Merrylands High School

Merrylands High School
Location
Merrylands, NSW
Australia
Coordinates 33°50′27″S 150°58′07″E / 33.8408°S 150.9685°E / -33.8408; 150.9685Coordinates: 33°50′27″S 150°58′07″E / 33.8408°S 150.9685°E / -33.8408; 150.9685
Information
Type Coeducational public high school
Motto French: Vérité Sans Peur
("Truth Without Fear")
Established 1959
Principal Amika Prasad
Grades 7-12
Enrolment Approx. 900
Colour(s) Green & Yellow
School Captains
  • Phillip Brooks
  • Sarkis Ghattas
  • Mahnoor Mushtaq
  • Zoe Turner
Website www.merryland-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Merrylands High School is a coeducational, comprehensive high school in Merrylands, a suburb in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The school has an enrolment of 800 students; 62% of students come from language backgrounds other than English and over 50 cultures are represented at the school.[1] The school's current principal is Mr Amika Prasad. The school was established in the year 1959. The school supports two satellite classes from the Holroyd School for Special Purposes (SSP).

Famous alumni

Musician Rick Springfield attended Merrylands High School briefly during the 1960s.

References

  1. ↑ Merrylands High School - Board of Studies NSW


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