| St George Girls High School | |
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French: Dieu Et Droit
God and Right
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| Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Type | Selective, public, single-sex, day school |
| Established | 1916 |
| Principal | Carole Knott |
| Enrolment | ~935 (7-12)[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Red, Blue & White |
| Website | stgeorgegi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au |
St George Girls High School is an academically selective, Public high school for girls, located in Kogarah, a Southern Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In terms of academic results, the secondary school regularly scores high rankings amongst schools in the state of New South Wales.
Established in 1916 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, the school currently caters for approximately 935 students from Years 7 to 12.[1] For first year entry, students sit the Selective High Schools Test and are accepted into the school based on their academic merit.
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Important annual events on the St George calendar include:
The School has three school organisations which provide support to the school.
In addition to these organisations, the St George Girls High School has an active Student Representative Council (SRC). Students from each year elect representatives from their class to represent them at SRC meetings. The SRC consists of four year 11 students selected by the students of the school.
In the past, the SRC has participated in charities such as Daffodil Day, Jeans for Genes day and Pink Ribbon day as well as fundraising activities such as the Walkathon, Gelato Days and Mufti Days. Money raised from school fundraising activities is used for improvements within the school. Recent SRC projects include planting of trees for shade, purchasing teaching resources in the school and providing additional seating arrangements around the school quadrangles.
Although St George Girls High School is an all-girls school, Sydney Technical High School is often referred to as its male counterpart. Being the 'Brother School' of St George Girls High School, Sydney Technical High School often engages in joint SRC fundraising activities. Examples of these include SRC school dances, the St George vs. Sydney Tech. netball game during SRC week, as well as P&C meetings.
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