Blakehurst High School

Blakehurst High School
Location
Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia
Information
Type	Public (Secondary, Co-ed)
Principal	Brad Lester
Grades	7–12
Number of students	1130
Campus	Blakehurst
Website	www.blakehurst-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Blakehurst High School is a public, co-educational, specialist Languages high school for years 7-12 located in Blakehurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The school has around 1130 students, 75 teaching staff and 12 administrative staff. 40% of students are from an Anglo Celtic background and 60% of students identify as having a non-English speaking background (NESB), many of whom were born in Australia. Of these students the largest group is of Chinese background, 30% of the school population, and the second largest NESB group is Greek. Of the remainder of the 60%, there are over 40 language groups represented.

Notable alumni

Robert McLelland — Current Attorney-General of Australia and Member for Barton

External links

Blakehurst High School website

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Blakehurst High School

Notable alumni

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