Simunsen, Australian Rules footballer, Interstate cricketer * Jan Stirling, Australian basketball player and coach * Tim Wall, Australian Test cricketer

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