Epping Boys High School

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name = Epping Boys High School


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location = Marsfield
Sydney
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website = http://www.eppingboys.nsw.edu.au/

Epping Boys High School is a government high school located at Marsfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1957. Peter Garrard is principal.

History

Epping Boys High School opened in 1957. While there were girls at the school that year, the school was not in fact a co-educational school. Cheltenham Girls' High School also opened in 1957 but as its buildings were not ready the girls were accommodated on the Epping boys’ High School site, with their own Principal. In the following year the female students were transferred to the newly established Cheltenham Girls' High School site. Since then the school has continued to operate as a male only single-sex school. A pole, made by the Cheltenham Girls' High School students in 1957, now stands erected at the front of assembly area to mark the event. The school flag was sewn by the female students. Since Peter Garrard was appointed principal in 2007, a new timetable has been applied replacing the old one, in which major discussion has been created.

Achievements

The Epping Boys High School Wind Ensemble traveled to Hawaii to participate in the 22 Pacific Basin Music Festival and was awarded a Gold Award and entry to the Command Performance - the first for any Australian Band in the Festival.

chool style

The school traditionally uses gold and green, which are the national colours of Australia, in its logo and student uniforms. The school tie for junior year students consists of gold stripes on green, while for senior year students consists of gold school logo printed on a pure green background. Likewise for sporting uniform it has gold stripes printed green fabric.

Houses

The school has four houses, which are based upon prominent figures in the Epping-Eastwood area. Pupils competing in sport, academic and other various events earn points for their houses. At the end of the year, the house with the most points win the house cup. The houses are named after the people who built farms in the Marsfield area. The houses are;
* Darvall (Red)
* Harris (Yellow)
* Midson (Sky Blue)
* Terry (Green)

Alumni

*Geoffrey Robertson - QC and Rhodes Scholar (1970) [http://www.usyd.edu.au/registrar/rhodes/previous.shtml "NSW Rhodes Scholars"] — University of Sydney list, (retrieved 16 April 2007)]
* Iva Davies - Musician and lead singer of Icehouse
* Adam Biddle (footballer) - Sydney FC Football Player
* Brett Papworth - Wallaby [http://austschools.rugbynet.com.au/default.asp?id=24299]
* Jordan Simpson - BSC Young Boys Football Player
* Tyler Simpson - Former Queensland Roar and Perth Glory Football Player
* Alex Wilkinson - Central Coast Mariners Football Player
* Craig Shipley - Baseball Player. Second Australian to play Major League Baseball
* Jack Newton - Professional Golfer

ee also

* List of Government schools in New South Wales

Notes

References

* [http://www.eppingboys.nsw.edu.au/ Epping Boys' High School website] (2005)
* [http://www.northerndistricttimes.com.au/article/2007/04/18/1045_news.html Northern District Times]

External links

* [http://www.eppingboys.nsw.edu.au/ Epping Boys' High School website]
* [http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/summaryschool.php?selectOption=8884 NSW Department of Education and Training: Epping Boys' High School]