Mosman High School

Mosman High School, (abbreviation MHS) is a school located in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, on Military Road. It is a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1961 and is one of the few state schools in NSW that has no school uniform.

Mosman High School
Location
Mosman
,
New South Wales

Australia
Information
TypePublic, secondary, co-educational, day school
MottoOnly Effort Earns Success.
EstablishedJanuary 1961[1]
PrincipalSusan Wyatt
Enrolment1,029 (7–12)[2]
Campus769 Military Road
Colour(s)Dark green and white         
WebsiteMHS website

History

Established in January 1961, the campus site of Mosman High was originally the site of Mosman Public School, with the first building constructed in 1883.[3] In February 1921, Mosman Public School was upgraded to the status of an Intermediate High School.[4] In August 1961, the Department of Education announced that the Mosman Home Science School and the Boys' Intermediate High School were to be amalgamated to form the co-educational Mosman High School.[5] The first Principal was Harold James Hamnett, who served until 1964 when he was appointed Principal of Crows Nest Boys High School.[6] From 1961 the site was shared between the schools until 1968 when Mosman Public School moved to a new site bordered by Belmont Road, Myahgah Street and Gouldsbury Street. In the 1980s, in order to distinguish themselves from nearby private schools (Mosman being one of the wealthiest suburbs in Sydney), and after requests from the majority of the pupils and parents at the time to allow pupils to express their individuality through clothing, the school decided to dispense with their traditional school uniforms, making Mosman High one of only two state high schools without a prescribed uniform.

Notable alumni
  • Shimon Moore – Singer/songwriter
  • John Cheadle – Squash player[7]
  • Megan Williams - Actress
  • Maeve Dermody – Australian actress[8]
  • Naomi Watts – British-Australian actress[8]
  • MC Opi – British-Australian Music Artist
  • Barton Lynch – Surfing world champion 1988
  • Ken Done AM – Artist
  • Nik Fish – DJ
  • Flume (musician) - Musician
  • Saskia Burmeister - Actress[8]
  • Celeste Dodwell - Actress[8]
  • Tara Djokic - Astrobiologist and science communicator
  • Andrew Mueller - Journalist and author
  • Daniel Nock - Transport specialist
  • Ilana Crawford - Former League Referee and North Sydney Bears Historian.
  • David Le’aupepe - Musician

See also

References
  1. "Mosman High - Cumberland". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. "Mosman High School". www.myschool.edu.au. Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA). Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. "Our History". Mosman High School. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. "MOSMAN". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 14 February 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. "Co-educational High School for Mosman". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 August 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  6. Grahame, Rachel (1992). Honour before honours: a history of education at Crows Nest 1883-1992. Crows Nest: Crows Nest Boys' High School. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-646-11388-3.
  7. "John Cheadle". Mosman Sporting Wall of Fame. Mosman Council. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  8. "Mosman High School - Faculties - Performing Arts". www.mosmanhighschool.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2018.

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