Blackburn High School
Blackburn High School is a co-educational public secondary school for children from years 7 to 12 in Blackburn North, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1956. The school is notable for its music curriculum and extracurriculars, particularly for its early adoption of music education in government schooling.
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Blackburn High School is a co-educational public secondary school for children from years 7 to 12 in Blackburn North, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1956. The school is notable for its music curriculum and extracurriculars, particularly for its early adoption of music education in government schooling.
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• Name — Blackburn High School • Motto — Ad Lucem Crescimus • Motto Translation — Growing Towards the Light • Address — 58/62 Springfield Road • City — Blackburn North • State — Victoria • Zipcode — 3130 • Country — Australia • Type — Public • Established — 1956 • Principal — Joanna Alexander • Grades — 712 • Grades Label — Years • Colours — Green, white, black • Enrollment — 1321 • Website — http: www.blackburnhs.vic.edu.au
History
History
The land for Blackburn High School was acquired from the Pearce Family, who grew peaches and cherries. In 1955 (five years before opening) the site was described "still in the cherry orchard state", however the Lilydale Express reported that a "Mr. Percy" from Lilydale High School would be promoted to head-master of Blackburn. Blackburn High School's instrumental music program began in 1965 under the guidance of teacher Renee Maddocks and principal Arthur Beaumont.
Music
Music
The school has performed in outside events such as the Monterey Jazz Festival, Floriade, International Society for Music Education Conference, Victorian School Music Festival, the 71st Annual Midwest Clinic, and the local Whitehorse Christmas Carols. It has also competed in the Echuca-Moama School Bands Festival, Royal South Street Eisteddfod, Generations in Jazz Competition, and the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival. The school has released three albums, one in 1977, and two from the Midwest Clinic in 2017. Generations in Jazz Results • Awards — 1st Place — 2nd Place — 3rd Place — Honourable Mention • Big Band • Division 1 — 2017, 2014 — 2019, 2018, 2011, 2010 — 2015, 2012 • Division 2 — 2010 — 2019 (2.1) — 2026 (2.2) — 2009 • Division 3 — 2009 (3.1) • Division 4 — 2019 (4.2), 2018 (4.2) • Small Jazz Combo • Division 1 — 2019 (1.2) • Division 3 — 2024 • SBA Division 4+ Nick Mulder Memorial Award - 2025 • James Morrison Golden Mouthpiece Award - 2014:
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Christos Tsiolkas – Novelist • Ross Irwin – Trumpet player in Melbourne based band 'The Cat Empire'. • Shannon Barnett – Trombonist, Bell Awards winner for Young Australian Jazz Artist (2007) • Daniel Merriweather – R&B Singer/Songwriter. • Reuben Morgan – Singer/Songwriter at the Hillsong Church • Darren James – 3AW Radio Announcer • Don Scott – Former Hawthorn AFL Football Club Captain & Premiership Player & South Adelaide coach. • Dee Ryall MP – Former member for Mitcham and Ringwood in the Victorian Parliament • Jenny Donnet – Olympic and Commonwealth Games diving athlete • Steve Irons – Federal Member for Swan (WA) 2007 • Jacinta Parsons – Radio host • Timothy Fehring – student who died on a school camp • Kynan Brown – Former Melbourne AFL Player • Elizabeth Minter – Former professional Tennis Player • Trung Luu MP – Member for Victorian legislative council & Former councillor for City of Brimbank • Erica Sigmont – Track and Field Athlete • Martin Grant – Fashion Designer
Notable staff
Notable staff
• Michael Cigler – Multicultural Historian
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- 1.BHS Newsletter Issue 11 - 7th August.
- 2.myschool.edu.au/school/45357
- 3.Blackburn High School, Blackburn School profile - 2016 My School. www.myschool.edu.au. July 2020.
- 4.Pearce, Ron. Document, Pearce Family. Victorian Collections. 2001.
- 5.Whitehorse Historical Society. Spiders In the Loo - Anecdotal Stories from Local History. 22–24, 26. 2010. 9780980793512.
- 6.SCHOOL MUST TEACH IN SHIFTS. The Argus (Melbourne). 6. 22 October 1955.
- 7.MORE ACCOMMODATION STILL NEEDED AT HIGH SCHOOL. The Lilydale Express. 11. 16 December 1955.
- 8.Manser, Nieta. A classy performer and renowned teacher. The Age. 14 September 2007.
- 9.Hoban, Rosie. World stage. Herald Sun. 22 April 2008.
- 10.Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 4th Annual Next Generation Festival Results. All About Jazz. 10 April 2008.
- 11.Advertising. The Canberra Times. 70. 21,703. 50. 17 September 1994.
- 12.GOOD Times. The Canberra Times. 62. 28. 14 July 1988.
- 13.Victorian School Music Festival. 2013 VSMF - Advanced Jazz Section. 2020-04-30.
- 14.Victorian School Music Festival. 2019 VSMF Senior Jazz Ensemble Section. 2021-08-22.
- 15.O-Connell, Andy. 2017 Midwest Clinic: Blackburn High School Senior Jazz Orchestra (Live). Spotify.
- 16.Bragge, Lily. Carols. The Age. 18 December 2004.
- 17.Creative Whitehorse. Whitehorse Carols 2024 - Carols Songbook. 7. 14 December 2024.
- 18.Focus on Youth. The Riverine Herald. 4. 24 May 2000.
- 19.2017 Results Generations In Jazz Mount Gambier South Australia. www.generationsinjazz.com.au.
- 20.Cool school combo takes top prize. www.heraldsun.com.au. 2014-06-08.
- 21.Koziol, Michael. Melbourne students make history at top New York jazz event. The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 May 2025.
- 22.Blackburn High School Concert Band. Blackburn High Concert Band. 1977.
- 23.Bunn, Jemima. 2017 Midwest Clinic: Blackburn High School Symphonic Band (Live). Spotify. 2017.
- 24.Austlit. Christos Tsiolkas AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. www.austlit.edu.au.
- 25.Cook, Margaret. (School Days). The Age (Melbourne, Australia). 2 April 1996.
- 26.CORRECTED VERSION EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEE Inquiry into the extent, benefits and potential of music education in Victorian schools.
- 27.Midwest Clinic Performing Organizations - Bla. Midwest Clinic.
- 28.Sunny future for Merriweather. Herald Sun.
- 29.Reuben Morgan. hillsong.com.
- 30.THQ, The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory. Music provided my pathway to God Others Magazine. others.org.au.
- 31.Weekend Breakfast. 3AW.
- 32.Is Don, is FINALLY Legend: The complicated case of Hawks great Don Scott. afl.com.au. 2021-12-14.
- 33.Dee Ryall MLA. Dee Ryall.
- 34.cgaadmin. Jenny Donnet: Brisbane 1982 was a fantastic time Commonwealth Games Australia. commonwealthgames.com.au. 2017-09-30.
- 35.Hon Steve Irons. www.aph.gov.au.
- 36.Jacinta Parsons. ABC.
- 37.Tragic new update in the fallout over the death of a teenager on a school excursion. 27 July 2022.
- 38.Kynan Brown AFL. melbournefc.com.au.
- 39.Blackburn High School. Pinjarra. 80. 2019.
- 40.TENNIS Masur in easy straight-sets victory. The Canberra Times. 57. 20. 15 November 1982.
- 41.Smethurst, Annika. From refugee to MP - a survivor's story. The Age (Melbourne, Australia). 27 February 2023.
- 42.Devlin, Rebekah. Motivator. The Age (Melbourne, Australia). 8 December 1999.
- 43.Burns, Janice Breen. How a teenage drop-out went on to dress the world's most famous women. The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 March 2025.
- 44.Michael Cigler interviewed by Barry York [sound recording]. Trove.
- 45.York, Barry. Michael Joseph Cigler (1923–1990). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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