Playford International College

Last updated

Playford International College
Address
Playford International College

,
Information
Type Public
Established1960
Teaching staff110
Website https://playford.sa.edu.au/

Playford International College (formerly known as Fremont-Elizabeth City High School) is a high school in Elizabeth, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is an amalgamation of three secondary schools in Elizabeth: Playford High School, Fremont High School, and Elizabeth City High School. [1]

Contents

Playford offers general secondary education with elite programs in music. It is one among the four Special Interest Music Centres, [2] with those at the then "Fremont High School" set up in 1978, Brighton Secondary School and Marryatville High Schools set up in 1976, and Woodville High School in 1977, covering four distinct geographical areas of Adelaide. It is also one of thirteen Engineering Pathways Schools in South Australia.

History

Elizabeth Girls Technical High School

The Elizabeth Girls Technical High School was established in Elizabeth East in 1960, providing for students beyond year 7, at a time when the minimum school leaving age was 14. It was renamed Playford High School around 1976 and changed from a girls-only to a co-ed school in 1976. In 1988, it amalgamated with Elizabeth High School. After which the Elizabeth East site was decommissioned.

The name "Playford" was in recognition of Sir Thomas Playford, the state premier whose government established Elizabeth, a reference seen today in the name of the council area which was formed by amalgamating Elizabeth and Munno Para.

Elizabeth Boys Technical High School

The Elizabeth Boys Technical High School was established in Elizabeth Park in 1960, providing for students beyond year 7. It was renamed Fremont High School after 1975, changed from a boys-only to a co-ed school in 1976, and then amalgamated with Elizabeth City High School in 1997. The Elizabeth Park site was decommissioned in 1997.

The name 'Fremont' was taken from Elizabeth's sister city in California, named after the American explorer John C. Frémont. The reference is also seen today in the name of Fremont Park, between Elizabeth Park and Elizabeth East. The City of Playford no longer maintains this relationship with Fremont, California.

Elizabeth High School

Elizabeth High School was established at the Philip Highway site in Elizabeth in 1961. It provided general education for students beyond year 7, and preparation for entry to tertiary education. It had a year 8 intake initially, but also a year 9 intake comprising students who had been bussed to Salisbury High School from Elizabeth as year 8 Students in 1960. For 1961 the school was housed completely in temporary classrooms, the new two wing block not occupied until 1962. With the growth of the suburbs, enrolment rapidly outgrew the permanent buildings in the north-eastern corner of the site. By the mid-1960s over half the school was housed in "temporary" buildings extending west. A third wing was added to the "permanent" buildings and enrolment continued to grow to over 2000 students in the latter half of the decade. Enrolment eventually declined with the maturing population of the city and the establishment of another high school in Elizabeth West closer to developing suburbs that had extended northwards into Munno Para.

Playford High School

In 1988, an amalgamation with Playford High School formed Elizabeth City High School, and the schools were combined at the Philip Highway site.

Fremont–Elizabeth City High School

In 1995, an amalgamation with Fremont High School formed Fremont-Elizabeth City High School at the Philip Highway site.

Playford International College

In 2016, Fremont–Elizabeth City High School renamed its name as 'Playford International College'. The state government provided $7 million over four years to build a centre for advanced technologies, maths, science, arts, multimedia, and refurbish classrooms. [3] Upgrades were scheduled in 2016/17 and planned to be completed by 2019.


Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney Boys High School</span> School in Australia

Sydney Boys High School ("SBHS"), otherwise known as The Sydney High School ("SHS") or High, is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for boys, located at Moore Park, New South Wales, a suburb within the City of Sydney council, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">One Tree Hill, South Australia</span> Town in South Australia

One Tree Hill is a town on the outskirts of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Playford</span> Local government area in South Australia

The City of Playford is a local government area of South Australia in Adelaide's northern suburbs. It was named in recognition of Sir Thomas Playford, who played a part in the development of the area, and was South Australia's premier from 1938–1965. The city covers an area of 345 km2 (133 sq mi), and is home to over 90,000 residents. Playford was the fastest growing local government area in South Australia in the 2010s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elizabeth, South Australia</span> Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia

Elizabeth is an outer northern suburb of the Adelaide metropolitan area, South Australia, 24 km north of the Adelaide city centre. It is located in the City of Playford. At the 2016 census, Elizabeth had a population of 1,024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Town of Gawler</span> Local government area in South Australia

The Town of Gawler is a local government area located north of Adelaide city centre in South Australia containing Gawler and its suburbs. The corporate town was established in 1857 due to the township's residents' dissatisfaction at being governed by three different district councils.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marryatville High School</span> Public school in Marryatville, South Australia

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 Creek cuts through the school grounds and large gum trees line the property. The school was founded in 1976 during the Dunstan era, from the amalgamation of the Norwood Boys' Technical High School and the Kensington & Norwood Girls' High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canning Vale College</span> Public co-educational high day school in Perth, WesternAustralia

Canning Vale College is a public co-educational high day school in the City of Gosnells, located in Canning Vale, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adelaide High School</span> Public school in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Adelaide High School is a coeducational state high school situated on the corner of West Terrace and Glover Avenue in the Adelaide Parklands. Following the Advanced School for Girls, it was the second government high school in South Australia and the first coeducational public high school in that state. It currently has an enrolment of approximately 1,500 students.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexandria Park Community School</span> School in New South Wales, Australia

Alexandria Park Community School is a New South Wales government-controlled school for secondary and primary students located on Gadigal country at Park Road, Alexandria, a south Sydney inner suburb, New South Wales, Australia. The school is a public-funded, partially academically selective, comprehensive, co-educational day school. cad In 2020, the school enrolled approximately 900 students, from Year K to Year 12. 18% of students identified as Indigenous Australians and 58% were from a language background other than English. Opportunity classes are delivered in Year 5 and Year 6, as well as a selective stream in Year 7 to Year 12 for academically gifted and talented students. The school is operated by the NSW government Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority. The school principal is Diane Fetherston.

South Australian high schools that offer specialised courses and programs. Some schools have a selection process for entry into their special programs.

The City of Playford Library Service is the public library service of the City of Playford which is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

Lakeland Senior High School is an independent public co-educational high day school, located in the Perth suburb of South Lake, Western Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mary MacKillop College, Kensington</span> Secondary college in Kensington, South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Mary MacKillop College, formerly St Joseph's Upper Primary, then St Joseph's High School, is a Catholic girls' secondary school in the Adelaide suburb of Kensington, South Australia.

The Kelso High Campus of Denison College of Secondary Education is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school campus, located in Kelso, in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Merredin College is a government comprehensive primary and secondary day and boarding school, located in Merredin, a regional centre in the Wheatbelt region, 260 kilometres (162 mi) east of Perth, Western Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Elizabeth</span> Local government area in South Australia

The City of Elizabeth was a local government area located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide and seated at Elizabeth from 1964 to 1997.

The City of Munno Para, formerly the District Council of Munno Para, was a local government area of South Australia from 6 November 1958 to 1997, seated at the township of Smithfield. In 1997 the City of Munno Para merged with the City of Elizabeth to form the new City of Playford.

Munno Para is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Blakeview</span> Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia

Blakeview is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford. Blakeview is predominantly a residential suburb, but also has two commercial areas and two education areas.

Kaurna Plains School is an Aboriginal school in Elizabeth, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It includes the teaching of the Kaurna language in its curriculum.

References

  1. "History - Playford International College". Playford International College. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. "List of high schools with special interest or specialist programs". Department of Education | South Australia.
  3. "SA high school to drop years 8, 9, 10". News. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

34°43′25″S138°39′59″E / 34.7235°S 138.6665°E / -34.7235; 138.6665