Picnic Point High School

Picnic Point High School

Address
61 Kennedy Street Picnic Point, NSW, 2213, Australia
Information
School type	High school
Motto	Knowledge is Life
Established	1962
Principal	Wolly Negroh^[1]
Staff	Approx. 85
Enrolment	Approx. 1000
Colour(s)	Green and gold
Website	picnicpt-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Picnic Point High School is a government high school located in the suburb of Picnic Point, New South Wales, Australia.

The school has approximately 1000 students in Years 7 to 12. It prepares students for the School Certificate in Year 10 and the Higher School Certificate in Year 12. The school will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Saturday 31 March 2012.

Notable students and ex-students

Jack Bennett, Australian and Oceania track cycling champion^[2]
Lachlan Burr, Australia Schoolboy rugby league team^[3]
Blake Guthrie, Sydney Swans scholarship player^[4]
Jarrad Hickey, rugby player with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Cameron Phelps, rugby player with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wigan Warriors^[5]
Shaun Rennie, international lead role in Cats^[6]
Amanda Tunks, singer^[7]

Notable staff and ex-staff

Alan Ashton, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly^[8]
Kirsty Elwell, country music singer^[9]
Ted Glossop, coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs rugby league team^[10]
John Murray, Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly^[11]

References

^ "Picnic Point HS Principal's Message". NSW DET. http://www.picnicpt-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/index.php?page=principal. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
^ Klein, Nathan (24 March 2009). "In pursuit of a dream". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. http://express.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/in-pursuit-of-a-dream/. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
^ Martins, Bianca (26 July 2010). "Under-20s Bulldogs second-rower Lachlan Burr selected to tour Europe". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. http://express.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/under-20s-bulldogs-second-rower-lachlan-burr-selected-to-tour-europe/. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ Dale, Amy (11 July 2008). "Swans Young Talent Time". dailytelegraph.com.au. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/swans-young-talent-time/story-e6frexyi-1111116878792. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ Picnic Point High School. December 2008. http://www.picnicpt-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/PicNews/DECEMBER08.pdf.
^ "Shaun Rennie". encore.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. 1999. http://encore.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/profiles/1999/rennie.html. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
^ "Amanda Tunks". abc.net.au. 2010. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/risingstars/tunks.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ "Alan John ASHTON". parliament.nsw.gov.au. 19 August 2010. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/Parlment/Members.nsf/0/f75339849868484e4a256760000caa0c?OpenDocument. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
^ "Telstra Road to Tamworth - 2010 / 2011 Finalists". beinvolved.com.au. http://www.beinvolved.com.au/spo-arts-a-community/country-music/road-to-tamworth-heat-winners. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
^ "Picnic Point's new principal definitely of Bulldog breed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 January 1979. http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=RgMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=juYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2838,282503&dq=picnic-point-high&hl=en. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
^ "The Hon. John Henry MURRAY". parliament.nsw.gov.au. 15 September 2008. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/6ec44ce62a5b2e644a25674500016585?OpenDocument. Retrieved 22 January 2011.