James Cook Boys Technology High School

James Cook Boys' Technology High School is a boys' school situated on Princes Highway in Kogarah, Australia.

About

James Cook Boys' Technology High School is a comprehensive boys' high school aiming to provide a quality education for its students with an emphasis on technology, sport, creative arts, literacy and numeracy and academic achievement. The school places strong emphasis upon Student Welfare and creating an educational environment that allows all boys to achieve in a wide range of disciplines. The school is fortunate to be served by a thoughtful, caring and professional staff who demonstrate skill and commitment and work as a cohesive team to provide quality learning experiences which achieve the desired outcomes for our students.

James Cook was founded in 1957 after Moorefield racecourse was demolished and the ground was divided into housing development and two schools: Moorefield Girls High School and James Cook Boys Technology High School, and St George TAFE. James Cook had an opportunity to become a Sports High School but decided to become a Technology High School. Queen Elizabeth II visited the school in 1970 (the bicentennial year of Australia's discovery by James Cook) along with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Anne, Princess Royal.

Sport

James Cook Boys has very strong teams in a variety of sports. They are always in the top 2 in the St George Sports Association behind Sydney Tech. But comparing the ratio of students to overall points James Cook is by far the number one in the St George Sports Association. They participate in the following sports:

Regular Summer Grade Sports: Cricket, Basketball, Baseball, Squash, Table Tennis, Touch Football, Volleyball, Mini Soccer

Regular Winter Grade Sports: Baseball, Rugby League, Soccer, Softball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Australian rules football

Regular Non-Grade Activities: Fitness, Senior Rec and Action Sports both including Soccer, Basketball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Touch Football And Special School.

Associated schools

Moorefield Girls High School is considered to be the female counterpart or 'sister school' of James Cook Boys' Technology High School, and has recently engaged in Prefect activities to organise a joint multicultural day. They are also thinking of other ways to make the two schools become engaged with other activities in the near future. In the past these two schools have conducted combined classes in senior years (Years 11 & 12), where students will go across to the other school to participate in classes. They have also worked together in Crossroads, a 25 hour personal development and health course for years 11–12 which was a compulsory part of the HSC.