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| Motto | Veritate et Virtute 'Truth and Courage' |
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| Established | 1 October 1883 |
| Type | Public selective all-male secondary |
| Affiliations | GPS |
| Principal | Dr. K.A. Jaggar |
| Students | 1140 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Location | Moore Park in City of Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Campus | Urban Parkland: 34 400 m² |
| Colours | Chocolate brown and sky blue |
| Website | Sydney Boys High School |
Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective secondary school for boys, located in the City of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with 1,140 students, from years 7 to 12. It regularly ranks highly amongst schools in the state of New South Wales in terms of academic results.
Sydney Boys High School, operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, was the highest achiever in the HSC of all boys' schools in New South Wales in 2006 according to a list published by the Sydney Morning Herald. The school was previously known as The Sydney High School, due to its position as the first government High School in New South Wales created under Premier Henry Parkes' system of public education in the early 1880s.
Sydney Boys High School's sister school is its neighbour at Moore Park: Sydney Girls High School. The school is a member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (GPS).
In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked Sydney Boys High School fifth in Australia's top ten boys' schools, and first in Sydney, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[1][a]
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History
The school was established in 1883 as two single-sex schools sharing a single building with girls and boys on separate floors. In 1906, the school became a member of the Athletics Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales. In this association, "public school" has the meaning as used in the UK, i.e. a private school. Sydney Boys High School is the only publicly funded school to be a member. The school is well known for producing a number of prominent alumni, known as "Old Boys", with many active ex-student organisations including the Sydney High School Old Boys Union, the High Club and High Rugby Friends.
Sydney Boys' High School is the oldest public secondary school in NSW to offer education until matriculation to university. It was originally located on Castlereagh Street in the Sydney CBD. Later, it moved to Mary Ann Street, Ultimo. In 1928, the school moved to its current location at Moore Park, on the fringe of the inner city. This site was designed by George McRae, who also designed the Queen Victoria Building. This site was previously the Moore Park Zoo. Each year is divided into six houses: Eedy, Fairland, Rubie, McKay, Saxby, Torrington. These houses are named after Old Boys who have given significant service to the school.
Notability
The school is recognised as one of the oldest government-funded high schools in New South Wales, and the oldest such school which did not have an attached primary school. The school is renowned for its academic success in the Higher School Certificate, in 2006, according to Sydney Morning Herald listings, ranking in 3rd, below Baulkham Hills and James Ruse Agricultural High School, with a student attaining an UAI rank of 100. It has also achieved notability in debating, having won the Hume Barbour and Karl Cramp trophies more times than any other school.
Departments
The school is made up of eleven departments, teaching one or a variety of related Board of Studies–endorsed subjects. The departments are:
- English (Subjects: English, Drama.)
- Mathematics (Subjects: Mathematics)
- Science (Subjects: Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Environmental Science)
- Creative Arts (Subjects: Visual Arts, Architecture, Photography, Music, Film and Media Studies).
- Social Sciences (Subjects: Geography, Commerce, Business Studies, Legal Studies, Economics, Studies of Religion)
- Languages other than English (LOTE) (Subjects: French, German, Chinese, Latin, Classical Greek, Hebrew)
- Personal development, Health and Physical Education
- Industrial arts (Subjects: Design & Technology, Technical Drawing, Engineering, Software Design)
- History (Subjects: History, Wars through the Ages, Empires, Ancient History, Modern History, History Extension)
- Welfare (Subjects: Character Education)
- Careers
Sports
Sydney Boys High is the sole state-run member of the AAGPS [2](Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools) and offers students a wide range of sports. The school possesses rowing facilities, the Outterside Centre at Abbotsford including a dormitory, boat sheds and two pontoons. The school has playing–fields in Centennial Park with the Fairland pavilion and fenced cricket ground, McKay Oval. Sydney Boys High also has facilities at the ANZAC Rifle Range, managed by the Sydney High School Rifle Club. Most sports are played against other schools of the GPS.
These sports include:
- Rowing
- Tennis
- Water Polo - Combined GPS/CAS Competition
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Swimming
- Rifle Shooting
- Athletics
- Rugby Union
- Cross Country
- Fencing
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Table Tennis
- Sports Development (Fitness Sessions)
- Sailing
Notable alumni
Notes
- ^ Who's Who of boys' school rankings: 1.Scotch College, Melbourne, 2.Melbourne Grammar School, 3.Melbourne High School, 4.Geelong Grammar School, 5.Sydney Boys High School, 6.Wesley College, 7.Shore, 8.Fort Street Boys' High, 9.North Sydney Boys High School, 10.Sydney Grammar School
See also
- List of Government schools in New South Wales
- List of selective high schools in New South Wales
- Sydney High School Rifle Club
- Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition
References
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- ^ Walker, Frank (2001-07-22). "The ties that bind". Sunday Life (The Sun-Herald): p. 16. http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=%22presbyterian+ladies+college%22&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=author&sf=headline&sf=text&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD01072295GNI6E8E6E. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ http://portals.studentnet.edu.au/sports/base.aspx??tabindex=9&tabid=161 Member Schools of the AAGPS
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