Bradfield College (Sydney)

Bradfield Senior College
Location
St Leonards, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°49′49″S 151°12′12″E / 33.83028°S 151.20333°E / -33.83028; 151.20333Coordinates: 33°49′49″S 151°12′12″E / 33.83028°S 151.20333°E / -33.83028; 151.20333
Information
Established	1993
Principal	Meredith Melville-Jones
Years offered	11-12
Enrolment	370
Campus	Metropolitan
Colour(s)	No Uniform; Green and black Yr12 jerseys
Website	bradfieldcollege.com.au

Bradfield Senior College is a senior high school specialising in the creative industries and is one of seven colleges comprising Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE NSW. It is located in the suburb of St Leonards, New South Wales, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

It was the first of its kind in New South Wales to have TAFE NSW Certificate programs integrated with the Higher School Certificate in areas such as Design, Music, Dance, Entertainment, Hospitality, Information Technology, Digital Media, Retail and Tourism Services. The school only caters for students in years 11 and 12 and boasts an independent adult environment for its students.

History

Bradfield Senior College began in 1993 on the site previously occupied by North Sydney Girls High School.

It was the first of its kind to make it possible for students to gain their HSC as well as a TAFE Certificate and at the same time be introduced to the work force through Work Studies and Industry Training.

Campus

The Bradfield 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

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

Entertainment, media and the arts

• Rose Byrne - Actress^[1]
• Darren McMullen - VJ MTV Australia
• Alex K - Australian internationally renowned Dj/Producer
• Natasha Duarte - Singer/songwriter

See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales

References

External links

• Bradfield College website