Birrong Girls High School

Birrong Girls High School
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Cooper Road, Birrong, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°53′23.37″S 151°1′35.14″E / 33.8898250°S 151.0264278°E / -33.8898250; 151.0264278
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TypeGovernment-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school
Established29 January 1957; 67 years ago (1957-01-29)
(as Birrong Home Science School)
School districtChullora; Metropolitan South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
OversightNSW Education Standards Authority
PrincipalZena Dabaja
Teaching staff55.4 FTE (2018)[1]
Years7–12
GenderGirls
Enrolment786[1] (2018)
Campus typeSuburban
Websitebirronggir-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Birrong Girls High School" Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, NSW Public Schools, accessed 3 August 2009.
  3. ^ "History". Birrong Girls High School. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  4. ^ Benson, Simon (16 March 2006). "Jobs for the Fergusons – Fury at ALP dynasty's power grip". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
  5. ^ a b Voice of the People Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Update May 2006 Part One.
  6. ^ Birrong Bulletin[permanent dead link], Issue No. 3 May 2007.