Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus

The Leichhardt Campus of the Sydney Secondary College is a government-funded, co-educational, dual modality, partially academically selective and comprehensive junior secondary day school, located in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. Together with the senior school at the Blackwattle Bay Campus and the other junior school at Balmain Campus, the school is a part of the Sydney Secondary College.

Leichhardt Campus
Sydney Secondary College
Location
Leichhardt Campus SSC
Leichhardt Campus SSC
Leichhardt Campus SSC (New South Wales)
Leichhardt Campus SSC
Leichhardt Campus SSC (Australia)
Leichhardt, Inner Western Sydney,
New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°52′45″S 151°9′33″E
Information
Former nameLeichhardt High School
TypeGovernment-funded, co-educational, dual modality, partially academically selective and comprehensive junior secondary day school
MottoQuality, Opportunity, Diversity
Established2002 (2002)
School districtIron Cove; Metropolitan South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalVincent O'Donnell[1]
Years7–10
Enrolment~931[2] (2018)
Colour(s)Blue, yellow and grey             
Websiteleichhardt-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 2002, the campus caters for approximately 1000 students from Year 7 to Year 10.[2]

History

Prior to 2002, the school was known as Leichhardt High School. Established in an area with a large number of migrant families, particularly from Mediterranenan backgrounds, the school has long been known for its diversity of cultural backgrounds. This led to focused funding and pedagogical approaches towards non-English speaking background students.[3]

Declining enrolments at the school, together with a push towards multi-campus colleges (i.e., also including the later established Northern Beaches Secondary College and Georges River College among others) led to the establishment of Sydney Secondary College in 2002. In the first year after establishment, the College had a combined enrolment of 1,800, up from 1,250 in 2001.[4]

From 2011 onwards, as part of the Smarter Schools National Partnership on Improving Teacher Quality, the school was involved in an alliance with the Balmain Campus and Campus of the Georges River College as a Centre for Excellence.[5]

Leichhardt Council has proposed that two heritage former tramway buildings, situated next to the school, be handed over and made into a performing arts centre for the students. The school supports the handover, but the government is unwilling to allow access to the buildings.[6]

Facilities

Lostock

The campus maintains a property, known as Lostock, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Maitland in the Hunter Valley along the Paterson River. The property is used for school excursions and camps, and also provides facilities for families of staff and students as a "weekender". The property is home to an abundance of wildlife, including wombat and platypus colonies.[7]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "From the Principal". Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/41179
  3. Unknown (18 August 1977). "Brighter Future for Inner City Children". Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Linda Doherty (15 October 2003). "Class conscious send children to public school with a view". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  5. "Centre for Excellence Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  6. "Expand Leichhardt High". Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  7. "Lostock School Camp". Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  8. Southward, Jane (31 January 1988). "Don't Muck up! - Jeff Fenech". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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