| Sydney Boys High School | |
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| Location | |
| Moore Park in City of Sydney, NSW, Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public selective all-male secondary |
| Motto | Latin: Veritate et Virtute (Truth and Courage) |
| Established | 1 October 1883 |
| Principal | Kim Jaggar |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1180 |
| Campus | Urban Parkland: 34 400 m² |
| Colour(s) | Chocolate brown and sky blue |
| Affiliations | GPS |
| Website | Sydney Boys High School |
Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective public secondary school for boys, located in the City of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with 1,180 students, from years 7 to 12. It regularly ranks highly amongst schools in the state of New South Wales in terms of academic results.
Sydney Boys High School, operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, was the highest achiever in the Higher School Certificate of all boys' schools in New South Wales in 2006 and 2010 according to a list published by the Sydney Morning Herald. The school was previously known as The Sydney High School, due to its position as the first government High School in New South Wales created under Premier Henry Parkes' system of public education in the early 1880s.
Sydney Boys High School's sister school is its neighbour at Moore Park: Sydney Girls High School. The school is a member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (GPS).
In 2010 The Age reported that Sydney Boys High School ranked third among Australian schools based on the number of alumni who had received a top Order of Australia honour.[1]
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The school was established in 1883 as two single-sex schools sharing a single building with girls and boys on separate floors. In 1906, the school became a member of the Athletics Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales. In this association, "public school" has the meaning as used in the UK, i.e. a private school. Sydney Boys High School is the only publicly funded school to be a member. The school is well known for producing a number of prominent alumni, known as "Old Boys", with many active ex-student organisations including the Sydney High School Old Boys Union, the High Club and High Rugby Friends.
Sydney Boys' High School is the oldest public secondary school in NSW to offer education until matriculation to university. It was originally located on Castlereagh Street in the Sydney CBD. Later, it moved to Mary Ann Street, Ultimo. In 1928, the school moved to its current location at Moore Park, on the fringe of the inner city. This site was designed by George McRae, who also designed the Queen Victoria Building. This site was previously the Moore Park Zoo. Each year is divided into six houses: Eedy, Fairland, Rubie, McKay, Saxby, Torrington. These houses are named after Old Boys who have given significant service to the school.
The school is recognised as one of the oldest government-funded high schools in New South Wales, and the oldest such school which did not have an attached primary school.
The school is renowned for its academic success in the Higher School Certificate, in 2006, according to Sydney Morning Herald listings, ranking in 3rd, below Baulkham Hills and James Ruse Agricultural High School, with a student attaining an UAI rank of 100. It has also achieved notability in debating, having won the Hume Barbour and Karl Cramp trophies more times than any other school.[2][3]
The school is made up of eleven departments, teaching one or a variety of related Board of Studies–endorsed subjects. The departments are:
| Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales | |
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| Formation | Member since 1906 |
| Website | aagps.nsw.edu.au |
Sydney Boys High is the sole state-run member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales and offers students a wide range of sports. The school possesses rowing facilities, the Outterside Centre at Abbotsford including a dormitory, boat sheds and two pontoons ). The school has playing–fields in Centennial Park with the Fairland pavilion and fenced cricket ground, McKay Oval. Sydney Boys High also has facilities at the ANZAC Rifle Range, managed by the Sydney High School Rifle Club. Many players from Sydney High have represented at State and National levels. Most sports are played against other schools of the GPS. These sports include:
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