Adelaide Botanic High School is a coeducational public secondary school situated on Frome Road in Adelaide, South Australia. The school's campus is situated on land adjoining the Adelaide Botanic Garden and the former site of the Royal Adelaide Hospital and is partly built from the structure of the old Reid Building from the University of South Australia.[2]
| Adelaide Botanic High School | |
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 The animated form of the ABHS logo. | |
| Location | |
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, Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°55′01″S 138°36′25″E / 34.917°S 138.607°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, secondary |
| Motto | Tomorrow, Today |
| Established | 2019 |
| Principal | Alistair Brown |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | ~1250 (2021)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Botanic green, storm grey |
| Website | abhs |
History
editAdelaide Botanic High School opened on 29 January 2019 under the leadership of Foundation Principal Alistair Brown, who had previously held the role of Principal at Heathfield High School in the Adelaide Hills. The school opened on the site of what was previously known as the Reid Building, which housed the University of South Australia's School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences before its relocation to the university's City East campus. The six-storey building underwent extensive renovations as part of the Department for Education's $100 million development project and another seven-storey building was constructed on the southern side of the building. Both of these buildings are conjoined by a six-storey atrium which includes several multipurpose learning areas.[3][4][5][6]
At the time of the school's opening, student enrolment numbers totalled to approximately 350 students in Years 8 and 9.[1] In 2022, the school's Year 7 cohort commenced as part of the Department for Education's statewide transition of Year 7 into the high school setting.
In 2022, it was announced that the school will be expanded.[7] Soon after, the expansion began.
Facilities
editFacilities at Adelaide Botanic High School include:
- External learning and recreation areas in and around the parklands and on the upper levels of the two buildings
- Food Technology kitchens
- Indoor gymnasium and fitness studio
- Library and research centre
- Music and Drama performance, practice and learning spaces
- Performing Arts theatre
- Science, Design and Technology laboratories[3]
Incidents
editOn 24 August 2021, a 13-year-old school boy was charged with aggravated assault, carrying a dangerous weapon and common assault, after stabbing another student with scissors.[8] On 23 February 2022, charges were dropped in "30 seconds".[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Adelaide Botanic High School opens for first time as students go back to school". ABC News. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Adelaide Botanic High School - Cox Architecture". Cox Architecture. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Adelaide Botanic High School". Abhs.sa.edu.au. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "UniSA building at back of old RAH tipped to be site of Government's new city high school". Adelaide Now. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Adelaide Botanic High School". Cox Architecture. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Adelaide's New $100 Million High School". Kiddo Magazine. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Labor says it'll honour city school upgrade, restore former shared CBD high school zone boundaries". Adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Cosenza, Emily (25 August 2021). "Schools rocked by separate 'scissor attacks'". News.com.au.
- ^ "School stabbing charges dropped in just 30 seconds". adelaidenow.com.au. 23 February 2022.
Prosecutors claimed he was so dangerous he had to be banned from all 'edged weapons' – today, all charges against an alleged school stabber were dropped without a word.