Bankstown Senior College

Bankstown Senior College
Location
Bankstown New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°55′52″S 151°01′19″E / 33.9311°S 151.0219°E / -33.9311; 151.0219Coordinates: 33°55′52″S 151°01′19″E / 33.9311°S 151.0219°E / -33.9311; 151.0219
Information
Type	Secondary

Bankstown Senior College, previously known as Bankstown Boys High school, is a coeducational senior college located in the suburb of Bankstown, in the City of Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.

History

During the 1950s the department of Education bought land from a company called Bankstown Pipe Works. The land was formerly a brick pit.^[1]

From 1963 to 1964, the school operated as Bankstown Junior Boys High school and was located at Central Bankstown on Restwell Street in 'portable' accommodation. It shared a playground with Bankstown Boys Primary.
From 1965 to 1990, the school was known as Bankstown Boys High School for 24 years. It was located on part of the old pit site at the eldridge Road End in a purpose built school.
From 1990 to 1991, there was a brief transitional period where the school went by the name of Bankstown Community High School.

The schools current status as a co-educational Senior College has been in place since 1991 to this present day.

Notable Students

Vince Sorrenti
Kym "Il Gato" Nicholls

References

↑ http://www.bankstowns-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/history.html

City of Bankstown, South-western Sydney

Suburbs and localities within the City of Bankstown	Bankstown Bass Hill Birrong Chester Hill Chullora Condell Park East Hills Georges Hall Greenacre Manahan Milperra Mount Lewis Padstow Padstow Heights Panania Picnic Point Potts Hill Punchbowl Revesby Revesby Heights Sefton Villawood Yagoona

War history	Bankstown Bunker No. 1 Fighter Sector RAAF History of Bankstown during World War II HMS Nabberley

Crime	Bilal Skaf Milperra massacre Roger Rogerson Sydney gang rapes Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

Education	Alphacrucis Al Amanah College Bankstown Boys (Bankstown Senior College) Bankstown City Library Bankstown Girls Birrong Girls High School Bass High School Georges River Grammar LaSalle Catholic College Malek Fahd Islamic School St Euphemia College Sefton High School University of Western Sydney

Public transport bus service	Highway Tours McVicar's Bus Services Punchbowl Bus Company South Western Coach Lines Transdev NSW

Public transport by rail	Airport line Bankstown Line Bankstown station Birrong station Chester Hill station Leightonfield station Punchbowl station Sefton station Villawood station Yagoona station East Hills station Padstow station Panania station Revesby station

Sports facilities & Public parks	Bankstown Oval Dunc Gray Velodrome Garrison Point Georges River National Park Jensen Oval McLeod Reserve Middleton Park Mirambeena Regional Park O'Neill Park Salt Pan Creek Terry Lamb Complex

Other utilities	Bankstown Airport Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital

Sports teams	Bankstown Berries Bankstown Bruins Bankstown City Bulls Bankstown City Lions Bankstown District Cricket Club Bankstown RSL Dragons Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Chester Hill Rhinos Yagoona Lions

Notable residents past and present	Akmal Saleh Anh Do Brett Emerton Brett Holman Bryan Brown Casey Donovan Christian Heim Danny Adcock Geoff Robinson Hard-Ons Ian Thorpe John Burgess Mamdouh Habib Mark Waugh Paul Keating Paulini Curuenavuli Steve Waugh Tahir Bilgiç Terry Lamb Vince Sorrenti

Other topics	Bankstown Bites Food Festival Canterbury-Bankstown Bankstown Central Shopping Centre Division of Banks Electoral district of Bankstown (results)

List of Sydney suburbs

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