Blackburn High School

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Blackburn High School
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Address
Blackburn High School
58/62 Springfield Road

,
3130

Australia
Coordinates 37°48′39″S145°09′00″E / 37.8109°S 145.1500°E / -37.8109; 145.1500
Information
Type Public
MottoAd Lucem Crescimus
(Growing Towards the Light [1] )
Established1956
PrincipalJoanna Alexander
Years7–12
Enrollment1321 [2]
Colour(s)Green, white, black
    
Website www.blackburnhs.vic.edu.au

Blackburn High School is a public secondary school for both girls and boys in years 7 to 12 in Blackburn North, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1956. [3]

The school has performed in prestigious music events such as The Victorian School Music Festival, The Royal South Street Competition and Generations in Jazz Competition in Mount Gambier, which they have won a number of times. [4] [5]

Notable alumni

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