Hunter School of the Performing Arts
The Hunter School of the Performing Arts (abbreviated as HSPA, merely known as Broadmeadow High School) is a government-funded co-educational selective and specialist primary and secondary day school which offers a comprehensive curriculum with a performing arts specialty, located in Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia.
| Hunter School of the Performing Arts | |
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| Location | |
Broadmeadow, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 32°55′30″S 151°43′42″E |
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| Type | Government-funded co-educational selective and specialist secondary day school |
| Motto | Performing at Our Best |
| Established | July 1923 |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Specialist | Performing arts |
| Principal | Darren Ponman (relieving for Tracey Breese) |
| Teaching staff | 76.2 FTE (2018) |
| Years | 3–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,155 (2018) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Jade, purple, black |
| Website | huntperfor-h |
Established in 1923, the school enrolled 1,150 students in 2018, from Year 3 to Year 12, of whom four percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is now Darren Ponman as of Term 1 2023. The school is unique in terms of public selective schools to cater to both primary and secondary school students. Enrolment is by audition online and/or on-site.