Norwood International High School

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Co-educational public high school in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Norwood International High School

Location

Adelaide

South Australia

Australia

Coordinates| 34°55′4″S 138°40′18″E﻿ / ﻿34.91778°S 138.67167°E﻿ / -34.91778; 138.67167
Information
Type| Co-educational public high school
Motto| Distinction, Diversity, Respect
Established| 1910
Principal| Jacqui van Ruiten
Grades| 7–12
Campus| The Parade, Magill, Adelaide
Colour(s)|
Mascot| Eagle
Accreditation| CIS, IBMYP, IBDP
Affiliation| Sports Association for Adelaide Schools
Website| www.nihs.sa.edu.au

Norwood International High School (NIHS) is a single-campus, co-educational, public high school located in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

Founded as Norwood District High School in 1910 on Osmond Terrace, Norwood, the school relocated five years later to Kensington Park for nearly half a century, and changed its name to Norwood High School in 1947. This school moved to its present location in Magill between 1960 and 1962.

Morialta High School came into being in 1975, and was merged with Norwood High in 1993, to become Norwood Morialta High School (NMHS), across two campuses. The Morialta site in Rostrevor became Middle Campus, for Years 8 to 10, while known as the middle campus, while the Magill site was known as senior campus (Years 11 to 12).

In 2022 the both campuses were amalgamated to form Norwood International High School, and the Morialta campus was closed down, with construction starging on the new Morialta Secondary College on the site.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Norwood High School (1910 - 1993)
* 1.2 Morialta High School (1974 - 1993)
* 1.3 Norwood Morialta High School (1993 - 2021)
* 1.4 Norwood International High School (2022 - present)
* 2 Exchange program
* 3 International Baccalaureate
* 4 Student Life
* 4.1 School Houses
* 4.2 Co-curricular activities
* 4.3 New Facilities 2022
* 5 Notable alumni
* 5.1 Academia
* 5.2 Business
* 5.3 Media, entertainment, and the arts
* 5.4 Politics and law
* 5.5 Sport
* 5.6 Other
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History[edit]

Norwood International High School's history spans over 100 years across numerous campus locations and name changes.

* Various logos of Norwood International High School
* Morialta High School Logo (1974 - 1993)

* Norwood Morialta High School Logo (2017 - 2021)

### Norwood High School (1910 - 1993)[edit]

Norwood High School first opened on 25 January 1910 on Osmond Terrace, Norwood, as Norwood District High School. In 1915, it moved to new premises at Lossie Street Kensington Park. In 1962, the school moved to what is now the NMHS Senior Campus on The Parade, Magill.[1] Norwood High School shared common origins with Norwood Boys Technical School, a school that later became Norwood Boys High, then Marryatville Boys High, and subsequently amalgamated with Kensington and Norwood Girls Technical High to become Marryatville High School,[2] a school that shared a strong rivalry with NHS and continues to with the current NMHS. The school provided an alternative to parents living in the eastern suburbs that wanted to enrol their children in a public school rather than one of the many private, selective and technical schools that were also in the area. During that time Ivan Coward was principal, and he met the needs of those enrolled in the public system who sought entry to the academic world.[3][4]

### Morialta High School (1974 - 1993)[edit]

Morialta High School's founding principal was Ian "Joe" Laslett. He was appointed to the position in 1974, in the year before its opening, so was able to liaise closely with the architects during the construction of the school, appoint his staff in preparation for its opening in 1975 and provide opportunities for all who were to be part of the school community to have a say in formulating its philosophies and practices.

Although not due to take up their appointments until 1975, the senior staff met regularly towards the latter part of 1974 and a whole staff conference was held at Graham's Castle conference centre in December of that year.

The school was not ready to open in February 1975 so, for the first weeks the initial 540 students (Years 8 and 9 only) and 45 teachers were housed at Murray House, a grand old building, part of the Murray Park College of Advanced Education (now the Magill Campus of the University of South Australia) until the completion of the main building ("B Block") at Rostrevor. The staff then voted to move into B Block although construction of the other buildings and facilities still continued. The toilet block was not finished, so buses were provided with a timetable to transport students to the nearby McNally Training Centre until the school's facilities were ready.

The buses were also used to provide outdoor education opportunities in the early weeks. These endeavours helped develop a cohesive spirit amongst all members of the school community.

Morialta had an open plan design. "B Block" housed an extensive science teaching area on the ground level and open plan classrooms on levels 2 and 3. Whilst the majority of the eight teaching areas on levels 2 and 3 were designed as Mathematics and Humanities areas, each level had one area also dedicated to Science teaching. The school won awards for its design in the 1970s, as it was considered modern and futuristic for its time.

Morialta was not a specialist High School but had many experienced specialist teachers and ancillary staff. One staff member was senior lab technician Charles Jennings, who worked for 32 years at the school and, later, Norwood Morialta High School, setting up accurate data records and hazardous substances folders for the science area, which helped the school gain level 3 occupational health safety and welfare (OHS&W) accreditation.[5]

Another founding staff member was Deputy Principal, Peter Lang, who later returned as Principal of the amalgamated Norwood and Morialta High Schools.

The early years of the school were packed full of innovative practices and esprit de corps was high. School socials were a regular event and, on 8 December 1975 Australian band Cold Chisel performed at the school.[6]

Following the amalgamation, the Morialta site became the NMHS Middle Campus.

### Norwood Morialta High School (1993 - 2021)[edit]

Norwood Morialta High School was formed in 1993 following the amalgamation of Norwood High School and Morialta High School. From 1993 onwards, all students in Years 8 to 10 were based at the Middle Campus, and students in Years 11 to 12 were based at the Senior Campus. The Middle Campus concentrates on developing students from Years 8 to 10 for life at the Senior Campus, which in turn focuses on the senior years of schooling and entrance into higher education. NMHS is the only Government High School in South Australia with two completely separate campuses. Over the past few years, students have sought to enrol at Norwood Morialta High School from outside of the school's zone. Students from Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, Germany, and South America have also been recruited through the school's International Program. Many international students take the opportunity to study their own language at Year 12 level through the School of Languages[7] in addition to the Intensive Secondary English Course (ISEC) established in 2000.[8] Students can begin at the Middle Campus in Years 8 to 10, or at the Senior Campus in Years 11 or 12.[9]

As at Term 3, 2019, Norwood Morialta High School had 1,493.2 full-time equivalent (FTE) students enrolled.[10] Year 12 students of Norwood Morialta High School achieved outstanding results in 2019 as part of their study of the South Australian Certificate of Education, with 100% of students successfully completing their SACE.[11] Of these, one in three (33%) of students achieve results in the A Band and a further 47% achieving in the B band.[11]

### Norwood International High School (2022 - present)[edit]

In late 2021, and with the schools forthcoming colocation to the Magill site, the schools Governing Council, in consultation with the wider school community, made the decision to rename the school to Norwood International High School to reflect the school's long standing commitment to internationalism and respect the heritage of the Magill site. A new school, the Morialta Secondary College, is being built in Rostrevor on the middle campus site.[12][13]

## Exchange program[edit]

The school has established links with sister schools located internationally in China (Yantai High School, Yantai),[14] Germany (Berufliche Schule des Kreis Segeberg in Norderstedt, Norderstedt), Greece (1st Lykeio Patras, Patras), Japan (Takahashi High School, Okayama),[15] and Italy (Scuola Media Statale Antonio Genovesi, Salerno).[16]

Annual exchanges occur with each of the sister schools, with NMHS sending students to a sister school one year, and hosting students from that school the following year. This gives students the opportunity to experience both the culture and education systems of another country and enhance student learning and communications skills in other languages. There are also opportunities for individual students to go on a long term exchange overseas. The tenth anniversary of the exchange with Japan was celebrated in September 2000.[8]

## International Baccalaureate[edit]

Since 1996,[17] NMHS Middle Campus has offered a comprehensive program that meets requirements of both the South Australian Curriculum and Accountability (SACSA) framework and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program. It offers Years 3, 4 and 5 of the IBMYP and operates in a cluster of schools in which Years 1 and 2 are offered by three local Primary Schools.

In order to meet MYP requirements, students must choose Language B, Technology and Arts courses in Year 10. All students study courses in English, Health and PE, Mathematics, Science and Society and Environment in each year. In Years 9 and 10, Maths courses are differentiated into Advanced and Standard. Language B (a study of a second language) is compulsory in Years 8, 9, and 10.

## Student Life[edit]

### School Houses[edit]

* Murray House

* Torrens House

* Lofty House

* Norton House

In 2022, the school moved to four houses (from the previous 3 houses) as part of a review of the house and student leadership structures. As part of this redevelopment, students at Norwood International High School have more opportunities to be involved in school leadership. This will see a total of 8 Year 12 Prefects per house consisting of:

* 2 x Head Prefects
* 1 x International Prefect
* 1 x Student Life Prefect
* 1 x Wellbeing Prefect
* 1 x Environmental Prefect
* 2 x House Prefects

### Co-curricular activities[edit]

Students have opportunities to partake in academic pursuits as well by participating in a vast range of co-curricular activities.[18]

Community Service can be done through programmes such as the 40 Hour Famine, active8, Glossy Black Cockatoo Project, Peer Support, and the publication of School Yearbook. Students can also participate in broader activities such as Amnesty International, Australian Business Week, Campbelltown Youth Council, UNICEF Ambassadors, Youth Parliament Group, Debating, National Mathematics, Science and Language competitions, School Formal Committee, and the Student Representative Council.

### New Facilities 2022[edit]

Norwood International High School received $51.95m[19] as part of the Building Better Schools fund, to co-locate the two campuses onto The Parade site, accommodating 1700 students across Years 7 to 12. From 2022, Norwood International High School students includes:

* A new three-storey middle school building with maker spaces, a canteen and roof-top place space
* An extended Innovation Hub with refurbished Technology and Music suites and a new two-story building for Home Economics and Art, Design and Media
* A refurbished gymnasium and expanded sports courts
* A re-developed contemporary Learning Hub and Student Support Centre (former cafeteria space).
* A renovated Administration area, staffroom and Wellbeing Hub
* Ten refurbished classrooms, two modern laboratories, collaborative learning spaces and staff preparation area
* New lift and facade
* Landscaping, outdoor learning spaces and car park

Project construction commenced in Term 3, 2020 and has been delivered incrementally to minimise disruption.[20]

## Notable alumni[edit]

This list is incomplete, and includes former students, not all of whom graduated from schools included in the history of this school.

### Academia[edit]

* Professor Barbara Pocock, Director of the Centre for Work + Life at the Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South Australia[21]

### Business[edit]

* Roberto Cardone, founder of Cibo Espresso[22]
* Jim Zavos, Founder of EzyDVD[23]

### Media, entertainment, and the arts[edit]

* Dame Judith Anderson AC DBE, actress[24][25]
* Clive Hale, news and current affairs presenter[26]
* Jim Keays, lead singer The Masters Apprentices[citation needed]
* Dichen Lachman, actress in Neighbours[27]
* Lily Nova, supermodel[28]

### Politics and law[edit]

* Houssam Abiad, former Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide[29]
* Katie Hodson-Thomas, Former Member for Carine, Western Australian Parliament[30]
* Justice John Sulan, South Australian Judge[31]
* Stephen Yarwood, Former Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide[32]

### Sport[edit]

* Nathan Bassett, Adelaide Crows handballer[33]
* Andrew Schacht, Olympic athlete, Volleyball[34]

### Other[edit]

* Lionel Matthews, army officer, posthumous recipient of the George Cross[35]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Principal's welcome: Our history". Norwood International High School. 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
2. ^ "Marryatville High School Origins". Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2006.
3. ^ Jolly, Erica. (2003) A Broader Vision: Voices of Vocational Education in Twentieth-Century South Australia, 1897-2001, Lythrum Press, Adelaide
4. ^ We Came to Norwood High, compiled for the 75 in 85 Celebrations, Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd, Adelaide
5. ^ DECS Xpress and Xtra Archived 2006-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, Volume 9, No.9, 1 June 2006
6. ^ Cold Chisel Gig History - 1970's Cold Chisel
7. ^ Peddie, Claire, 2008, Tests untie the tongues of many cultures, The Advertiser
8. ^ a b SCHOOL CONTEXT STATEMENT[permanent dead link]
9. ^ The Norwood Morialta High School Website, International Students
10. ^ Murdoch, Renae, 2006, All Set for 2006 School Year Archived 2006-09-04 at the Wayback Machine, DECS Media Release.
11. ^ a b http://docs.decd.sa.gov.au/Sites/SiteSummary/0787_SiteSummary.pdf[bare URL PDF]
12. ^ Noble, Kelly (21 September 2020). "Major upgrade at Norwood Morialta High underway". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
13. ^ Chapman, Jemma (19 May 2022). "Work starts on new high school amid statewide enrolment pressures". InDaily. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
14. ^ "The Norwood Morialta High School Whole School Information Booklet 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
15. ^ The Norwood Morialta High School Profile, South Australian Government Schools - International Education Services
16. ^ Travel Report - Europe, Russia, 5-09-02 - 9-10-02[permanent dead link], Joe Scalzi (2002)
17. ^ The Norwood Morialta High School International Baccalaureate Organization
18. ^ Principals Welcome Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine The Norwood Morialta High School Website
19. ^ Department for Education. "Norwood Morialta High School - Major Upgrades". Department for Education.
20. ^ "New Facilities and Co-Location". Norwood Morialta High School. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
21. ^ Barbara Pocock's Website Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
22. ^ Iannella, Antimo. 2022 [1], The Advertiser, 30 January 2022.
23. ^ Joanna Hall, 2005, digital dreams Archived 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, Voyeur Magazine, January 2005.
24. ^ Anderson, Frances Margaret (Judith), Australian Women Biographical entry, www.womenaustralia.info
25. ^ Lofthouse, Andrea, 1982, Who's who of Australian Women, Methuen Australia, North Ryde, NSW, p.504
26. ^ Baker, Tony. 2005, Good-bye to a very trusted, charming face of news, The Advertiser, 5 June 2005. Archived 14 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
27. ^ Fewster, Sean. 2006, Good neighbours, The Advertiser, 22 March 2006. Archived 6 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
28. ^ Iannella, Antimo. 2022 [2], The Advertiser, 30 January 2022.
29. ^ Templeton, Anthony. 2015 https://adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/is-houssam-abiad-the-man-the-liberals-will-trust-to-take-down-martin-hamiltonsmith/news-story/248d1b36c00ee7ef77237b773558a784], The Advertiser, 17 June 2015.
30. ^ Katie Hodson-Thomas' biography page Archived 2008-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, www.mp.wa.gov.au
31. ^ Multicultural Life, December 2005.
32. ^ Stephen Yarwood' biography page, www.adelaidecitycouncil.com
33. ^ Expose SA, Speakers in Schools Program Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
34. ^ The Athletes' Voice Archived 2007-08-29 at the Wayback Machine South Australian Sports Institute Athletes' Commission (SASIAC)
35. ^ Cowley, R. E. (2000). Matthews, Lionel Colin (1912–1944). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15\. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian National University. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

## External links[edit]

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