St. George Girls' High School

Infobox Aust school
name = St. George Girls' High School


motto = "Dieu Et Droit"
(French:"God and Right")
established = 1916
type = Selective, Public, Single-sex, Day school
principal = Ms. Carole Knott
city = Kogarah
state = New South Wales
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
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campus = Suburban
enrolment = ~935 (7-12)cite web |url=http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=8136 |title=St George Girls High School |accessdate=2008-02-21 |work=School Locator |publisher=NSW Public Schools]
colours = Red, Blue & White color box|#FF0000color box|#000080color box|#ffffff
homepage = [http://www.stgeorgegi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au stgeorgegi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au]

St. George Girls' High School is an academically selective, Public high school for girls, located in Kogarah, a Southern Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1916 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, the school currently caters for approximately 935 students from Years 7 to 12.

School hymn

St George's School Hymn is "Go Forth With God", sung at the annual Speech Day ceremony, an important event on the school calendar which marks the achievements of students in academic, sporting and extra-curricular fields. The hymn comprises alto and soprano parts. The hymn is now sung by the school's vocal ensemble alone, and it is not compulsory for students to learn the hymn.

Faculties

* English (Advanced English and Standard English, Extension 1 and 2, Drama)
* Mathematics (General Mathematics, Mathematics, Extension 1 and 2)
* Science (Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
* History (Ancient and Modern History, Extension)
* Social Sciences (Geography, Commerce, Business Studies, Economics, Legal Studies)
* Languages Other Than English [LOTE] (Indonesian, Japanese, Latin, French, Extension)
* Visual Arts
* Technological and Applied Studies (Design and Technology, Food Technology, Textiles and Design, Information Systems and Technology, Information Processes and Technology
* Music (Music 2, Extension)
* Personal Development/Health/Physical Education

Annual events

Important annual events on the St George calendar include:
* Swimming Carnival held at Bexley Pool
* The Walkathon
* Athletics Carnival
* SRC week
* Senior Trivia Night
* Drama Night, showcasing the talents of Drama students
* Senior Drama Night, showcasing talents of Year 12 Drama
* 'Inspired' - textiles and design fashion parade
* The Summer Music Festival in conjunction with the Multicultural Food Festival
* Gala Music festival
* SRC Dance ( STHS & SGGHS )
* The "Listen" concerts, which include the Stage Band, Orchestra and Concert Band
* The "Sing" concerts, which comprise the Vocal Ensemble and the Singing Tutorial girls

Organisations

The School is fortunate to have three school organisations which provide invaluable support to the school.
*P & C Association: St George Girls High School Parents & Citizens' Association takes an active interest in the welfare and education of students. When possible, they have a guest speaker.
*St Georgians: The St Georgians is the association for ex-students of the school to meet regularly.

In addition to these organisations, the St George Girls' High School has an active Student Representative Council (SRC). Students from each year elect representatives from their class to represent them at SRC meetings. The SRC consists of four year 11 students selected by the students of the school.

In the past, the SRC has participated in charities such as Daffodil Day, Jeans for Genes day and Pink Ribbon day as well as fundraising activities such as the Walkathon, Gelato Days and Mufti Days. Money raised from school fundraising activities is used for improvements within the school. Recent SRC projects include planting of trees for shade, purchasing teaching resources in the school and providing additional seating arrangements around the school quadrangles.

Relationship with Sydney Technical High School

Although St George Girl's High School is an all-girls school, Sydney Technical High School is often referred to as its male counterpart. Being the 'Brother School' of St George Girl's High School, Sydney Technical High School often engages in joint SRC fundraising activities. Examples of these include SRC school dances, the St. George vs. Sydney Tech netball game during SRC week, as well as P&C meetings.

Notable alumni

* Van Badham - Playwright
* Tanya Blencowe - Sydney 2000 Olympics ambassadorcite news| url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xgAXrKvbH8| title = Tanya Blencowe gets taken hostage| publisher = youtube.com| date = 1994| accessdate = 2008-03-18]
* Susien Chong - Fashion designer ("Lover" label)
* Michelle Ford - Olympic gold medallist (freestyle swimming) Moscow 1980 games
*Professor Helen Margaret Garnett - Vice-Chancellor of Charles Darwin Universitycite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = GARNETT Helen Margaret| accessdate = 2008-02-28| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* Meredith Griffiths - Triple J news journalistfact|date=March 2008
* Eleanor Hall - ABC journalist
* Linda Marigliano - Radio host on national radio station Triple j, presenting the "Lunch" programcite news| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/all-bases-covered/2007/09/01/1188067422737.html| title = All Bases Covered| publisher = smh.com.au| date = 2007-09-07| accessdate = 2007-10-28]
* Shefali Pryor - Associate Principal Oboist with Sydney Symphony Orchestrafact|date=February 2008
* Moya Sayer-Jones - Writer (Sayer-Jones' book "Little Sister" relates her years at St George)fact|date=February 2008
* Christina Stead - Australian novelist
* Amelia Tan - musician (of the band "Angelspit")fact|date=February 2008

References

See also

* List of Government schools in New South Wales
* List of selective high schools in New South Wales

External links

* [http://www.stgeorgegi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ St. George Girls' High School website]
* [http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/summaryschool.php?selectOption=8136 NSW Department of Education and Training: St. George Girls' High School]