Cherrybrook Technology High School
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| Cherrybrook Technology High School | |
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| Achieving Together | |
| Established | 1992 |
| School type | Public school |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
Mr Gary Johnson |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Campus | Cherrybrook, New South Wales |
| Enrollment | ~1850 |
| School colours | Black, Grey and Red |
| Homepage | [1] |
Cherrybrook Technology High School is located on Purchase Road in Cherrybrook, NSW, Australia. The Public School was built in the late 1980s to support the rapid growth of the north-west sector in sydney. With the schools completion and opening in 1992 the sheer size and capabilities of the school have grown beyond expectations.
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[edit] History and Development
[edit] School Development
The schools development and planning began in the late 1980s, the department of education and community at the time had decided to build the school on a block of land adjacent to John Purchase Public School, the land was preoccupied with orchards containing remnants of old growth forest. At the time the government was creating a chain of technology schools through out NSW. The school was initiated into this chain after talks between the Minister of Education at the time Dr Terry Metherell and the CEO of IBM at the time Mr. Brian Finn.
The school hired its first principal and deputies in 1990 with Mrs. Lyn Wendtman as Principal and Mr. Peter Gillam and Mr. Dave Wilson as Deputy Principals, the three key figures took there duties up in February 1991 and were responsible for complex negotiations between businesses and Public Works designers and builders. They also developed a local P&C, school council, staffing and enrolment model and school organization and draft policies.
The first students accepted into Cherrybrook Technology High School were accommodated and taught at Pennant Hills High School in 1991. They were later moved to there new school in 1992 as year 8's with 180 year 7 students and approximately 100 year 11 students.
Staff in 1992 was gained from both transfers and selections based on merit. Additional staff in the following years were all appointed by merit. However due to changes in law all schools are now staffed the same from 1998 onwards.
The school was officially opened on the 15th May, 1992 by the Hon Nick Greiner, MP (Premier of NSW at the time)
[edit] School Logo/Emblem History and Meaning
The student committee asked all parents and students to submit ideas for a logo. Chris Tiouslos, the architect who designed the school, sketched some ideas based on the architecture of the school. These sketches were later taken to A professional designer, Alexei Mazin from Mazmedia. Alexei used these sketches as a foundation for the logo he designed. the committee later decided to go with Mazmedia for the logo, over a few weeks many concepts and designs were developed until the final design was accepted.
It was decided that the logo would not be styled as an old heraldic themed logo however more of a direct and modern statement. The logo's concept was similar to logos as those of the Commonwealth Bank, BHP, Turbosoft (computer engineers) or State Rail. The underlying meaning of the logo is as follows (as quoted from CTHS website):
- The square represents the shape of a computer chip. The wheel, traditionally the accepted technology symbol, was rejected because it represented older technologies such as the cog or the engine. Computers however are an integral part of our society and this school was established to maximize technology use in learning and in preparation for the future, The square chip was then turned sideways to form a diamond. This is a more dynamic shape and one where the C sits comfortably across the diagonal,
- The red C stands for Cherrybrook and mirrors the layout of the buildings, the shape of the roof and the curves of the serpentine walls in the playground,
- The red, white, grey and black of our logo reflect the colours of the school,
- A striped pattern fills in the chip shape behind the C. This represents computer screens, TV sets or camera lenses which are used in many modern work and leisure situations,
- The stripes have been given a more effect formed by interference or optical combinations between patterns. A good description of a moiré effect is the shimmering pattern you see when someone wears a herringbone shirt on television,
- Finally, the grey shadow makes the logo appear to be floating and flexible rather than flat or anchored permanently.
[edit] Sports Houses
Cherrybrook Technology High School has four main sports houses thes are Charles, Taylor, Harrison and Strickland. The houses have been named according to the Abbreviated Acronym of the school (CTHS) however they also have an underlying meaning.
- C (Charles [Red]) Stands for community, and was named after the schools first P&C president Tim Charles.
- T (Taylor [Yellow]) stands for technology, and was named after Heedlie Taylor who developed a new styled harvester in the 1920s
- H (Harrison [Green]) stands for history, and was named after the Harrison family who settled on a 65 acre block in the area in 1893 and had a small timber cottage called "Cherrybrook Cottage."
- S (Strickland [Blue]) stands for sport, and was named after Shirley Strickland a 27 year old teacher from Western Australia who the first Australian woman to win a medal in an Olympic Athletic Event.
The following names and meaning were accepted in 1992 and were proposed by David Krust (head of PDHPE department at the time).
[edit] Sources/Resources
[2]Address to Parilament including a report on Cherrybrook Technology High School
[3]Information on the Origins of Cherrybrook Technology High School
[4]Information on the logo of Cherrybrook Technology High School
[5]Information on house names and meanings of cherrbrook technology high school
