Byron Bay High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The school, which is designed in the shape of a nautilus shell, opened on 15 May 1987. Facilities of the school include: agriculture centre, basketball courts, canteen, car park, changing rooms, library, multi-purpose centre, performing arts centre, sports centre and sports pitch. The indigenous country land the school was built on was Arakwal people of the Bundjalung nation.
Notable alumni
Anatole Serret – drummer of Parcels
Beau Walker – professional surfer and television presenter
Cleopatra Coleman – actress and model, appeared in The Last Man on Earth and In the Shadow of the Moon
Dinesh Palipana – doctor, legal professional and disability advocate
Eka Darville – actor, appeared in Power Rangers RPM and Jessica Jones
Hayley Mary – singer and lead vocalist of The Jezabels
Heather Shannon – keyboardist and pianist of The Jezabels
Katherine Hicks – actress, appeared in Rescue: Special Ops
Marty Mayberry – para-alpine skier, competed at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Paralympics
Nathan Baggaley – sprint canoeist and surfskier, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Parkway Drive – metalcore band
Samuel Lockwood – guitarist of The Jezabels
Stan Walker – singer, winner of Australian Idol in 2009
Jake Duncombe – professional skateboarder