Narwee High School

Narwee High School
Location
Narwee, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°56′59.51″S 151°4′9.02″E / 33.9498639°S 151.0691722°E / -33.9498639; 151.0691722Coordinates: 33°56′59.51″S 151°4′9.02″E / 33.9498639°S 151.0691722°E / -33.9498639; 151.0691722
Information
Type	Public, co-educational, Secondary school
Motto	Latin: Justus esto et non Metue ("Be just and fear not")
Established	1958
Status	Closed
Closed	2001
Campus	Chamberlain Street, Narwee
Colour(s)	Gold, black and blue

Narwee High School (abbreviation:NHS), known from 1958-1991 as Narwee Boys' High School (abbreviation:NBHS), is a former high school in the southern Sydney suburb of Narwee, New South Wales, Australia.

Narwee High School operated as a boys' high school from January 1958 until December 1990. However, due to declining enrolments, the school became co-educational in January 1991. This was not a saving grace however, and due to a continuing decline in student numbers, the school was declared surplus to the needs of the New South Wales Department of Education and Training and was officially closed in December 2001. The closure was associated with the reorganisation of high schools in the district, and the formation of the Georges River College whereby students from various local high schools feed into a senior college campus.

On 5 November 2003, a major fire broke out on the top floor of a three storey building in the disused school causing extensive damage. There are currently plans to redevelop the site for a mixture of low and medium density private housing, with preservation of some open space for public use. In late 2005 demolition work commenced and was completed by March 2006.

Notable alumni

• Morris Iemma, former Premier of New South Wales from 2005-2008 (class of 1978).
• Russell Dunlop, was a prominent musician, singer, composer and record producer.
• Mark Knight, is the editorial cartoonist for the Herald Sun.
• Richard Farleigh, financial investor, (class of 1978).^[1]
• Dale Bailey, pioneer in nuclear medicine^[1]
• Graeme Rummans, Cricketer, has Played for the NSW Blues and Victorian Bushrangers.
• Gary Green, former professional surfer Cronulla Surf Museum

References

1. ^ ^{a b} PET sounds - National - smh.com.au

• Miranda Wood, "Sad farewell to the school that died", Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia), 9 December 2001
• Lillian Saleh, Evelyn Yamine and Anna Patty, "He fought his way out of a paper bag - our new premier: Morris who", Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia), 30 July 2005.

External links

• Narwee HS site development plan
• Narwee High School Facebook group
• NHS Facebook group