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| logo = [[File:Sydneyboyscrest.jpg|SHS Crest]]
| logo = [[File:Sydneyboyscrest.jpg|SHS Crest]]
| motto = {{lang-la|Veritate et Virtute}}
| motto = {{lang-la|Veritate et Virtute}}
| motto_translation = Truthfulness and Manliness
| motto_translation = With Truth and Courage
| established = 1 October 1883
| established = 1 October 1883
| type = [[state school|Public]] [[List of selective high schools in New South Wales|selective]] all-male secondary
| type = [[state school|Public]] [[List of selective high schools in New South Wales|selective]] all-male secondary

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Sydney Boys High School
SHS Crest
Location
Map
Moore Park in City of Sydney
,
NSW

Australia
Information
TypePublic selective all-male secondary
MottoLatin: Veritate et Virtute
(With Truth and Courage)
Established1 October 1883
PrincipalKim Jaggar
Grades7–12
Enrolment1180
CampusUrban Parkland: 34 400 m²
Colour(s)Chocolate brown and sky blue
   
AffiliationsGPS
WebsiteSydney Boys High School

Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective public secondary school for boys, located in the City of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with 1,180 students, from years 7 to 12. It regularly ranks highly amongst schools in the state of New South Wales in terms of academic results, with it ranking 8th in the state in the 2012 Higher School Certificate.

Sydney Boys High School, operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, was the highest achiever in the Higher School Certificate of all boys' schools in New South Wales in 2006 and 2010 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 2010 The Age reported that Sydney Boys High School ranked third among Australian schools based on the number of alumni who had received a top Order of Australia honour.[1]

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.

Sydney Boys High School, as seen from Moore Park West.

Notability

The school is recognised as the first 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.[2][3]

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.)
  • 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, Information Processes and Technology, Software Design)
  • History (Subjects: History, Ancient History, Modern History, History Extension, Studies of Religion)
  • Welfare (Subjects: Character Education)
  • Careers

Sport

Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales
FormationMember since 1906
Websiteaagps.nsw.edu.au

Sydney Boys High is the sole state-run member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales and offers students a wide range of sports. The school possesses rowing facilities, the Outterside Centre at Abbotsford including a dormitory, boat sheds and three 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. Many players from Sydney High have represented at State and National levels. Most sports are played against other schools of the GPS. These sports include:

Notable alumni

see List of Old Boys of Sydney Boys High School

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

References

  1. ^ Topsfield, Jewel (4 December 2010). "Ties that bind prove a private education has its awards". The Age. p. 11. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) The hard copy article also published a table of the schools which were ranked in the top ten places, as follows: (1st with 19 awards) Scotch College, Melbourne, (2nd with 17 awards) Geelong Grammar School, (3rd with 13 awards) Sydney Boys High School, (equal 4th with 10 awards each) Fort Street High School, Perth Modern School and St Peter's College, Adelaide, (equal 7th with 9 awards each) Melbourne Grammar School, North Sydney Boys High School and The King's School, Parramatta, (equal 10th with 6 awards each) Launceston Grammar School, Melbourne High School, Wesley College, Melbourne and Xavier College.
  2. ^ https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/speaking-competitions/debating/past-winners-year-11-debating-challenge Past Winners Year 11 Karl Cramp Debating Challenge
  3. ^ https://www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/speaking-competitions/debating/past-winners-years-11-12-debating-challenge Past Winners Year 11-12 Hume-Barbour Debating Challenge

External links

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