Narrabeen Sports High School
| Narrabeen Sports High School | |
|---|---|
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Purpose and Integrity | |
| Location | |
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North Narrabeen, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°42′2.95″S 151°17′50.70″E / 33.7008194°S 151.2974167°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Secondary, co-educational, Sports, Day school |
| Established |
1954 (Girls High)[1] 1959 (Boys High)[2] 1976 (High School)[3] 2000 (Sports High)[3] |
| Principal | Lance Berry |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 373[4] (2011) |
| Campus | Namona Street and Pittwater Road |
| Colour(s) | Royal Blue and White |
| Website | Narrabeen Sports High School |
Narrabeen Sports High School, (abbreviation NSHS) is a school located in North Narrabeen, New South Wales, Australia, on Namona Street and Pittwater Road. It is a co-educational Sports high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12. The school was originally established in 1954 as a Girls High School and a Boys High School in 1959. They merged in 1976 to become Narrabeen High School, which then became the first specialist Sports High School in New South Wales in 2000. Many of its students have gone on to notable success, some holding high public office.
History
Narrabeen Sports High School began with the establishment of Narrabeen Girls High School in North Narrabeen, which was opened on 2 February 1954. In 1959, Narrabeen Boys High School, located adjacent to the girls school, was established. The official opening of Narrabeen Boys was conducted in October 1962 by Robert Askin, then the Leader of the NSW Opposition and the Member for Collaroy.[5] The Narrabeen Boys High School motto was the Latin "Enitere ad finem", which translates as "Strive to the end". The Girls High schools motto was Facta non verba, deeds not words. There was a fire in the assembly hall in the early 1970s as well as fires in the boys school. Following damage to the boys' school in the early 1970s, it was decided to merge the Boys and Girls School together to form a new co-educational High School for the area. This was one of many reasons to amalgamate the schools. Cromer High was also being built and the numbers at the school would halve. The state govt of the day decided against the amalgamation and it was only due to a total school student and parent strike that the schools were blended and upgraded. The merge had always been planned, both schools were supposedly temporary with a few permanent buildings built in the 60' and 70's. These buildings are still there. Thus, the schools merged in 1976 to form Narrabeen High School and most of the current school buildings date from this time.[5] The altered badge of Narrabeen Boys was adopted, although the motto was also changed to read "Purpose and Integrity". By the 1990s, the school had generated a reputation for sporting excellence and the decision was made to re-form the school into the state's first specialist Sports High School, which was done by the end of 2000. In 2008, Narrabeen Sports High became a member of the Peninsula Community of Schools group. The current principal is Lance Berry.
Notable alumni
Narrabeen High/Sports High
- Simon Anderson - World Famous Surfer.
- Cherie Burton - New South Wales politician and Minister of the Crown.
- Pek Cowan - Rugby Union Player.
- Daniel Gartner - Rugby League Player.
- Mark Gerrard - Rugby Union Player.
- Karl Hoschke - Australian Baseball Representative
- Jim Longley - New South Wales politician and Minister of the Crown.
- Baz Luhrmann - Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer.
- Steve Menzies - Rugby League Player.
- Scott Miller - Olympic Silver and Bronze Medallist Swimmer.
- Chris Payne - A-League football player.
- Craig Pearce - Australian actor and writer.
- Sebastian Ryall - A-League football player.
- Josh Valentinei- Rugby Union Player.
- Rodney Van Buizen - Australian baseball Olympic silver medalist.
- Rouben Vesmadian - Australian basketball player.
- Anthony Watmough - Rugby League Player. [6]
Narrabeen Boys High
- John Alexander - Tennis Champion and member of the Australian Parliament for Bennelong.
- Peter Montgomery - Vice President of the Australian Olympic Committee.[7]
- Phillip Smiles - former New South Wales politician and Assistant Treasurer
- Russel Gartner - Rugby League
- John Gibbs - Rugby League
Narrabeen Girls High
- Marlena Jeffery - Spouse of the Governor-General of Australia, Michael Jeffery.[8]
- Jenny Turrall - Commonwealth Games Medallist and World Record Holding Swimmer.[7]
See also
- List of Government schools in New South Wales
- Electoral district of Pittwater
- Division of Mackellar
- Pittwater Council
References
- ↑ "Narrabeen Girls High". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ↑ "Narrabeen Boys High". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- 1 2 "Narrabeen Sports High". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ↑ "Narrabeen Sports High School". School Locator. NSW Public Schools. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- 1 2 "About Us - History of the School". Narrabeen Sports High School. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ↑ http://origin.manly-daily.whereilive.com.au/news/story/anthony-watmough-wedding-connection-meant-to-be/
- 1 2 "Students - Hall of Fame". Narrabeen Sports High School. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ↑ "Major General Jeffery and Mrs Jeffery". Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
External links
- Narrabeen Sports High School website
- Badge of Narrabeen Boys' High - held by the Powerhouse Museum
- New South Wales Department of Education and Training - Narrabeen Sports High School