▁settled ▁for ▁the ▁mod est ▁New ▁Zealand ▁sy ll ab us , ▁ ʻ A ten isi ▁chose ▁the ▁more ▁challeng ing ▁sy ll ab us ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁were ▁the ▁high ▁school ' s ▁he yd ay , ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁attract ing ▁some ▁ 8 0 0 ▁students ; ▁however , ▁en roll ment ▁began ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁competition ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁high ▁schools ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁or ▁religious ▁organizations . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁school ▁fe es ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁sufficient ▁to ▁cover ▁costs . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁close ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁but ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁before ▁closing ▁perman ently ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁▁ ʻ A ten isi ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁ ʻ A ten isi ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁( AF PA ) ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁inst itute , ▁with ▁a ▁mission ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁dance ▁of ▁traditional ▁T ong an ▁culture , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁train ▁mus icians ▁in ▁European ▁classical ▁music . ▁The ▁Foundation ▁is ▁widely ▁regarded ▁in ▁T ong a ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁tre asure . ▁Its ▁star ▁sop rano