Kingsgrove North High School

Kingsgrove North High School
Latin: Praestemus May We Excel
Address
2-10 St Albans Road KINGSGROVE NSW 2208 Kingsgrove, NSW Australia
Coordinates	33°56′51″S 151°6′5″E / 33.94750°S 151.10139°E / -33.94750; 151.10139Coordinates: 33°56′51″S 151°6′5″E / 33.94750°S 151.10139°E / -33.94750; 151.10139
Information
Type	Public, Co-educational, Day school , Secondary school
Established	1959
Sister school	Lyceum of Psychiko, Greece and Jiangdu High School , China ^[1]
Principal	Baz French
Teaching staff	57^[2]
Years offered	7-12
Enrolment	~873 ^[3] (2012)
Campus	Urban (Kingsgrove)
Colour(s)	Maroon & Blue
Newspaper	The Way North
Website	www.kingsgrovn h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Kingsgrove North High School (KNHS) is a co-educational public high school located in Kingsgrove, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1959, it is the oldest co-educational high school in the state. The school is part of the St. George Region of high schools and is administered by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities (DEC), and prepares students for the Record of Student Achievement (Year 11), and the Higher School Certificate (Year 12).

History

The school was established in 1959 to relieve overcrowding in existing schools and given the name Kingsgrove North by a Committee of P & C . Stage1 of the building, consisting of blocks "B" & "C" was constructed by Monier Builders Ltd at the cost of £189,153. The Manual Arts block, also included in Stage 1 was not began 28 February.^[4] The first KNHS Headmaster was E. Johnson and the first school captains were Ron Graham (1960–63) and Judith Timmins (1960-1961). The school badge is based on suggestions from teachers and students and consists of a "rotary wheel" that represents the wheel of industry and "surrounding stars" to indicate hard work to achieve high goals. The school pledge was composed in 1961 by a school teacher and consists of: The future is a challenge, let us excel our lives with power and purpose, let us excel. The prefect's pledge was introduced in 1962 and says: "I promise at all times and in all places,to maintain the honour of the school; that with sincerity , justice and integrity , I will discharge my duties ; so that in these things I shall excel , for what I am , this school will be." The school received the Director General's Award for Excellence in 2004 and 2005 and a National Award for Quality Schooling in 2007.^[5] The 50th anniversary of the school's founding was held on 17 June 2009 ^[6]

Description

The school is situated in Kingsgrove, a suburb of southern Sydney. Its main entrance is located on the southwest corner of the school, with a number of smaller entrances on its southern and western boundaries. The campus is built around a main quadrangle, another cluster of buildings around a smaller quadrangle, with an oval and sporting facilities. The school has three quadrangles - Main Quad, Eastern Quad and the Senior Quad. In 2011, KNHS was one of the seven schools selected to be part of the "Confucius Classrooms" project which aims to promote the learning of Mandarin, and to consolidate the multicultural harmony within the school. This involved forming strong biltareal ties with sister schools in China.^[7]

Student life

There are currently 845 students enrolled at Kingsgrove North in Years 7 through to 12. Of the student population, around 90% are from a non-English-speaking background, predominantly Chinese, Vietnamese, Greek, and Lebanese language groups There is also a substantial minority of European, Indian and Sri Lankan students. The school's prefect body consists of 12 students - 6 boys and 6 girls that are elected by their peers, teachers and students from Year 10. Executive positions are decided by internal voting within the prefect body. According to the school its student population represents 47 different cultural backgrounds.^[3] Kingsgrove North, in addition to local pupils accept international students, predominantly from China and Vietnam through the Intensive English Centre (IEC) and implements a transition program for those coming from abroad.^[8]

Sport

Kingsgrove North High School is part of the St George Secondary Schools Sports Association and competes on a zone,regional and state level.^[9] The school offers basketball, volleyball, table tennis, OZ tag, football, tennis, softball, soccer, bowling and squash .

In zone level soccer, the school has had a rivalry throughout multiple generations against James Cook.

Student Clubs

The Model Making Club which meets every week to construct models of famous battles such as the Battle of Thermopylae
Bring it On - Dance club which meets every Wednesday to practice and perform dance routines. The school's dance group consistently reaches state finals in dance competitions.
School Band - Directed by the Music faculty performs items on rock and pop with guidance from bands performers on Australian Idol.

Leadership

Student Representative Council (S.R.C.) - A leading student body elected by year groups annually and form their own roll call to conduct activities.
Kingsgrove North Prefects - An elected team that provides social awareness to the student body.
Kingsgrove North Peer Support - Helping new students settle into the school community.
Max Potential - A program by Future Achievement Australia to develop leaders in the community through designing and undertaking a community service project.
SARN - The Social Anti Racism Network promotes anti-racism and harmony within the school community and meets with other schools in the region to discuss plans to combat racism.
YMCA NSW Youth Parliament - The school has representation in both the Youth State Constitutional Convention for the local electorate and the YMCA Youth Parliament. (Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council)

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

Tim Cahill - team member of the Socceroos ^[10]
Mitchell Kilduff- Paralympic swimmer ^[11]
Suzi Dafnis- CEO of the Australian Businesswomen's Network^[12]

References

↑ St George DET (2008-04-08). "KNHS Yangzhou Sister School" (PDF). http://www.stgeorged.det.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2013-02-18. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ http://www.kingsgrovn-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/1142312/1148515/ASR%202012.pdf
1 2 Kingsgrove North High School (2011-01-01). "2011 Annual School Report" (PDF). http://www.kingsgrovn-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/home. Retrieved 2013-02-18. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Kingsgrove North High School History Page 1". Angelofoz.com. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
↑ School Choice (2008-01-01). "Kingsgrove North High School Overview". www.schoolchoice.com.au. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
↑ Kingsgrove North High School To Achieve, Learn and Lead (2009-06-17). "50th Anniversary". Kingsgrovn-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
↑ "Confucius Classrooms". Confuciusinstitute.det.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
↑ "School locations". Decinternational.nsw.edu.au. 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
↑ "St. George Secondary Schools Sport Association". Stgeorgesssa.com.au. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
↑ Vella, Joanne. "Kingsgrove North High School supports former student Tim Cahill". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
↑ "Mitchell Kilduff | APC Corporate". Paralympic.org.au. 1996-02-29. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
↑ "Suzi Dafnis". Business Blueprint. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

External links

Kingsgrove North High School official website

High schools in the Sydney Region

Botany Bay Network	Randwick Boys HS Randwick Girls HS Matraville Sports HS South Sydney HS

Georges River Network	Blakehurst HS Georges River College (with Oatley Senior Campus Hurstville Boys Campus Peakhurst Campus Penshurst Girls Campus) James Cook Boys Tech. HS Kogarah HS Moorefield Girls HS St George Girls HS Sydney Tech. HS

Inner City Network	Alexandria Park Community School Dulwich HS of Visual Arts and Design Newtown HS of the Performing Arts Tempe HS

Inner West Network	Ashfield Boys HS Burwood Girls HS Canterbury Boys HS Canterbury Girls HS Kingsgrove North HS

Port Hacking Network	Cronulla HS Kirrawee HS Endeavour Sports HS Port Hacking HS Sylvania HS Woolooware HS

Port Jackson Network	Conservatorium Sydney Boys HS Sydney Girls HS Sydney Secondary College (with Balmain Campus Blackwattle Bay Campus Leichhardt Campus)

Woronora River Network	Engadine HS Heathcote HS The Jannali HS Lucas Heights Community School Menai HS

Network 8	Fort Street HS Gymea HS JJ Cahill Memorial HS Kingsgrove HS Marrickville HS Rose Bay SC

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