St. Ives High School

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St Ives High School
Image:St Ives logo.jpg
Motto Optima Optime
Established 1964
Type Co-Ed, Public
Principal Ms. Louise Yeomans
Grades 7–12
Location Yarrabung Rd, St Ives, NSW, Australia
Campus Ku-ring-gai, Sydney
Colours Navy Blue and White
Contact Information Phone: (61)(02)9144 1689
Fax: (61)(02)9449 7074
Website SIHS website

St. Ives High School is a coeducational government high school located in Sydney, Australia. Approximately 850 students are enrolled at the school each year. A large number of students come from various ethnic backgrounds. Due to its location, the school has extensive views of the city skyline from its spacious grounds. Apart from the immediate local area of St. Ives, the school's boundaries extend through Hornsby to north of Mount Colah.

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[edit] Brief history

The building development of the school began in 1963. Prior to the development, the school had an enrollment of 150 students. Due to the incomplete construction, these students were transferred to Asquith Boys High School and Hornsby Girls' High School. They were segregated from the other students at their respective foster schools as they had their own uniform and classes. When the construction finally finished in 1964, students were able to start classes at their own school. However, the infrastructure of the school was still unfinished. The students and staff had neither electricity nor gas and the windows were unglazed.

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St. Ives High School has achieved consistent results at the Higher School Certificate with 90% of its Year 12 students awarded a HSC achieving an UAI of over seventy or more each year, higher than the state's average. Other participation by students include:

  • Dramatic, dance and musical productions
  • Instrumental and choral performances
  • Visual Arts and Design & Technology exhibitions

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