South Sydney High School
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| South Sydney High School | |
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| O'Sullivan Avenue, Maroubra,Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| Principal | R. Fitzpatrick |
| Type | Public, secondary |
| Enrolment | 900-1000 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Motto | Spectemur Agendo ("Let us be known by our deeds"), although the translation means ("Let us be judged by our acts.") |
| Colour(s) | Green, Red and Yellow |
| Established | 1953 |
| Contact Information | Telephone: (02)9349 3868 Facsimile: (02) 9349 7384 |
| Homepage | [1] |
South Sydney High School, (abbreviation SSHS) is a school located in Maroubra Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1953. Students at the school mainly come from the Sydney and South Sydney regions.
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[edit] History
In the years consequent upon the Second World war, when it was realised that Maroubra Junction Technical School would be crowded out of its' premises at the Maroubra Junction School at Anzac parade, South Sydney had its beginning.
A school site, bounded by Paine Street, Walsh and O'Sullivan Avenues, had been selected several years previously. The area had been taken over by the Commonwealth during the war years for defence purposes. The site was cleared by 1948 and preparations made for what was to be known as South Sydney Technical School. The Foundation was laid on the 27th May, 1950 by the then Minister for Education, the Hon. Robert Heffron, M.L.A. who later became Premier of New South wales.
However, due its long delays, the first portion of the school was not ready until July, 1952. With the whole school being occupied only in February 1953. On the 5th of April 1954, the school was opened officially by the governor of the day, Lieutenant-General Sir John Northcott. The opening ceremony was accompanied by tree-planting. A few have survived and may be seen on the O'Sullivan Avenue frontage.
At the beginning of 1959 it was decided that South Sydney Junior Technical High School would be renamed South Sydney Boys' High School. The End of 1961 saw the retirement of Mr William Dutton, the school's first principal. In his place Mr. Thomas Tasker was appointed. In 1962 the School magazine, The Southerner, was published for the first time. To honour the contribution made to the school by Mr Heffron, the library was named the R. J. Heffron Library.
In August 1980, the Minister for Education, Paul Landa announced that South Sydney Boys' High School and Maroubra Junction Girls' High would be partly co-educational in 1981 and fully co- educational in 1983.
[edit] Principals/Headmasters
| Years | South Sydney Boys' High School |
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| 1953-1961 | W. Dutton |
| 1962-1969 | T. Tasker M.Sc. Dip.Ed. |
| 1969-1973 | R. Cocking B.A. L.T.C.L. |
| 1973-1975 | E. Barnett |
| 1976-1977 | J. Frederick |
| 1978 | A. Moore |
| 1979-1983 | D. Brown |
| Years | South Sydney High School |
| 1983-1987 | D. Brown |
| 1988-1996 | T. Edwards |
| 1997-2005 | Ms. L. Taylor |
| 2006- | R. Fitzpatrick |
[edit] Houses
By the early 1960's all students were divided into four houses named after one representative from each:
- Science - BANKS - botanist, Joseph Banks
- Literature - LAWSON - poet, Henry Lawson
- Defence - NORTHCOTT - Governor of New South Wales who opened the school.
- Education - DUTTON - First headmaster
[edit] Staff
South Sydney High School boasts a range of competent teaching staff skilled in a variety of areas.
