Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design

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Dulwich High School of Visual Arts & Design (DHSVAD) is a government, co-educational, high school, located in Dulwich Hill, an Inner Western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 2003, it is the only specialist visual arts and design high school in New South Wales. The school is run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training.

Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Students 4 Faculty 5 Curriculum 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] History

The school was officially a Visual Arts & Design High School in in 2003 as the first visual arts and design high school in New South Wales. The school remains open and accessible to all.

[edit] Campus

The award winning campus is located on Seaview St, Dulwich Hill off of Marrickville Road. The campus has a large paved playground and a grass oval. The various faculties within the school are located in different areas ranging from A to I Blocks, a basketball court and the gymnasium located near the school canteen area. The school also has a Visual Arts specialty building build in 2004 that features specially designed visual arts and design classrooms, computer room equipped with design software, sculpture garden and gallery space.

[edit] Students

The student body is estimated to be in excess of 500 students.

[edit] Faculty

The faculties in the school include:

• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Design and Technology
• Visual Arts
• Drama
• Music
• Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
• Foreign Languages
• Gifted and Talented Programme
• Special Needs Unit
• Neo- inc. Cartooning & Animation, Robotics, Food Design, Visual Design, Dramatic Arts, Fitness, Photography, Web Design and others

[edit] Curriculum

The school focuses primarily on design and technology and visual arts. However many other subjects are offered

[edit] See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales

[edit] External links

• Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design Website