Sydney Boys High School

{{peacock|date=September 2010}} '''Sydney Boys High School''' is an [[Selective school (New South Wales)|academically selective]] public [[secondary school]] for boys, located in the [[City of Sydney]], [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], with 1,180 students, from years 7 to 12. It regularly ranks highly amongst schools in the state of New South Wales in terms of academic results. Sydney Boys High School, operated by the [[New South Wales Department of Education and Training]], was the highest achiever in the [[Higher School Certificate (New South Wales)|Higher School Certificate]] of all boys' schools in New South Wales in 2006 and 2010 according to a list published by the [[Sydney Morning Herald]]. The school was previously known as '''The Sydney High School''', due to its position as the first government High School in New South Wales created under Premier [[Henry Parkes]]' system of public education in the early 1880s. Sydney Boys High School's sister school is its neighbour at [[Moore Park, New South Wales|Moore Park]]: [[Sydney Girls High School]]. The school is a member of the [[Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales]] (GPS). In 2010 ''[[The Age]]'' reported that Sydney Boys High School ranked third among Australian schools based on the number of alumni who had received a top [[Order of Australia]] honour. == History == The school was established in 1883 as two single-sex schools sharing a single building with girls and boys on separate floors. In 1906, the school became a member of the Athletics Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales. In this association, "public school" has the meaning as used in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], i.e. a private school. Sydney Boys High School is the only publicly funded school to be a member. The school is well known for producing a number of prominent [[alumni]], known as "Old Boys", with many active ex-student organisations including the Sydney High School Old Boys Union, the High Club and High Rugby Friends. Sydney Boys' High School is the oldest public secondary school in NSW to offer education until matriculation to university. It was originally located on Castlereagh Street in the [[Sydney CBD]]. Later, it moved to Mary Ann Street, [[Ultimo, New South Wales|Ultimo]]. In 1928, the school moved to its current location at Moore Park, on the fringe of the inner city. This site was designed by George McRae, who also designed the Queen Victoria Building. This site was previously the Moore Park Zoo. Each year is divided into six houses: Eedy, Fairland, Rubie, McKay, Saxby, Torrington. These houses are named after Old Boys who have given significant service to the school. [[File:Sbhsmoorepark.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Sydney Boys High School, seen from Moore park]] == Notability == The school is recognised as one of the oldest government-funded high schools in New South Wales, and the oldest such school which did not have an attached primary school. The school is renowned for its academic success in the Higher School Certificate, in 2006, according to ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' listings, ranking in 3rd, below Baulkham Hills and [[James Ruse Agricultural High School]], with a student attaining an [[UAI]] rank of 100. It has also achieved notability in [[debating]], having won the Hume Barbour and Karl Cramp trophies more times than any other school. == Departments == The school is made up of eleven departments, teaching one or a variety of related '''[[Board of Studies (NSW, Australia)|Board of Studies]]'''–endorsed subjects. The departments are: * [[English studies|English]] (Subjects: English, Drama.) * [[Mathematics]] (Subjects: Mathematics) * [[Science]] (Subjects: Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Environmental Science) * [[Visual arts|Creative Arts]] (Subjects: Visual Arts, Architecture, Photography, Music, Film and Media Studies). * [[Social Sciences]] (Subjects: Geography, Commerce, Business Studies, Legal Studies, Economics, Studies of Religion) * [[Language education|Languages other than English (LOTE)]] (Subjects: French, German, Chinese, Latin, Classical Greek, Hebrew) * [[Personal development]], Health and Physical Education * [[Industrial arts]] (Subjects: Design & Technology, Technical Drawing, Engineering, Information Processes and Technology, Software Design) * [[History]] (Subjects: History, Wars through the Ages, Empires, Ancient History, Modern History, History Extension) * [[Social welfare|Welfare]] (Subjects: Character Education) * [[Careers]] ==Sport== Sydney Boys High is the sole state-run member of the [[Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales]] and offers students a wide range of sports. The school possesses rowing facilities, the [http://www.shsfoundation.org.au/outterside-centre.php Outterside Centre] at [[Abbotsford, New South Wales|Abbotsford]] including a dormitory, boat sheds and two pontoons ). The school has playing–fields in [[Centennial Park, New South Wales|Centennial Park]] with the [http://www.shsfoundation.org.au/fairland-pavilion.php Fairland pavilion] and fenced cricket ground, McKay Oval. Sydney Boys High also has facilities at the [[ANZAC Rifle Range]], managed by the [[Sydney High School Rifle Club]]. Many players from Sydney High have represented at State and National levels. Most sports are played against other schools of the GPS. These sports include: *[[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]] *[[Basketball]] *[[Cricket]] *[[Cross country running|Cross country]] *[[fencing (sport)|Fencing]] *[[Sport rowing|Rowing]] *[[Shooting sports#Rifle|Rifle shooting]] *[[Rugby Union]] *[[Sailing]] *[[Soccer]] *[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] *[[Table tennis]] *[[Tennis]] *[[Volleyball]] *[[Water polo]] - Combined GPS/CAS Competition == See also == * [[List of Government schools in New South Wales]] * [[List of selective high schools in New South Wales]] * [[Sydney High School Rifle Club]] * [[Lawrence Campbell Oratory Competition]] == External links == * [http://www.sydneyboyshigh.com/ Sydney Boys High School] {{NSW Selective Schools}}{{Greater Public Schools}} {{Coord missing|New South Wales}}