Blakehurst High School

School in Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia

33°58′51″S 151°6′48″E / 33.98083°S 151.11333°E / -33.98083; 151.11333InformationTypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day schoolMottoLatin: Nihil Sine Labore
(Nothing without work)Established1960; 64 years ago (1960)^[1]Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of EducationOversightNSW Education Standards AuthoritySpecialistLanguagesPrincipalSophie KapsimalisStaff110Teaching staff77.6 FTE (2018)^[2]Years7–12Enrolment1,113^[2] (2018)Campus typeSuburbanWebsiteblakehurst-h.schools.nsw.gov.au Map

Blakehurst High School is a Government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school with speciality in languages,^[3] located in Blakehurst, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1960, the school enrolled approximately 1,110 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12,^[4] of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 85 percent were from a language background other than English.^[2] 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 Sophie Kapsimalis.^[4]

Student composition

The school has around 1138 students, 80 teaching staff and 30 non-teaching staff. 40% of the students are from an Anglo-Celtic background and 81.8% of students identify as having a non-English speaking background, many of whom were born in Australia.^[5] Of these students, the largest group is of Chinese background, 30% of the school population, and the second largest is Greek at 10%. Of the remaining 60%, there are over 40 language groups represented, including one Egyptian and one Mexican.

In 2000 the school was award the title Specialist Languages High School as part of the Outstanding Schools Program.^[1]

International influence

Blakehurst high school has an International students program, and enrol approximately 60 international students each year.^[6]

The school has an exchange student program with a partner high school in Japan.^[7]

Notable alumni

Justice Robert McClelland – Judge of the Family Court of Australia, former politician who served as the Attorney-General of Australia and Member for Barton.^[8]

Notable former teaching staff

Barry Collier – former politician, Member for Miranda (1999–2011 & 2013–2015), social science teacher, 1982 to 1986.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Blakehurst High School (BHS)". School Choice. Universal Magazines. n.d. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
^ Kolimar, Eva (13 December 2018). "School honours languages teacher at student awards". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Principal's Message – Blakehurst High School". blakehurst-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "International students – Blakehurst High School". blakehurst-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Blakehurst High School Newsletter" (PDF).
^ "Biography". 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Mr Barry Joseph COLLIER, OAM, BComm, DipEd, DipLaw, GAICD (1949 – )". parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

External links

Official website

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