Byron Bay High School
| Byron Bay High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
2 Arakwal Court  | |
| Coordinates | 28°40′0.29″S 153°36′57.1″E / 28.6667472°S 153.615861°E | 
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school | 
| Motto | The Future is Ours | 
| Established | 15 May 1987[1] | 
| School district | Ballina/Tweed | 
| Authority | New South Wales Department of Education | 
| Principal | Janine Marcus | 
| Staff | 56 | 
| Grades | 7–12 | 
| Enrollment | 774 (2019) | 
| Campus type | Inner regional | 
| Color(s) | |
| Website | byronbay-h | 
Byron Bay High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The school, which is designed in the shape of a nautilus shell,[2] opened on 15 May 1987. Facilities of the school include: agriculture centre, basketball courts, canteen, car park, changing rooms, library, multi-purpose centre, performing arts centre, sports centre and sports pitch. The indigenous country land the school was built on was Arakwal people of the Bundjalung nation.[2]
Notable alumni
- Anatole Serret – drummer of Parcels[3]
 - Beau Walker – professional surfer and television presenter
 - Cleopatra Coleman – actress and model, appeared in The Last Man on Earth and In the Shadow of the Moon[4]
 - Dinesh Palipana OAM – doctor, legal professional and disability advocate[5]
 - Eka Darville – actor, appeared in Power Rangers RPM and Jessica Jones[6]
 - Hayley Mary – singer and lead vocalist of The Jezabels[7]
 - Heather Shannon – keyboardist and pianist of The Jezabels[7]
 - Katherine Hicks – actress, appeared in Rescue: Special Ops[8]
 - Marty Mayberry – para-alpine skier, competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Paralympics[9]
 - Nathan Baggaley – sprint canoeist and surfskier, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics[10]
 - Parkway Drive – metalcore band[11]
 - Samuel Lockwood – guitarist of The Jezabels[7]
 - Stan Walker – singer, winner of Australian Idol in 2009[12]
 - Jake Duncombe – professional skateboarder
 
See also
- List of government schools in New South Wales
 - List of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast
 - Education in Australia
 
References
- ^ "Byron Bay High School Newsletter" (PDF). byronbay-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. 12 May 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ a b "Byron Bay High School". @NSWDepartmentofEducation. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
 - ^ Pentelow, Orla (9 May 2017). "Boyeurism: Parcels". Vogue. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ Burmester, Jann (1 August 2012). "Cleo steps up". Byron Shire News. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ Martin, Kymberly (26 February 2020). "Q&A with Gold Coast University Hospital Doctor, Dinesh Palipana". Freedom2live. The Intermedia Group. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ Encalada, Javier (13 March 2016). "Eka Darville is Byron Bay's latest superstar". The Northern Star. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ a b c Encalada, Javier (2 January 2017). "The Jezabels happy to leave 2016 behind". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ Hildreth, Digby (23 February 2010). "Katherine is targeting a Logie". The Northern Star. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ "Marty's Story, Sydney, New South Wales". Troy Pocock Meningococcal Foundation. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
 - ^ Wilson, Rae (23 July 2012). "Olympian walks away on drug charges". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ Miles, Lucas (20 May 2011). "Parkway Drive rock Byron High". The Northern Star. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 - ^ Gulbin, Melissa (10 November 2009). "Stan is our Australian Idol man". The Northern Star. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
 
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