Golden Grove High School

Golden Grove High School
Address
1 Adey Place, Golden Grove Golden Grove, South Australia 5125 Australia
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	A Centre of Excellence in the Arts
Established	1989
Principal	Paul Wilson
Exam board	SSABSA
Grades	8–12
Number of students	1229
Houses	Tilly, Milne, Stevens and Robertson
School color(s)	Green and Gold
Website	www.goldengrovehs.sa.edu.au

Golden Grove High school is a public secondary school (8–12) located with Gleeson College and Pedare Christian College private schools in Golden Grove, South Australia. The three schools share a common campus. The school was built as part of the Delfin Golden Grove development as part of a planned community. The school opened in 1989. A special education unit is included for students with intellectual and physical disability. It is also a special interest dance/drama school.

Student leadership

The school since its founding, has incorporated the leadership of students into its development.

Sporting events

Golden Grove High School holds an annual sports day on Gleeson Oval, where all students are encouraged to attend and get involved in numerous sporting events.

Golden Grove is a sporting school that actively participates in the north eastern schools competition, Vista. Vista includes a variety of sports including but not limited to soccer, football, cricket, hockey, basketball, tennis, volleyball, badminton, touch football, swimming, athletics and table tennis.

Facilities

The three schools have a shared facilities area where mainly senior subjects are located. The shared facilities centre includes numerous computer rooms for computer science classes, CADD suites, Electronics, Information Technology, chemistry, physics, psychology and biology labs, woodwork and metalwork rooms, senior art studios, a music suite and senior home economics building.

The South Australian Government built an adjoining Community Recreation Centre at a cost of approximately 9 million dollars, and was completed in 1993. This centre included two individual stadiums (one with retractable grandstand seating), a gymnasium and a 500-seat performance theatre. Special flooring in the stadiums was made from a special rubber compound, designed to prevent sporting injuries. All three schools and the public share the Recreation and Arts Centre.

The local hockey field is also shared by the three schools.

The Dame Roma Mitchell Centre was recently built near the Administration Block of the School. This is a specialist arts centre with facilities for drama and dance. This has a bottom level and upper level, the bottom level is a fully functional performing arts theatre that incorporates three zones, Foyer, floor, stage. The second level has two large lecture theatres used for assemblies and lessons for various subjects. The lecture theatres both have large sound proof doors which can open up for extra theatre seating space which overlook the stage for performances and assemblies. This facility is also shared by the two schools. Golden Grove High School and Gleeson College

Libraries

Golden Grove Library is located near the centre of the school. Senior students use Thiele Library (named after Colin Thiele), which is located in shared facilities.

Notable alumni

2011 Winner of Australia's X-Factor and Sony Music contracted, Reece Mastin was enrolled at Golden Grove High School. Mastin's first single release 'Good Night' took a matter of hours to become number 1 song downloaded on iTunes.

Thomas Strain, footballer for Hednesford Town F.C. playing in the Conference North, on loan from Aston Villa F.C.

External links

• Golden Grove High School