Historical information

The author Robert D Ewins (1933-2013) taught at the school for eight years (1958-1965). He drew upon the school's archival collection and was able to source a copy of every edition of the school magazine (Prospice).
Located on Prospect Hill Road in Canterbury, Camberwell High School opened in 1941 with an enrolment of 350 girls and boys and in 2020 has an enrolment of 1200 students. Its motto is 'Disco Consulere Aliis' (Learning to be considerate of others). Uniform is green and red.
The school has featured in a number of films and television productions including 'Knowing', a 2009 movie; former principal Elida Brereton appeared in the Australian television comedy series 'Summer Heights High' playing the principal Mrs Murray; the Australian television series 'The Worst Year Of My Life - Again!' was filmed there in 2013; as was the Australian film 'Emo the Musical' in early 2016. Some of snippets of the Australian TV series 'The Sullivans' were filmed in the grounds.
Some of the school's notable ex-students are Robert Manne, lecturer of politics; Dannii Minogue, singer, actress and TV personality; Kylie Minogue, pop singer, and actress and Brian Naylor, former Channel 9 newsreader.

Physical description

A soft cover book of 160 pages with black and white photos, newspaper clippings and other illustrations. It includes lists of principals. presidents of school council, house captains, SRC presidents, parents & friends association presidents, women's auxiliary presidents, male and female staff members, and all students who attended the school between 1941 and 1991. There is an extensive list of sources and acknowledgements.