Burwood Girls High School

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Burwood Girls' High School
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Location
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Croydon, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°52′31″S 151°6′47″E / 33.87528°S 151.11306°E / -33.87528; 151.11306Coordinates: 33°52′31″S 151°6′47″E / 33.87528°S 151.11306°E / -33.87528; 151.11306
Information
TypeGovernment-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school
MottoNot for ourselves alone[1]
Established1929; 92 years ago (1929)[1]
School districtStrathfield; Metropolitan South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
OversightNSW Education Standards Authority
PrincipalMia Kumar[1]
Teaching staff79.2 FTE (2018)[2]
Years7-12
GenderGirls
Enrolment1,152[2] (2018)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Navy blue and gold   
Websiteburwoodg-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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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[]

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[]

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[]

See also[]

  • List of government schools in New South Wales
  • List of girls' schools in New South Wales
  • Education in Australia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "About Us". Burwood Girls' High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Burwood Girls High School, Croydon, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Burwood Girls' High School. 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  4. ^ "School Boundaries" (jpg). School Information. Burwood Girls High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  5. ^ "Burwood Girls High School". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  6. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  7. ^ "Year 11 "Options" 2008" (PDF). Burwood Girls High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  8. ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "BAYLY Lorraine Daphne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (17 November 2006). "SPENDER Dale". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.

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