Burwood Girls High School

Burwood Girls' High School

Not For Ourselves Alone[1]
Location
Croydon, New South Wales
Australia Australia
Coordinates 33°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
Type Public, Single-sex, Day school
Established 1929[1]
Principal Mia Kumar[1]
Enrolment ~1,062 (7–12)[2]
Campus Suburban
Colour(s) Navy Blue & Gold
         
Website burwoodg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Burwood Girls' High School is a public, comprehensive, secondary, day school for girls, located in Croydon, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1929 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,060 students from Years 7 to 12.[2] The schools catchment area includes the suburbs of Croydon, Burwood, Croydon Park, Ashfield, Summer Hill, Haberfield, and Five Dock.[3] The school community is diverse in terms of ethnicity, culture and socio-economic mix.[4]

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.[5]

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. Year 11 and 12 students are prepared for the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) through study of up to 13 units of Board of Studies approved subjects. 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.[6]

The school is a comprehensive high school, and typically performs well in the HSC, outperforming some public selective schools[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.[5]

Notable alumnae

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Us". Burwood Girls' High School. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  2. 1 2 "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Burwood Girls' High School. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  3. ↑ "School Boundaries" (jpg). School Information. Burwood Girls High School. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  4. ↑ "Burwood Girls High School". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  5. 1 2 "Top HSC Schools by Region - Albury to Newcastle" (PDF). The National Education Directory of Australia. 2006-12-21. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Year 11 "Options" 2008" (PDF). Burwood Girls High School. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  7. ↑ Patty, Anna (2007-07-30). "Lessons in choice". News and Features (Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald). p. 14. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  8. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "ALLARS Margaret Nita". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help);
  9. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "BAYLY Lorraine Daphne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help);
  10. ↑ Gartrell, Tim. "Jennie George - Member for Throsby". Labor MPs & Officials. Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 2007-08-31. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
  11. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "SPENDER Dale". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help);
  12. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "SPENDER Lynne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help);
  13. ↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "TUPMAN Robyn C, Her Hon. Judge". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help);

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