Albury High School

Albury High School
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Address
625 Kiewa Street Albury, New South Wales, 2640 Australia
Coordinates
Information
Type	Secondary
Established	1920 (1920)
Opened	28 March 1928 (1928-03-28)
Grades	7–12
Color(s)	Red, Black and White
Yearbook	Southern Cross
Website	Albury High School

Albury High School is a state high school located in the New South Wales city of Albury, Australia. Built in 1920, this large school hosts over 1100 students to this date.

History

Albury High School first opened in 1920, occupying an old hospital building in Thurgoona Street, Albury. Under the guidance of the first headmaster, J.G. Monaghan, the school quickly grew and gained more than 200 pupils. This significantly dropped in the mid 1920s, however after the establishment of a P and C association that was treated as a separate body, the school began to grow once more. The school moved into its current location in Kiewa Street on 28 March 1928, after the building of a permanent site to the tune of $50,000. The enrolment at the class slowly grew, with only a minor hitch when the school was classified as a Third Class High School. Eventually, the school gained its classification as a First Class High School and the numbers continued to grow. The addition of further buildings in the 1970s as well as the decision to include the Principal's residence as a teaching space helped aid the increasing enrolment.

In 2014, the school was rocked by a shock fire that ripped through the main A-block building. Whilst the majority of the building remained unharmed, the administration office was destroyed and had to be completely rebuilt.

Notable alumni

• Anne Elizabeth Boyd AM - Composer; Professor of Music at the University of Sydney
• Richard Roxburgh - actor

See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales

External links

• Albury High School web site