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Golden Grove High School

Coordinates: 34°47′37″S 138°41′46″E / 34.79361°S 138.69611°E / -34.79361; 138.69611
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Golden Grove High School
Address
Map
1 Adey Place, Golden Grove

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5125

Australia
Coordinates34°47′37″S 138°41′46″E / 34.79361°S 138.69611°E / -34.79361; 138.69611
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoSuccess for All
Established1989
StatusOpen
School boardGOLDEN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL COUNCIL INC
School districtNorth East
Educational authorityDepartment for Education (South Australia)
PrincipalPeter Kuss
Exam boardSouth Australian Certificate of Education
Grades7–12
Number of students1800
HousesTilly, Milne, Stevens and Robertson
Color(s)   Green and gold
Communities servedGolden Grove , Greenwith , Wynn Vale
Websitegoldengrovehs.sa.edu.au

Golden Grove High School is a public secondary school (7–12) 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.

Sporting events

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Golden Grove High School holds an annual sports day at Tilley Reserve, 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

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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, 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,[citation needed] 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 built near the Administration Block of the School. This is a specialist arts centre with facilities for drama and dance. This has an upper level, which has a large lecture theatre used for assemblies and lessons for various subjects. This facility is also shared by the three schools.

Libraries

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Golden Grove Library is located near the centre of the school. All students use Thiele Library (named after Colin Thiele[1]), which is located in shared facilities.

Notable alumni

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  • Roberto DeRosa, Sports Journalist and special needs olympic soccer player. One of 60 people worldwide to suffer from a rare bone disability in his hips. [2]

References

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  1. ^ "About". Thiele Library. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/robbie-de-rosa-fulfilling-dreams-of-coaching/news-story/e33a30a482a2a3b1fcfc98b0ef57dfb5 [bare URL]
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