Bradfield College (Sydney)

School in Australia

Bradfield Senior College

Location

213 Pacific Highway, St Leonards, New South Wales

Australia

Coordinates| 33°49′6.23″S 151°11′13″E﻿ / ﻿33.8183972°S 151.18694°E﻿ / -33.8183972; 151.18694
Information
Other name| The School for Creative Industries
Type| Government-funded co-educational specialist senior secondary and vocational day school
Established| 1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Educational authority|

* New South Wales Department of Education
* TAFE NSW

Oversight| NSW Education Standards Authority
Specialist| Creative industries
College Director| Meredith Melville-Jones
Years| 11–12
Enrolment| 295[1] (2018)
Campus type| Suburban
Affiliations|

* Bradfield College (of TAFE)
* TAFE NSW Northern Sydney

Website| bradfield.nsw.edu.au
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Bradfield Senior College (sometimes called Bradfield College) is a government-funded co-educational specialist senior secondary and vocational day school specialising in the creative industries, located on the Pacific Highway, St Leonards, New South Wales, in the lower north shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1993, the college enrolled approximately 300 students in 2018, in Year 11 and Year 12 only, of whom one percent were Indigenous Australians.[1] The school is operated by TAFE NSW in conjunction with the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority. The principal is Meredith Melville-Jones, who also is the College Director of Bradfield College.

The related Bradfield College is one of seven colleges comprising TAFE NSW Northern Sydney.

## History

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Bradfield Senior College began in 1993 on the site previously occupied by North Sydney Girls' High School. The college was the first of its kind in New South Wales to have TAFE NSW Certificate programs integrated with the NSW Higher School Certificate in areas such as Design, Music, Dance, Entertainment, Hospitality, Information Technology, Digital Media, Retail and Tourism Services. The school caters for students in Years 11 and 12 only and boasts an independent adult environment for its students, some of whom have come from challenging backgrounds.[3] The majority of students are aged 16 to 22 years old.[1]

## Campus

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The Bradfield Senior College campus is located at 213 Pacific Highway on the St Leonards Learning and Innovation campus.

The school's facilities include a dance studio, music rehearsal rooms, recording studio, drama performance space, radio and editing rooms, darkroom, photography studio, visual art rooms, art exhibition studio, study centre, computer rooms (MAC and PC), food lab, biology lab, student lounge and design rooms.

## Curriculum

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HSC General  | HSC Vocational  | TVET, External Dance and IT

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Ancient History  | Accommodation Services, Certificate II Hospitality Operations  | Business Services Certificate II
Biology  | Commercial Cookery, Certificate II Hospitality Operations  | Dance Practices II
Business Studies  | Design, Certificate III Design Fundamentals  | Design Foundation Studies
Ceramics  | Entertainment, Certificate II Live Production Theatre & Events  | Entertainment, Certificate II Live Production Theatre & Events
Community & Family Studies  | Furniture Making, Certificate II  | Entertainment, Certificate III Live Production Theatre & Events
Dance  | Information Technology, Certificate III Software Applications  | Furniture Making Certificate II
Design & Technology  | Theatre Film & Radio, Certificate II Media & Performance  | Hospitality (Operations) Accommodation Services Strand Certificate II
Digital Imaging  | Music Industry, Certificate II Foundation  | Information Technology Certificate II
Drama  | Retail Operations, Certificate II in Retail Operations  | Information Technology Specialisation Studies Certificate III
English Advanced  | Tourism, Certificate II in Tourism Operations  | Jewellery Statement of Attainment
English Extension 1 and 2  | Outdoor Recreation, (Partial) Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation  | Music Industry (Foundation) Certificate II
English Fundamentals  |  | Outdoor Recreation, (Partial) Certificate II in Outdoor Recreation
English Standard  |  | Photography – Fundamental Skills
Food Technology  |  | Retail Operations Certificate II
Legal Studies  |  | Theatre Film & Radio, Certificate II Media & Performance
Geography  |  | Tourism (Operations) Certificate II
History Extension  |  |
Information Processes & Technology  |  |
Industrial Technology (Multimedia)  |  |
General Mathematics  |  |
Mathematics  |  |
Mathematics Extension 1  |  |
Modern History  |  |
Music  |  |
Personal Development, Health & Physical Education  |  |
Photography  |  |
Society and Culture  |  |
Software Design & Development  |  |
Sport Lifestyle and Recreation  |  |
Visual Arts  |  |
Visual Design  |  |
Work Studies  |  |

Note: The TVET, External Dance and IT courses run one afternoon a week and are open to students who attend other schools if the school does not offer a particular subject.

## Notable alumni

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* Rose Byrne - actress[4]
* Alex Karbouris - Australian internationally renowned DJ/producer
* Darren McMullen - Australian VJ; works with MTV Australia

## See also

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* New South Wales portal
* Schools portal

* List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F
* Education in Australia
* TAFE NSW

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Bradfield College, St Leonards, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
2. ^ "Study with us: Places to study: Northern Sydney: Bradfield". TAFE NSW. Government of New South Wales. 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
3. ^ Molitorisz, Sacha (13 August 2012). "The reality of a higher education". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
4. ^ "Rose Byrne, accidental star". The Age. 5 July 2003. Retrieved 15 January 2008.

## External links

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* Official website

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