Merrylands High School

Merrylands High School
French: Vérité Sans Peur ("Truth Without Fear")
Location
Merrylands, NSW, Australia
Coordinates	33°50′27″S 150°58′07″E / 33.8408°S 150.9685°E / -33.8408; 150.9685Coordinates: 33°50′27″S 150°58′07″E / 33.8408°S 150.9685°E / -33.8408; 150.9685
Information
Type	Public School, Secondary School.
Established	1959
Principal	Lila Mularczyk
Grades	7-12
Enrolment	Approx. 800
Colour(s)	Green & Yellow
Website	www.merryland-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Merrylands High School is a coeducational, comprehensive high school in Merrylands, a suburb in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The school has an enrolment of 800 students; 62% of students come from language backgrounds other than English and over 50 cultures are represented at the school.^[1] The school's current principal is Ms Lila Mularczyk. The school was established in the year 1959. The school supports two satellite classes from the Holroyd School for Special Purposes (SSP).

Famous alumni

Musician Rick Springfield attended Merrylands High School briefly during the 1960s.

2008 Machete attacks

On April 7, 2008 a group of youths, who were armed with baseball bats, samurai swords and machetes rampaged through the school corridors at 8.50 in the morning Sydney time.^[2][3] The youths smashed school windows into pieces and assaulted one male and one female student during the attack. During the incident a male teacher trying to restrain the offenders was hit over the head and taken to hospital.The exact motive for the attacks is unknown but police do suggest that this attack might have been a retribution.^[4]

References

1. ^ Merrylands High School - Board of Studies NSW
2. ^ School machete attack 'possibly revenge' | NEWS.com.au
3. ^ School rampage accused in court | The Australian
4. ^ School attack may have been retribution: police - National - smh.com.au

External Links

http://www.merryland-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/sws/view/9781.node