Galston High School

Galston High School
Location
Galston, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°39′37″S 151°02′21″E / 33.66028°S 151.03917°E / -33.66028; 151.03917Coordinates: 33°39′37″S 151°02′21″E / 33.66028°S 151.03917°E / -33.66028; 151.03917
Information
Type Public, co-educational, day school
Motto Latin: Nitamur Neve Cedamus
(Let Us Strive And Not Yield)
Established January 1972[1]
Principal Jillian Tourlas
Years offered 7-12
Enrolment ~716[2] (2013)
Campus Semi-rural
Colour(s) Teal and navy blue
        
Slogan Achieving Excellence - Inspiring Success
Website www.galston-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Galston High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in Galston, a suburb in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

History

The school site was previously owned by James David Waddell. His family bought the land in the 1840s and set up an orchard on what are now the school grounds. A cottage was built in 1867, now known as Waddell Cottage.[3] Waddell lived in the cottage until 1969, by when the house and orchard were in a bad state of repair. Waddell had refused to put in running water or have the electricity connected. Because he hadn't paid his taxes, the land was resumed by the government as it was thought to be an ideal location for a high school.[4] Local residents fought to have the cottage restored rather than demolished.

Galston High School officially began in 1972, although the first classes were taught at Baulkham Hills High School.[5] In 1974, the school's buildings opened on the current site and were added to until its final completion in 1982. The first HSC class to graduate was in 1977. The original school crest has the motto "Nitamur Neve Cedamus", which is taken from Lord Tennyson's Ulysses and translates as "Let us strive and not yield".[6]

In the early hours of 19 May 2014, Galston High School's library caught fire. This occurred from some technical difficulties in the electric wire systems.[7]

Notable alumni

Notable staff

References

  1. ↑ "Galston High - Cumberland". History of New South Wales government schools. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Galston High School". School Locator. NSW Public Schools. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  3. ↑ http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=1780571
  4. ↑ http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=1780571
  5. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-hills/galston-high-celebrates-40th-year/story-fngr8i1f-1227091392928
  6. ↑ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174659
  7. ↑ Library Fire 2014
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