Homebush Boys High School

Homebush Boys High School
Address
Bridge Road
Homebush, New South Wales, 2140
Australia
Coordinates 33°51′58″S 151°4′37″E / 33.86611°S 151.07694°E / -33.86611; 151.07694Coordinates: 33°51′58″S 151°4′37″E / 33.86611°S 151.07694°E / -33.86611; 151.07694
Information
Type Public, Secondary, Single-sex, Day school
Motto Latin: Recte et Fortiter
(Latin for Upright and strong)
Established 1936
Principal Kevin Elgood (2018)
Enrolment ~1,208 (712)[1]
Campus Suburban
Colour(s) Maroon and Sky Blue         
Website www.homebushbo-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Homebush Boys High School, founded in 1936, is a comprehensive public high school for boys. It is in Homebush, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Formerly a selective high school until the 1970s, in 2006 Homebush Boys was regarded as one of the academically best-performing comprehensive schools, and has, in the past, been ranked above selective schools on the Higher School Certificate results.[2]

The school has an enrolment of approximately 1208 students.

Curriculum

The school has nine faculties, being English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, History, Music, Languages, Art, Technical and Applied Studies and PDHPE.

Homebush Boys is a consistent achiever in the Higher School Certificate (HSC) outcome, averaging 510 students achieving the Premier's Award every year. In 2004, a student named Martin Feng became the first Homebush Boy to score 100 in the Universities Admission Index (UAI).[3]

Extra-curricular activities

Notable alumni

Architecture
Entrepreneurial
  • John Symond AM Businessman; chief executive "Aussie Home Loans",[5]
Science and education
Entertainment and the arts
  • Ray Swinfield UK studio musician, played in Bond film themes & toured with leading singers & played in orchestra on Michael Parkinson TV show.[9]
  • Neil Armfield Film and theatre director[7]
  • Paul Furniss Jazz musician[10]
  • Alex Hood Renowned entertainer, writer, actor and folk singer.[11]
Politics and law
Sport
Convicted criminals

Notable former staff

  • Dave Anderson Australian Olympic oarsman in 1952 and 1956. Rowed King's Cup 1950, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57; Henley 1952; New Zealand 1951; and was in winning coxed-fours crew at Empire Games, 1954
  • Vincent Durick Maths teacher; MLA for Lakemba, 196484, deceased 1996.[32]
  • Peter Philpott English/history teacher; New South Wales and Australian cricketer
  • Andrew Watson - Antarctic explorer who accompanied Douglas Mawson's 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, as a geologist and photographer was headmaster from 1946 to 1949[33]

See also

References

  1. "Homebush Boys High School". School Locator. New South Wales Department of Education and Training. 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
  2. Board of Studies 2006 ‘HSC Report – Top schools in each region’, The Board of Studies, 23 December 2006.
  3. Homebush Boys High School. (2004.) Homebush Boys High School Magazine 2004, p. 3.
  4. Who's Who in Australia (Herald and Weekly Times Melb, 1988) pp 559: Lucas, Clive Leslie (1943 - )
  5. 1 2 3 Wynhausen, Elisabeth No crisis for the optimist The Australian 13 December 2008
  6. Australian College of Educators (2012). "Dr. Lionel Gilbert OAM". Australian College of Educators. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Homebush Boys’ High, NSW Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. on Famous alumni on Latham’s hit list at Crikey.com
  8. Students from 1949 visit School at Homebush Boys High School official site
  9. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ray_swinfield-mn0000317666/credits
  10. Homebush Boys High School Magazine 1961 and Archived 1 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. Alex Hood Biography at Music Australia
  12. Register, Fellows of the S.U. Senate
  13. Honorary Awards: Bohdan Bilinsky (2009)
  14. Homebush School Magazine, 1958 p. 11. Accessed 26 August 2013
  15. 1 2 "Swearing in Ceremony of The Honourable Roderick Neil Howie QC". Lawlink Transcript. The Supreme Court of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  16. ASRU International Appearances 1973 - 2010 Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine. at Australian Schools Rugby Union
  17. Derriman P Why Bray's the man to tackle big games Sydney Morning Herald 30 Jul 2005
  18. Tony "Fred" Ford Interview uploaded 12/05/2008, at Kelly's Kids
  19. 1 2 http://web3.homebushbo-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/files/publications/school_magazine/lowRes/1962_lowRes.pdf
  20. Stunning Cricket Debut at NSW Education Dept, School Sports Unit, 2008
  21. Wests Hall of Fame Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  22. Talbot, Don; Berry, Kevin; Heads, Ian (August 2003). "3". Talbot: Nothing But the Best. Lothian Books. ISBN 978-0-7344-0512-8.
  23. Jack Pollard, Australian Rugby Union the Game and the Players, Angus & Robertson, 1984.
  24. 1 2 Allard, Tom. "Bali nine pair tell all in bid to dodge death". The Age. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  25. 1 2 Allard, Tom. "Lives transformed in shadow of death". Sydney Morning Herald.
  26. 1 2 MacDonald, The Hon Scott. "Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran Death Sentences". NSW Parliament Hansard. NSW Government. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  27. Parkes, Hannah. "Bali Nine man "was a good kid"". Inner West Courier. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  28. Neha. "Bali Nine prisoners to face death penalty". Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  29. http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/06/15/rogerson--mcnamara-guilty-of-gao-murder.html
  30. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-15/jamie-gao-murder-trial-roger-rogerson-glen-mcnamara/7466068
  31. The 90s Photo at ABC TV 4 Corners, 1991
  32. Death Of Vincent Patrick Durick, A Former Member Of The Legislative Assembly at NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard, 16 April 1996
  33. Price, Barry Price, Barry (2005). "Watson, Andrew Dougald (1885 - 1962)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. Retrieved 2011-07-03.

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