Marryatville High School

Marryatville High School is a public state school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was formed in 1976 during the Don Dunstan era of South Australia from the amalgamation of the Norwood Boys' Technical High School and the Kensington & Norwood Girls High School. The school is situated on a large area of land in the eastern suburb of Marryatville, part of the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters. First Creek cuts through the school grounds and large gum trees line the property.HistorySource:Norwood Model School (1877 - 1942)The Norwood Model School was opened on the east side of Osmond Terrace in response to the 1875 Act which provided for State funding of school buildings and compulsory education for children aged 7 to 13. With the establishment of Norwood High School in 1910, it continued as a "Central School" until they were abolished in 1940, at which point it became a Junior Technical School.Norwood Boys Junior Technical School (1942 - 1960)The Junior Technical School continued to expand at the Osmond Terrace site, and in 1944 the Education Department bought 20 acres on Kensington Road at Marryatville. In 1947 Premier announced that classrooms and workshops would be built at Marryatville, and in 1950 tenders were called and work began. The workshops were opened in 1953. Enrollments increased rapidly through the 1950s.Norwood Boys Technical School (1961 - 1973)Norwood Boys Technical School was officially opened in 1961 and the school continued to expand. In 1964 the school enrollment was 695 boys, 784 students attending night classes, and the Astronomical Observatory opened. Enrollments peaked in the low 700s in the late 1960s, but by 1972 this had dropped to 316 and it was announced that the school would be converted to a comprehensive high school.