Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Location

Australia
Coordinates34°24′23″S 150°53′22″E / 34.40639°S 150.88944°E / -34.40639; 150.88944
Information
Former nameWollongong High School
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school
MottoLatin: Age Quod Agis
(Whatever you do, do well)
Established1916 (1916)
School districtIllawarra
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
SpecialistPerforming arts
PrincipalKylie Woods
Teaching staff86.0 FTE (2018)
Years712
Enrolment1,188 (2018)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Green, black and yellow    
Websitewollongong-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

The Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school with speciality in performing arts, located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1916, the school enrolled approximately 1,190 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom five percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 25 per cent were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education.

Approximately one-third of students gain entry through auditions.