Birrong Girls High School
(as Birrong Home Science School)
Birrong Girls High School is a government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school for girls, located on Cooper Road, Birrong, a western suburb of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1957, the school enrolled approximately 790 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 94 percent were from a language background other than English.[1] 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 Zena Dabaja.[2]
Overview
The school was established on 29 January 1957 as Birrong Home Science School. It was officially reopened as a multi-lateral high school, with the new name Birrong Girls High School, on 25 September 1959.[3][clarification needed]
Amongst its students there is a diverse range of cultural backgrounds representing 46 language groups, the majority of whom are from Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Turkish backgrounds.[1]
Notable alumni
- Lynda Voltz – politician[4][5]
- Helen Westwood – politician[5][6]
See also
- List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F
- Education in Australia
References
- ^ a b c d "Birrong Girls High School, Birrong, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Birrong Girls High School" Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, NSW Public Schools, accessed 3 August 2009.
- ^ "History". Birrong Girls High School. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ Benson, Simon (16 March 2006). "Jobs for the Fergusons – Fury at ALP dynasty's power grip". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
- ^ a b Voice of the People Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Update May 2006 Part One.
- ^ Birrong Bulletin[permanent dead link], Issue No. 3 May 2007.
External links
- Official website
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