Burwood Girls High School

Burwood Girls' High School is a public, comprehensive, secondary school for girls, located in Croydon, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Burwood Girls' High School
Location
Burwood Girls' High School
Burwood Girls' High School
Burwood Girls' High School (New South Wales)
Burwood Girls' High School
Burwood Girls' High School (Australia)
Croydon, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°52′31″S 151°6′47″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school
MottoNot for ourselves alone[1]
Established1929 (1929)[1]
School districtStrathfield; Metropolitan South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
OversightNSW Education Standards Authority
PrincipalMia Kumar[1]
Teaching staff79.2 FTE (2018)[2]
Years7-12
GenderGirls
Enrolment1,152[2] (2018)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Navy blue and gold         
Websiteburwoodg-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
[3]

Established in 1929, the school enrolled approximately 1,150 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 69 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 Mia Kumar.

Overview

The school's catchment area includes the suburbs of Croydon, Burwood, Croydon Park, Ashfield, Summer Hill, Haberfield, and Five Dock.[4] The school community is diverse in terms of ethnicity, culture and socio-economic mix.[5]

In the 2006 Higher School Certificate, the National Education Directory of Australia named Burwood Girls High School the sixth best performing school, and the best non-selective public school in Sydney's Inner-West.[6]

Curriculum

Burwood Girls High School is registered and accredited with the New South Wales Board of Studies, and therefore follows the mandated curriculum for all years. Students may also choose from a select number of Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects through TAFE NSW and additional languages through The Open High School.[7]

In the 2006 HSC, the National Education Directory of Australia named Burwood Girls the sixth best performing school, and the best non-selective public school in Sydney's Inner-West.[6]

Notable alumni
  • Lorraine Bayly AM – actress; founding member of the Ensemble Theatre Company; named as one of 100 Variety Entertainers of the Century, recipient of 3 Logie Awards[8]
  • Lee Da-hae – South Korean actress
  • Jennie George AO – former member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Throsby[9]
  • Gracie Otto – actress, film producer, writer and film director
  • Dale Spender AM – feminist; researcher and writer[10]

See also
  • List of government schools in New South Wales
  • List of girls' schools in New South Wales
  • Education in Australia

References
  1. "About Us". Burwood Girls' High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  2. "Burwood Girls High School, Croydon, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  3. "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Burwood Girls' High School. 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  4. "School Boundaries" (jpg). School Information. Burwood Girls High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  5. "Burwood Girls High School". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2008.
  6. "Top HSC Schools by Region - Albury to Newcastle" (PDF). The National Education Directory of Australia. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  7. "Year 11 "Options" 2008" (PDF). Burwood Girls High School. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  8. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "BAYLY Lorraine Daphne". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
  9. Gartrell, Tim. "Jennie George - Member for Throsby". Labor MPs & Officials. Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  10. Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (17 November 2006). "SPENDER Dale". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
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