North Sydney Girls High School

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North Sydney Girls High School
Ad Altiora
(Latin:"Towards Higher Things")
Established 1914
School type Public, Selective, Single-sex, Secondary, Day school
Principal/
Headmaster		 Ms. Meredith Ash
Location Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia Flag of Australia
Coordinates 33°49′49″S 151°12′12″E / -33.83028, 151.20333Coordinates: 33°49′49″S 151°12′12″E / -33.83028, 151.20333
Campus Urban
Enrolment ~923 (7–12)[1]
School colours Navy Blue, Green and White             
Homepage www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

North Sydney Girls High School (NSGHS; note that the official name has no apostrophe) is an academically selective, Public high school for girls, located at Crows Nest, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1914, the school currently caters for approximately 930 students from Years 7 to 12. Admission is based entirely on academic results, and enrolment typically takes place in Year 7, with few vacancies in upper years. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, North Sydney Girls High School is the second hardest selective school to be accepted into, after James Ruse Agricultural High School.[citation needed]

In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked North Sydney Girls High School seventh in Australia's top ten girls' schools, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[2][a]

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[edit] History

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North Sydney Girls High School prior to opening, January 1914
North Sydney Girls High School prior to opening, January 1914
Sydney Girls High School was officially founded in 1914 with an enrolment of 194 students. The school had been transferred from an earlier 1912 foundation under Nimrod Greenwood, whose name is still commemorated by a House title.

Previously located on the corner of Hazelbank Road and the Pacific Highway, over the years, the facilities were extended. By the 1980s, it was felt that the site could no longer meet the needs of the school, and years of intense lobbying for improved facilities followed. When the New South Wales Government decided to close Crows Nest Boys' High, the facility was transferred to North Sydney Girls and underwent $8 million in renovations and refurbishments. Finally, in December 1993, North Sydney Girls High officially moved to its new accommodations (its third site).

[edit] Campus

North Sydney Girls High School moved to its present site at Crows Nest in 1994, following a $6 million building and renovations project.[3]

Current facilities include a library, multi-purpose hall, large gymnasium, language laboratory, music studio, five computer laboratories, science laboratories, art rooms, darkroom, workshops, textiles and food technology rooms, Drama and music rooms and Netball and Tennis Courts.

[edit] Curriculum

HSC Merit List Mentions
Year Top School Second Third
2007 JRAHS (804) NSGHS (625) BHHS (624)
2006 JRAHS (737) BHHS (545) SBHS (520)
2005 JRAHS (760) BHHS (606) HGHS (368)
2004 JRAHS (813) NSGHS (587) BHHS (570)
2003 JRAHS (740) NSGHS (539) BHHS (504)
2002 JRAHS (664) NSGHS (555) BHHS (515)
2001 JRAHS (585) NSGHS (422) BHHS (409)
2000 JRAHS (306) NSGHS (176) SBHS (146)

North Sydney Girls High School is registered and accredited with the New South Wales Board of Studies, and therefore follows the mandated curriculum for all years.

In Years 7 and 8, NSGHS students complete studies in Mathematics (Advanced), English, Science, History, Geography, Music, Visual Arts, Technological & Applied Studies (TAS), Languages (French, German, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin), and Personal Development/Health/Physical Education. Students in Year 7 complete one language each term, and in Year 8 must select their preferred language to complete throughout the year.[4]

Year 9 and 10 students are prepared for the School Certificate exam that is undertaken upon the completion of Year 10 studies. At this stage, Mathematics (Advanced), Science, English, History and Geography are mandatory subjects according to the New South Wales Syllabus. Students must also choose three electives from Music, Visual Arts, Photographic and Digital Media, Languages (French, German, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin), Drama, Design and Technology, Food Technology, Textiles and Design, Computer Studies - Information Software and Technology, Accelerated - Information Processes and Technology, Commerce, Asian Social Studies, Elective History, and Elective Geography.[5]

The focus of Year 11 and 12 studies is the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) exam that is undertaken upon the completion of Year 12. The only mandatory subject at this stage is English (Advanced)., and students may then choose up to 13 units from a comprehensive list of elective subjects.[6]

[edit] Academic results

The school performs well in public examinations, and in recent years has been placed as the leading girls' school in New South Wales in the Higher School Certificate Examination. Annually, at least 30% of Year 12 students achieve places in the top 1% of this exam.[7]

[edit] Co-curriculum

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Extracurricular activities include:

  • Chess
  • Sports including Basketball, Skiing, Hockey, Cricket, Badminton, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Rowing, Kayaking, Touch Football, Waterpolo, Fencing, Netball, Tennis and Lacrosse
  • Business competitions including the Young Achievers Program in which students develop a company of 6 months, the Australian Stock Exchange Schools Share Market Game, and Australian Business Week
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
  • Dance - dance ensembles, annual participation in festivals such as the School Spectacular
  • Stage (Jazz) Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Beginner Band, Choir and Chamber Strings - each musical ensemble embarks on at least one tour every year for one week.
  • School choir - Year 7 Junior and Intermediate Choir, Combined (NSGHS & NSBHS) Choir, Senior Vocal, A Cappella group
  • Combined Annual Musical with North Sydney Boys High School
  • Charities Committee (made up of students from years 7 to 11)
  • Year 10 Drama Night and various clubs
  • Year 10 Dance Night
  • Junior and Senior dances with North Sydney Boys High School
  • Prefecture
  • Peer Support Program with Year 7 and 11
  • Mock Trial
  • State and National Constitutional Convention
  • ISCF (Inter-School Christian Fellowship) with North Sydney Boys High School
  • Shout!, a student run group, working with organisations that aim to raise awareness of and allieviate poverty
  • Model United Nations Club
  • Cadet program at Marist College North Shore
  • Debating
  • High flyer, the fortnightly student magazine
  • Theatre Sports
  • Tournament of Minds
  • Peer Mediation and the NSW Law Society Peer Mediation SCRAM Competition

[edit] Notable alumnae

Academic
  • Valerie Beral FRS, Professor of Epidemiology at Oxford
  • Yvonne Cossart, Professor of Infectious Diseases at Sydney
  • Anna Katherine Donald - Rhodes Scholar (1989)[8]
  • Dorothy Hoddinott - High school Principal[citation needed]
  • Phyllis Mary Nicol - Lecturer and demonstrator in physics[9]
  • Judith O'Neil, Professor of German at Harvard [10]
  • Jeni Whalan - Rhodes Scholar (2005)[8]
Entertainment, media and the arts


Politics, public service and the law
Sport
  • Renée Kirby - World Championship winning rower[18]

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

  1. ^ North Sydney Girls High School. School Locator. NSW Public Schools. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
  2. ^ Walker, Frank. "The ties that bind", Sunday Life, The Sun-Herald, 2001-07-22, p. 16. Retrieved on 2007-09-12. 
  3. ^ Facilities in NSGHS. North Sydney Girls High School. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  4. ^ Years 7 & 8. North Sydney Girls High School. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  5. ^ Years 9 & 10. North Sydney Girls High School. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  6. ^ Years 11 & 12 HSC. North Sydney Girls High School. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  7. ^ Academic Excellence. North Sydney Girls High School. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  8. ^ a b "NSW Rhodes Scholars" — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 16 April 2007)
  9. ^ Annable, Rosemary (2000). Nicol, Phyllis Mary (1903 - 1964). Australian Dictionary of Biography 478. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  10. ^ NSGHS LC 1959
  11. ^ Ruth Cracknell. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  12. ^ Biography for Nathalie Kelley. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  13. ^ Nicole Kidman. Hollywood Pulse. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  14. ^ Pownall, Eve. AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  15. ^ Alafaci, Annette (2006). Hancock, Shelley (1951 - ). Australian Women Biographical Entry. National Foundation for Australian Women. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  16. ^ Sear, Martha (2002). Propsting, Marjorie Gertrude Eleanor (1905 - 1972). Australian Dictionary of Biography 36-37. Melbourne University Press. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  17. ^ Wake, Nancy Grace Augusta (1912-). Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Australia. National Centre for Australian Studies (2005). Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  18. ^ Meet the Quad. Australian U23 Women's Quad. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.

[edit] See also

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