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This fee is payable in full at the beginning of the year or in equal
instalments at the beginning of each of the three terms. This money is
used to provide school amenities (sporting material, library books, mural
decorations, etc.).
School Colours : Bottle green and grey.
Uniform : Detailed information furnished on application.
Research and Guidance : Officers from this Department visit the
School on one or more days each week to assist in directing pupils into
courses and careers for which they are best fitted. Parents wishing to
interview the officers may do so. Appointments are arranged through
the school.
Physical Education : Teachers from the Physical Education Staff
attend the school on three days each week. All pupils receive instruc
tion for at least one period per week.
Games :
(a) Internal. The school is divided into three Houses, Griffith,
Lilley and Wentworth. Inter-House competitions are con
ducted in football, cricket, tennis, athletics, swimming,
basketball, vigoro, soft-ball.
(b) External. The Intermediate School fields teams in inter
school Rugby League and Soccer, controlled by the Primary
Schools’ Association. This school also takes part in the
District Athletics and Swimming Carnivals.
The High School fields teams in inter-school competitions conducted
by the Q.S.S.S.S.A. In Football, Cricket, Tennis, Basketball, Athletics,
and Swimming.
Extra-Curricula Activities : Army Cadets. A newly formed cadet
unit is now functioning at the school and has already reached a high
standard of efficiency.
Tennis Coaching Scheme under a well-known professional is
conducted on the school’s excellent courts.
Dancing Classes are conducted by a well known professional in a
local hall. Pupils of the High School are encouraged to attend these
classes. ’ < ,
A Fancy Dress Ball is held annually. High School pupils organise
and run their annual term socials under supervision.
Life-Saving Classes are conducted during the swimming season.
Choirs from the Intermediate School and High School attain a very
high standard.
Crusader meetings are held once each week for both boys and
girls.
ENROLMENTS : The Principal will be in attendance at the school
on Thursday, January 31, and Friday, February 1, 1957. from 9 a.m.-12
noon, for the purpose of interviewing parents and enrolling new pupils
into the High School.