Burwood Girls High School
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Coordinates | 33°52′31″S 151°6′47″E / 33.87528°S 151.11306°E |
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Type | Government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school |
Motto | Not for ourselves alone[1] |
Established | 1929[1] |
School district | Strathfield; Metropolitan South |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Oversight | NSW Education Standards Authority |
Principal | Mia Kumar[1] |
Teaching staff | 79.2 FTE (2018)[2] |
Years | 7–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | 1,152[2] (2018) |
Campus | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Navy blue and gold |
Website | burwoodg-h |
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Burwood Girls' High School is a public, comprehensive, secondary school for girls, located in Croydon, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1929, the school enrolled approximately 1,150 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 69 percent were from a language background other than English.[2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority; the principal is Mia Kumar.
Overview
[edit]The school's catchment area includes the suburbs of Croydon, Burwood, Croydon Park, Ashfield, Summer Hill, Haberfield, and Five Dock.[4] The school community is diverse in terms of ethnicity, culture and socio-economic mix.[5]
In the 2006 Higher School Certificate, the National Education Directory of Australia named Burwood Girls High School the sixth best performing school, and the best non-selective public school in Sydney's Inner-West.[6]
Curriculum
[edit]Burwood Girls High School is registered and accredited with the New South Wales Board of Studies, and therefore follows the mandated curriculum for all years. Students may also choose from a select number of Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects through TAFE NSW and additional languages through The Open High School.[7]
In the 2006 HSC, the National Education Directory of Australia named Burwood Girls the sixth best performing school, and the best non-selective public school in Sydney's Inner-West.[6]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Lorraine Bayly AM – actress; founding member of the Ensemble Theatre Company; named as one of 100 Variety Entertainers of the Century, recipient of 3 Logie Awards[8]
- Lee Da-hae – South Korean actress
- Jennie George AO – former member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Throsby[9]
- Gracie Otto – actress, film producer, writer and film director
- Dale Spender AM – feminist; researcher and writer[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "About Us". Burwood Girls' High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ a b c "Burwood Girls High School, Croydon, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Burwood Girls' High School. 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ "School Boundaries" (jpg). School Information. Burwood Girls High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ "Burwood Girls High School". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Top HSC Schools by Region – Albury to Newcastle" (PDF). The National Education Directory of Australia. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ "Year 11 "Options" 2008" (PDF). Burwood Girls High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "BAYLY Lorraine Daphne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Gartrell, Tim. "Jennie George – Member for Throsby". Labor MPs & Officials. Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (17 November 2006). "SPENDER Dale". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.