- Westfields Sports High School
Infobox Aust school
name = Westfields Sports High School
motto = "Fortitudo"
(Latin :"Endurance and Perseverance")
established = 1963
type = Public,Co-educational , Sport Selective,Day school
principal = Roger Davis
city = Fairfield West
state =New South Wales
country =Australia flagicon|Australia
campus = Suburban
enrolment = 1500 (7-12)
colours = Blue & Gold color box|#000080color box|#FFD700
homepage = [http://www.westfieldsports.nsw.edu.au www.westfieldsports.nsw.edu.au]Audio|En-WSHS.ogg|Westfields Sports High School (abbreviated as WSHS) is Australia's first Sports High School. It is a sports-orientated, Co-Educational High School in Fairfield West,
Sydney , Australia. Made up of over 1500 students, from Years 7 to 12, Westfields Sports is the largest school in theSouth Western Sydney School Region .Early History
Since the establishment of the High School in 1963 (which was opened by the honourable Former Prime Minister Edward Gough Whitlam), Westfields Sports has produced many successful and distinguished graduates. It's first year had 300 students, with well known physicists,
Denis Evans being one of them. The school achieved moderate success during the 60s to 80s in sports and was on the rise during the late 80s. The Founding Principal, Philip Tucker, had wanted establish Westfields into a school that could provide any sports person who attended a pathway theAustralian Institute of Sport , and extend their possibilities past High School level sports competition. The School was then officially declared a Sports school on the 24th of April, 1991. Its motto is "Fortitudo" - Endurance and Perseverance.Education
Westfields offers a variety of courses for each of the selective sports students and also the academic localised students who attend the school. The comprehensive lists include over 100 different courses with 10 advanced classes. Some of these include accelerated Mathematics, advanced English, further Modern and Ancient History studies, Language Studies (Japanese, Italian, Spanish and Swahili), Social Science classes, and many other extra curricula subjects.
ports
Sport is a vital part of Westfields Sports. The school has developed its sporting teams through the coaching available within the school premises and outside of school. Through this, Westfields Sports has built up a reputation as one of the best in the world in High School Level sports and has won many trophies. A number of sports are undertaken at Westfields Sports, with a number of students representing their sport for the school - some going on to become famous sport stars. The sports are as follows:"* = currently not undertaken at the school"
School Song
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Facilities
The School sits on a total area of approximately seven hectares. Some facilities include:
*Computer Labs
*Specialist Subject Rooms
*Library
*Oval Sporting Area
*Throws Cage
*Synthetic Athletics Track
*Strength and Conditioning Room
*Indoor Sports Stadium
*Sports Medicine and Physiotheraphy Centre
*Cricket Nets
*Dance Studios
*Gymnasium
*Tennis Court
*Hockey Court
*Softball/Baseball Diamond
*Rowing facilities at Chipping Norton Lakes / Sydney International Regatta Centre
*3 School BusesExchange schemes
Since
1997 there has been an annual student and teacher exchange scheme withKasukabe High School , fromKasukabe, Saitama ,Japan . [ [http://westfieldsports.nsw.edu.au/WESTNEWS/071106.html "West News"] , 7 November 2006]Notable Alumni
;Sport
*Harry Kewell - Football - Current Socceroo (Australian National Team) and playing forLiverpool F.C. in the EnglishPremier League .
*Michael Beauchamp - Football - Current Socceroo and playing forFC Nürnberg in theGerman Bundesliga .
*Jason Culina - Football - Current Socceroo and playing forPSV Eindhoven in theDutch Eredivisie .
*Jacob Burns - Football - Plays forWisła Kraków in Poland.
*Alex Brosque - Football - Plays forSydney FC in the AustralianA-League .
*David Carney - Football - Plays forSheffield United FC in the EnglishPremier League .
*Danny Vukovic - Football - Current member of the Australia U23 squad and plays for theCentral Coast Mariners in the AustralianA-League .
*Trent McClenahan - Football - Current member of the Australia U23 squad and plays for English clubHereford United .
*John Thornell - Upcoming Long Jumper, competitor of the Commonwealth Games.* Michael Clarke - Cricket - Current member of the both the Australian Test and One-day International cricket teams. Also current Australian 20/20 captain.
* - Won the 800 metres freestyle at the 2003 Telstra Australian Championships propelling her onto the national team for her second World Long Course Championships.
*Dani Samuels - Athletics - Competitor in 2006 Commonwealth Games (Discus and Shotput).
* - Football - Youngest player to represent Australia in a full international.
*Scott Jamieson - Football - Member ofBolton Wanderers F.C. youth team in England.
*Liam Fulton - Rugby League - Plays forWests Tigers in the AustralianNRL , member of the 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership winning team.
*Bryce Gibbs - Rugby League - Plays forWests Tigers in the AustralianNRL .
*Jarryd Hayne - Rugby league - Current Kangaroo (Australian National Rugby Team) and plays for theParramatta Eels in theNRL . Won the 'Rookie of the year' award for the 2006 season.
*Eric Grothe Jr. - Rugby League - Plays for theParramatta Eels in theNRL .
*Israel Folau - Rugby League - Current Kangaroo and plays for theMelbourne Storm in theNRL . Equal top try scorer in his debut season, winning 'Rookie of the year' in 2007.
*Krisnan Inu - Rugby League - Plays for theParramatta Eels in theNRL .
*Mark Minichiello - Rugby League - Plays for the newly formedGold Coast Titans in the 2008 season in theNRL .
*Luke O'Donnell - Rugby League - CurrentKangaroo andState of Origin player for NSW. Plays for theNorth Queensland Cowboys in the 2008 season in theNRL .
*Dene Halatau - Rugby League - Plays for theWest Tigers .;Politics and the law
*Joe Tripodi - Politics - Member of the Legislative Assembly, Member for Fairfield, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Ports and Waterways, and Minister for Regulatory Reform and Member of Australian Labor Party.
*Denis Evans - Science - Australian physicist and chemist. He is currently a professor at theAustralian National University 's Research School of Chemistry.References
ee also
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List of Government schools in New South Wales External links
* [http://www.westfieldsports.nsw.edu.au Westfields Sports High School Homepage]
* [http://www.westfieldsports.nsw.edu.au/PAGES/westnews.html Westfields Sports High School Westnews Newsletter Page]
* [http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/summaryschool.php?selectOption=8384 NSW Department of Education and Training: Westfields Sports High School]
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