Strathfield Girls High School

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Strathfield Girls High School
Motto	Vitae lampada tradite 'Hand on the Torch of Life'
Established	1953
Type	Secondary Comprehensive, All Female
Principal	Mr Noel Bishop
Grades	7–12
Location	Sydney, NSW Australia
Website	[http://www.strathfieg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Strathfield Girls High School is a single-sex comprehensive high school located in the municipality of Strathfield in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The school opened as Homebush Intermediate High School, founded in 1926, its motto being "Toujours en Avant", "Always advancing'. In 1953, it was established as Strathfield Girls High School, and became a languages high school in 1990. The school has over 1,100 students from grades 7 to 12.

Over 85% of its students are from non-English speaking backgrounds and the school is known as one of the top comprehensive high schools in New South Wales.