Marsden High School
| Marsden High School | |
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 Logo of Marsden High School | |
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| Coordinates | 33°48′12″S 151°04′13″E / 33.80333°S 151.07028°ECoordinates: 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]
On 26 June 2018, the NSW Government announced that Marsden High School will be moving to the new education precinct at Meadowbank which is to be built on part of the TAFE NSW Meadowbank campus.[3]
Notable alumni[]
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (November 2021) |
- Professor Margaret Gardner AO, economist and Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- 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
- Luke Fowler, entrepreneur
Notable teachers[]
- Richard Gill OAM, conductor and music director of the Victorian Opera, taught music at Marsden
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.
- ^ "Marsden High School relocation announcement". June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
External links[]
- Marsden High School website
- New South Wales Department of Education and Communities - Marsden High School
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