Marsden High School
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Marsden High School | |
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Coordinates | 33°48′12″S 151°04′13″E / 33.80333°S 151.07028°E |
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Type | Public, secondary, co-educational, day school |
Motto | Learning for life |
Established | January 1959[1] |
Principal | Lance Berry |
Staff | 55 |
Years offered | 7–12 |
Enrolment | 877 total
561 boys 316 girls[2] |
Campus | Winbourne Street, West Ryde |
Colour(s) | Green and white |
Website | MHS website |
Marsden High School (MHS) is a school located in West Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, on Winbourne Street. It is a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1959.
History
Established in January 1959, Marsden High was originally named Ermington High School until March 1959, when it gained its present name.[1]
Notable alumni
- Professor Margaret Gardner AO - economist and Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Richard Gill OAM - Conductor and Music Director of the Victorian Opera
- Greg Matthews - former NSW and Australian Test Cricketer
- Dan Parks - former Scottish Rugby Union player
- Kim Williams AM - media executive
- Leigh Hatcher, Australian journalist and author
See also
- List of government schools in New South Wales
- Electoral district of Ryde
- Division of Bennelong
- City of Ryde
References
- ^ a b "Marsden High". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Marsden High School". www.myschool.edu.au. Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
External links
- Marsden High School website
- New South Wales Department of Education and Communities - Marsden High School