Arthur Phillip High School

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Arthur Phillip High School is a coeducational public high school located in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. As of July 2006 it has approximately 1,750 students in years 7 to 12. The school is named after Arthur Phillip, the first governor of New South Wales, and also the founder of the city of Sydney. The school was established in the year 1875.

It is rare in Australia in that it is a school located in the middle of an urban business district of tall buildings. It extends across two sides of Maquarie Street, the street on which it is situated. The vast bulk of high schools in Australia are suburban, with large grounds, while Arthur Phillip High School has only a central courtyard around which the classroom buildings are arranged, and also additional sports grounds which have been decreasing in size over time (due to classrooms being built on them). There is a playing field across the road from the main school building, but it is largely covered with portable classrooms (17 classrooms as of July 2006). In 2002 the playing field wasn't covered with any classrooms at all, but slowly as time has progressed and the studential influx increased, the necessity has arisen for new classrooms. It is expected that in the future there will be even more classrooms to cover the playing field. There is also a gym and three basketball/netball courts. It is often referred to as a 'technology high school', as there are many computers present...

Academically, in regards to marks on the Higher School Certificate, Arthur Phillip High School has had a fluctuating history. There have been years where it has been ranked within the top 100 schools in NSW, whereas there have been others where its performance has been comparatively quite average. In the HSC for the year of 2005, 9 students achieved a UAI over 90, with one student out of those 9 achieving a UAI of 99.00 and receiving a Premier's Award. For that same year, approximately 70 out of 214 (32.7%) year 12 students gained admission to a university course.