Hunter School of the Performing Arts

Hunter School of the Performing Arts
Location

Australia
Coordinates32°55′30″S 151°43′42″E / 32.92500°S 151.72833°E / -32.92500; 151.72833
Information
Former names
  • Newcastle Junior Technical and Domestic Science School
  • Broadmeadow Junior Technical School
  • Newcastle Central Technical School
  • Broadmeadow Boys High School
  • Broadmeadow Boys School
  • Broadmeadow High School (co-educational)
  • Broadmeadow School of Performing Arts
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational selective and specialist secondary day school
MottoPerforming at Our Best
EstablishedJuly 1923
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
SpecialistPerforming arts
PrincipalTracey Breese
Teaching staff76.2 FTE (2018)
Years312
Enrolment1,155 (2018)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Jade, purple, black    
Websitehuntperfor-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

The Hunter School of the Performing Arts (abbreviated as HSPA, also 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.

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 Tracey Breese, as of Term 1 2025. 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.