North Sydney Boys High School
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| North Sydney Boys High School |
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| Motto: Vincit qui se vincit 'He conquers who conquers self' |
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| Established | 1915 |
| Type | Public Selective all-male secondary |
| Principal | William Gondoputro |
| Founder | Merideth Ash |
| Students | 927 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Location | Falcon and Miller Streets |
| Campus | Northern Sydney |
| Colours | Bismark, Coral and Yellow |
| Contact Information | Phone: (61)(02)9955 4748 Fax: (61)(02)9957 6310 |
| Website | www.nsbhs.nsw.edu.au |
North Sydney Boys High School is a public, selective high school for years 7-12 on Sydney's North Shore, established in 1915 according to the official street notice board. The Old Boys assert the school was actually begun off site in temporary classes in 1912. At the end of 1914 89 boys transferred to the permanent home on the corner of Falcon Street and Miller Street, Crows Nest. A decision is pending on whether the Centenary will be celebrated in 2012 or 2015.
The school has a long history of academic excellence prompting renowned educationist Sir James Darling, Headmaster of Geelong Grammar School, to write that "North Sydney is the equal of, if not better than, any private school in Australia" (Good Weekend Magazine). He was referring to the golden era of the 1950s and 60s when the school was an intellectual powerhouse and set numerous records in the published results of the old NSW Leaving Certificate. Many eminent careers started at that time - see Old Boys below.
North Sydney still performs well in Higher School Certificate results today. In the 2005, 2004 and 2003 NSW Higher School Certificate, North Sydney Boys was the top ranked boys school, and in 2004 had the 6th highest number of recipients of the Premier's 'All Rounders' Award in the state.
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[edit] Extra-curricular activities
North Sydney participates in sport against other schools in the Sydney North West Zone.
An outdoor education program involving annual school camps is promoted as encouraging a 'Challenge by Choice' mentality. This program includes camps to:
- Year 7 - Cataract Scout Park, with Yr 11 Peer Support Leaders
- Year 8 - Mount Seaview
- Year 9 - Hawkesbury River Pack and Paddle
- Year 10 - Barrington Tops Whitewater Rafting, Kurrajong Road Trip, Kangaroo Valley Canoe Camp or Brisbane Waters Sailing Trip
- Year 11 - Jindabyne Snow Camp
North Sydney is also home to a comprehensive and highly regarded jazz music education program. Performance groups from this program have toured internationally, and are regularly requested to play at a variety of public and private functions. The Big Band 1 was the equal first Australian school jazz band to be invited to perform at the annual International Association of Jazz Education conference in 2004. The jazz bands perform annually at the Merimbula Jazz Festival, on the New South Wales south coast.
Other extra-curricular activities include:
- Debating in which North Sydney has a strong tradition having won the Intermediate (Years 9 and 10) NSW Premier's Debating Challenge for the last two years (2004 and 2005).
- Chess,
- Business competitions including the Young Achievers Program in which students develop a company of 6 months, the Australian Stock Exchange Schools Share Market Game, AMP Business Studies Competition and Australian Business Week
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
- Concert Bands, Orchestra, Choir
- Combined Musical with North Sydney Girls High School
- Charities Committee
- Students Representative Council
- The Dodo Magazine - A satirical student publication. It is edited by students, with oversight by staff to censor unsuitable material.
- Drama Night
- Falcon Sport (program of weekend sport)
- Crawford Shield, an annual sporting and cultural exchange with Melbourne High School
- Sports Carnivals
- Walk-a-thon
- Cultural European Tour with North Sydney Girls High School
- Japanese Language Exchange with Kokusai High School in Tokyo, Japan
- Junior and Senior disco/dances with North Sydney Girls High School
- Prefecture
- Annual Magazine Production named "The Falcon"
- Peer Mediation dispute settlement Program, and the NSW Law Society Peer Mediation SCRAM Competition
- Peer Support Program with Year 7 and 11
- Drama Troupe
- Page to Stage
- Model Solar Car Challenge - Sunsprint
- Mock Trial
- Public Speaking Club with North Sydney Girls
- ISCF (Inter-School Christian Fellowship)
- SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) Business Competition
- Third placed NSW High School Basketball Team
[edit] Building works
North Sydney Boys is undergoing a major capital building program funded by the State and Federal Governments. New buildings include a music rehearsal space and a design and technology building which have been finished and students have moved into the new building, now name 'J Block' at the beginning of term 4 of 2006. J block contains music classrooms, a design-technology workshop and a visual arts classroom. There are advanced plans for a new library building. This is known as DA3 (Development Application 3).
The school community recently completed a major upgrade of the AF Henry Hall. This will soon be followed by an extension to accomodate new teacher, Michael Selway [citation needed]
In DA2, completed in 2005, new tennis courts and other building works were carried out. In DA1 completed in about 2003 the Keele Street Lawn area was acquired and refurbished.
[edit] Academic Structure
The school has the following Departments:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Languages (LOTE) including Latin, Ancient Greek, French, German, Japanese, and Indonesian
- Social Sciences
- Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA)
- Industrial Arts (Design and Technology)
- Physical Education
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[edit] See also
- North Sydney Girls High School
- List of Government schools in New South Wales
- List of selective high schools in New South Wales
[edit] External links
- North Sydney Boys High School website
- NSW Department of Education and Training: North Sydney Boys High School
- North Sydney Boys Jazz website
