Campbelltown Performing Arts High School

Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
Location
Beverley Road, Campbelltown, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	34°03′40″S150°49′22″E / 34.061033°S 150.822737°E / -34.061033; 150.822737
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school
Motto	Strength Through Unity
Founded	1954;71 years ago (1954)
School district	Macarthur
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Specialist	Performing arts
Years	7–12
Enrolment	c. 1,000
Colour(s)	Maroon and gold
Website	campbellto-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

The Campbelltown Performing Arts High School (abbreviated as CPAHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school with speciality in performing arts, located in Campbelltown, a suburb in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Founded in 1954, CPAHS educates approximately 1,000 students from Year 7 to Year 12 who have enrolled based on local residence and/or selectively in the performing arts division. The school's education curriculum and examinations are governed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority, a government agency initiative under the administration of the New South Wales Department of Education.

Notable alumni

• Tim Campbell  –actor
• Bruce Quick  –athlete and Olympian ^[1]
• Jai Waetford  – pop singer, songwriter and actor ^[2]
• Lisa Wilkinson  –journalist and TV presenter

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Schools portal

• List of government schools in New South Wales
• List of creative and performing arts high schools in New South Wales

References

1. "Bruce Quick". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 January 2013
2. Moran, Jonathan (14 July 2013). "Jai Waetford may look like Justin Bieber but this teen has his own talent". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 22 August 2013.