Birrong Girls High School
| Birrong Girls High School | |
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Cooper Road, Birrong, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°53′23.37″S 151°1′35.14″E / 33.8898250°S 151.0264278°E |
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| Type | Government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school |
| Established | 29 January 1957 (as Birrong Home Science School) |
| School district | Chullora; Metropolitan South |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Oversight | NSW Education Standards Authority |
| Principal | Zena Dabaja |
| Teaching staff | 55.4 FTE (2018)[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | 786[1] (2018) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Website | birronggir-h |
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Birrong Girls High School is a government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school for girls, located on Cooper Road, Birrong, a western suburb of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1957, the school enrolled approximately 790 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 94 percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority; the principal is Zena Dabaja.[2]
Overview[edit]
The school was established on 29 January 1957 as Birrong Home Science School. It was officially reopened as a multi-lateral high school, with the new name Birrong Girls High School, on 25 September 1959.[3][clarification needed]
Amongst its students there is a diverse range of cultural backgrounds representing 46 language groups, the majority of whom are from Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Turkish backgrounds.[1]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Lynda Voltz – Australian politician[4][5]
- Helen Westwood – Australian politician[5][6]
See also[edit]
- List of government schools in New South Wales
- List of girls' schools in New South Wales
- Education in Australia
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Birrong Girls High School, Birrong, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Birrong Girls High School" Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, NSW Public Schools, accessed 3 August 2009.
- ^ "History". Birrong Girls High School. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ Benson, Simon (16 March 2006). "Jobs for the Fergusons - Fury at ALP dynasty's power grip". Daily Telegraph. Australia.
- ^ a b Voice of the People Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Update May 2006 Part One.
- ^ Birrong Bulletin[permanent dead link], Issue No. 3 May 2007.
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