Burwood Girls High School

Infobox Aust school
name = Burwood Girls' High School


motto = "Not For Ourselves Alone"
established = 1929cite web|url = http://www.burwoodg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/about.htm|title = About Us|accessdate = 2007-09-18|work = Burwood Girls' High School]
type = Public, Single-sex, Day school
principal = Mrs. Mia Kumar
city = Croydon
state = New South Wales
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|33|52|31|S|151|6|47|E|display=inline,title
campus = Suburban
enrolment = ~1,062 (7–12)cite web |url=http://www.burwoodg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/2007/annual_schl_report2006.pdf |title=Annual Report 2006 |accessdate=2007-09-18 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=Burwood Girls' High School ]
colours = Navy Blue & Gold color box|#000080color box|#FFD700
homepage = [http://www.burwoodg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ burwoodg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au]

Burwood Girls' High School is a public, comprehensive, secondary, day school for girls, located in Croydon, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1929 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,060 students from Years 7 to 12. The schools catchment area includes the suburbs of Croydon, Burwood, Croydon Park, Ashfield, Summer Hill, Haberfield, and Five Dock.cite web|url = http://www.burwoodg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/images/centre_images/boundary.jpg|title = School Boundaries |accessdate = 2007-09-18|format = jpg|work = School Information|publisher = Burwood Girls High School] The school community is diverse in terms of ethnicity, culture and socio-economic mix.cite web |url=http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=8152 |title=Burwood Girls High School |accessdate=2008-03-11 |work=School Locator |publisher=New South Wales Public Schools]

In the 2006 Higher School Certificate, the "National Education Directory of Australia" named Burwood Girls High School the sixth best performing school, and the best non-selective public school in Sydney's Inner-West.cite web |url=http://www.education.net.au/newsletter/hsc.pdf |title=Top HSC Schools by Region - Albury to Newcastle |accessdate=2007-09-18 |date =2006-12-21 |format =PDF |work=The National Education Directory of Australia ]

History

Burwood Girls' High School was established in 1929.

Campus

Burwood Girls' is situated in a suburban area, 10 kilometres from the centre of Sydney with easy access by train or bus.

Curriculum

Burwood Girls High School is registered and accredited with the New South Wales Board of Studies, and therefore follows the mandated curriculum for all years. Year 11 and 12 students are prepared for the New South Wales Higher School Certificate (HSC) through study of up to 13 units of Board of Studies approved subjects. Students may also choose from a select number of Vocational Education and Training (VET) subjects through TAFE NSW and additional languages through The Open High School.cite web |url=http://www.burwoodg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/2007/enrol08/11_options_book_updated.pdf|title=Year 11 "Options" 2008 |accessdate=2007-09-18 |format =PDF |work=Burwood Girls High School]

The school is a comprehensive high school, and typically performs well in the HSC, outperforming some public selective schoolscite news| first = Anna| last = Patty| title = Lessons in choice| url = http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=sydney+grammar+school&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=headline&sf=text&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SMH0707302A3AM419QOF| work = News and Features| publisher = The Sydney Morning Herald| location = Sydney| page = 14| date = 2007-07-30| accessdate = 2008-03-11] In the 2006 HSC, the "National Education Directory of Australia" named Burwood Girls the sixth best performing school, and the best non-selective public school in Sydney's Inner-West.

Notable alumnae

*Margaret Nita Allars - Professor of Law (Personal Chair), Faculty of Law, at the University of Sydney; Barristercite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = ALLARS Margaret Nita| accessdate = 2007-09-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Lorraine Daphne Bayly AM - Actress; Founding Member of the Ensemble Theatre Company; Named as one of 100 Variety Entertainers of the Century, recipient of 3 Logie Awardscite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = BAYLY Lorraine Daphne| accessdate = 2007-09-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Lee Da Hae - South Korean Actress
*Jennie George - Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Throsbycite web|url = http://www.alp.org.au/people/nsw/george_jennie.php|title = Jennie George - Member for Throsby|accessdate = 2007-09-18|last = Gartrell|first = Tim |authorlink = Tim Gartrell|work = Labor MPs & Officials|publisher = Australian Labor Party]
*Dale Spender AM - Feminist; Researcher and Writer; International Keynote Speaker; Online Author and Content Creatorcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = SPENDER Dale| accessdate = 2007-09-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Lynne Spender - Former Acting Executive Director of the Australian Society of Authors; CEO of the Australian Interactive Multimedia Industry Association; Senior Corruption Prevention Officer of the NSW Independent Commission against Corruptioncite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = SPENDER Lynne| accessdate = 2007-09-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Her Hon. Judge Robyn Tupman - Judge of the District Court of New South Walescite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = TUPMAN Robyn C, Her Hon. Judge| accessdate = 2007-09-18| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]

References

See also

* List of Government schools in New South Wales

External links

* [http://www.burwoodg-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Burwood Girls' High School Website]
* [http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/ NSW Dept. of Education and Training]