Macquarie Boys' Technology High School is a high school for boys in New South Wales, Australia.
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The present day Macquarie Boys’ Technology High School developed from a school located on a site in Macquarie Street, Parramatta. (That site is currently occupied by Parramatta High School and Arthur Phillip High School). Post primary schooling for boys was provided for on that site by the Boys' Department of Parramatta District School. The Boys’ Department of that school became known as Parramatta Commercial School and in 1920 was called Parramatta Intermediate High School. The title was changed to Parramatta Junior High School in January 1944 and a separate school was formed, still on the same site, with a separate principal.
In 1955 the name was changed to Macquarie Boys’ High School. At the end of 1957 the school moved to its current site on the corner of Kissing Point Road and what was then called Rydalmere Avenue, which was later absorbed into James Ruse Drive. In 1989 the word 'Technology' was added to the school's name.
At the beginning of 2008 years 7 through to 10 were discontinued, while remaining year 11 and 12 students complete their HSC course.[1]
According to Nine News and The Daily Telegraph the school will be shut down at the end of the 2009 school year because of major reputation problems throughout the schools history and the low numbers of students they had in 2007.[2] This has subsequently been confirmed by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training.[3]
The school is being rejuvenated as the Lachlan Macquarie College, which began operating on school grounds in January 2008. This new college specialises in Maths and Science.[4][5]
List of technology high schools in New South Wales