Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus

The Blackwattle Bay Campus of the Sydney Secondary College is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive senior secondary day school,[3] located in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Glebe, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. Despite students in selective classes from Balmain and Leichhardt, the school technically isn't "partially selective", as there are no selective-dedicated senior classes.

Blackwattle Bay Campus
Sydney Secondary College
Location
Blackwattle Bay Campus SSC
Blackwattle Bay Campus SSC
Blackwattle Bay Campus SSC (New South Wales)
Blackwattle Bay Campus SSC
Blackwattle Bay Campus SSC (Australia)
Glebe, Inner Western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°52′31″S 151°11′16″E
Information
Former nameGlebe High School
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive senior secondary day school
MottoQuality, Opportunity, Diversity
Established1979 (1979)
(as Glebe High School)
School districtIron Cove; Metropolitan South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalLeiza Lewis[1]
Years11–12
Enrolment718[2] (2018)
Campus typeUrban
Colour(s)Navy blue and white         
Websitesscbwattle-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 1979 as Glebe High School, the campus caters for approximately 650 students in Year 11 and Year 12. Since 2005, the campus has served exclusively as the senior school of the Sydney Secondary College and its two junior campuses are the Balmain Campus and Leichhardt Campus.

History

The school was established in 1979 as Glebe High School, with 109 students and 17 staff members, all housed in demountable classrooms.[4] The school catered only for Year 7 in its first year. Permanent buildings were built in the early 1980s. In 2002, the school became part of Sydney Secondary College and was renamed Blackwattle Bay Campus. Since 2005, it is exclusively a senior campus catering for Years 11 and 12. This enables the school to offer one of the largest range of Higher School Certificate courses in Sydney.[5] Student enrolments increased significantly when the school was transformed into a senior campus.[6]

The campus has a sister-school relationship with Malibaca Yamato High School in East Timor,[7] and a volunteer project in community work.[8]

Achievements

In 2005, Fawad Qaiser became the first student to sit for a Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination using Auslan, the Australian sign language.[9] In 2011, Chinese language teacher, Chorng Leu, was awarded a Premier’s Teacher Scholarship to undertake an international study tour.[10] In 2012, local resident Robert Brand, his son Jason Brand, together with students from Leichhardt Public School and the senior students at the Blackwattle Bay Campus, launched and tracked a balloon into near space as a science project.[11][12] The balloon reached approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) before it burst.[13]

First in Course

A number of Blackwattle Bay students have been awarded first place in the state in an HSC course:

YearNameCourseReference
2010Damian SpinksChinese Beginners[14]
2008Shifra WaksChinese Beginners
French Beginners		[15]
2006Lily NgJapanese Beginners[16]
2005Yi Wen ZhangChinese Background Speakers[17]
2004Chrissie LukasChinese Beginners[18]
2002Andrew HammettInformation Technology[19]
2001Natalia WigunoChinese Beginners[20]

Sports

The school has sports that are compulsory for all year 11 students, including rowing which can be done in the morning or afternoon. Blackwattle Bay is on the waterfront, and accordingly offers both rowing and kayaking as sporting options, a unique feature of the sporting curriculum that sets it apart from other urban Sydney high schools. A wide range of sports are available at Blackwattle Bay Campus. A student has the choice to participate in badminton, soccer, basketball, netball, baseball, football, table tennis, fitness walking, tennis, rockclimbing, boxing, swimming or softball.

Students with disabilities participate in an annual state athletics carnival that can lead to selection in the Australian team for the Paralympic Games.[21]

See also

References
  1. "Our staff - Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus". Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. "Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle BayCampus Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. "Selective High Schools NSW". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. Laurence, Michael (18 November 1980). "Split over inner-city schools". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  5. McDougall, Bruce (1 May 2007). "Birth boom boosts schools". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  6. Patty, Anna (9 March 2007). "Enrolments rise in some public schools". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. Tetley, Alicia (1 September 2011). "SYD SECONDARY COLLEGE: Sister-plan trip to East timor". inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  8. Alexander, Harriet (10 May 2008). "Students chosen on good works". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  9. Burke, Kelly (24 October 2005). "Student breaks exam's sound barrier with sign language". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  10. Herbertson, Lisa (19 September 2011). "Teacher wins scholarship & meets Barry O'Farrell". Inner-West Courier. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  11. Riordan, Primrose (19 January 2012). "Students help launch balloon into space". Inner West Courier. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  12. Wilkinson, Danika (17 January 2012). "Sydney's Space Aces: Father-Son DIY Exploration". Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  13. Grubb, Ben (16 January 2012). "Sydneys very own Space Agency Brand and Son". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  14. "2010 HSC First in Course". boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  15. "2008 HSC First in Course". boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  16. "2006 HSC First in Course". boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  17. "2005 HSC First in Course". boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  18. "2004 HSC First in Course". boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  19. "2002 HSC First in Course". boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  20. "2001 HSC First in Course". boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  21. Hamwi, Omar (10 August 2012). "Disabled athletes compete at Olympic Par". inner-west-courier.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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