North Sydney Girls High School
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| Motto | Ad Altiora (Towards Higher Things) |
| Contact Information | Phone: (61)(02)9922 6666 Fax: (61)(02)9957 5098 |
| Established | 1914 |
| Type | Selective school |
| Principal | Meredith Ash |
| Location | Pacific Highway Cnr David Street Crows Nest 2065 |
| Region | Crows Nest |
| Enrollment | 930 students |
| Grades | Year 7 to Year 12 |
| Website | NSGHS Homepage |
North Sydney Girls High School (note that the official name has no apostrophe) is a selective girls' high school in Crows Nest, Sydney. Admission is based entirely on academic results. Usually enrolment takes place for Year 7 as there are few vacancies in upper years. For the last decade, at least 30% of students gained places in the top 1% of the state in the higher school certificate results.[citation needed]. In 2003, Year 12 girls achieved a median UAI of 98.[citation needed].
| Year | Top School | Second | Third |
| 2006 | JRAHS (737) | BHHS (545) | SBHS (520) |
| 2005 | JRAHS (760) | BHHS (606) | HGHS (368) |
| 2004 | JRAHS (813) | NSGHS (587) | BHHS (570) |
| 2003 | JRAHS (740) | NSGHS (539) | BHHS (504) |
| 2002 | JRAHS (664) | NSGHS (555) | BHHS (515) |
| 2001 | JRAHS (585) | NSGHS (422) | BHHS (409) |
| 2000 | JRAHS (306) | NSGHS (176) | SBHS (146) |
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[edit] History
Founded in 1914 with an enrolment of 194 students, it was originally located on the corner of Hazelbank Road and the Pacific Highway. Over the years, the facilities were extended but by the 1980s, it was felt that the site could no longer meet their needs and years of intense lobbying for better facilities followed. When the government decided to close Crows Nest Boys' High, that facility was transferred to North Sydney Girls and underwent $6 million in renovations and refurbishments. Finally, in December 1993, North Sydney Girls High officially moved to its new accommodations. In 2004, North Sydney Girls celebrated the finished upgrading of their pre-existing library. The Library is now disposing of its Lexicon and Encyclopedia Britannica collection, which will be replaced by upgraded versions on the internet.
[edit] Notable alumni
Notable alumni of North Sydney Girls High School include:
- Nicole Kidman, actress
- Ruth Cracknell, actress
- Nathalie Kelley, actress
- Thea Gumbert, actress
- Catherine Martin, production designer (wife of film director, Baz Luhrmann, notable for Romeo and Juliet and others)
- Benita Collings, Play School presenter
- Margaret Throsby, ABC Classic FM presenter
- Verity Firth, Former Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, Sitting ALP Member for NSW Legislative Assembly seat of Balmain
- Renee Kirby, world class rower, part of the winning quad crew at the Junior World Rowing Championships 2006
- Dr Yvonne Cossart, Professor of Medicine at Sydney University;
- Dr Judith O'Neil, Professor of German at Harvard
- Nancy Wake GM AC "The White Mouse" French Resistance heroine, the most decorated Allied woman of World War II
In the school foyer, outside the office, there are frames each containing a photo and a short biography of a significant person who attended the school.
[edit] Houses
The houses are:
- Berry (green)
- Board (dark blue)
- Elliott (red)
- Greenwood (purple)
- Grossman (light blue)
- Reid (yellow)
The houses are named after ex-principals of the school.
Each year the school holds athletics, cross country running and swimming carnivals where all houses compete for first place. While winning houses are presented with awards, individual achievements are also acknowledged with ribbons given out for first, second and third place winners.
These carnivals also determine which students will represent the school in the Sydney North Metropolitan Zone carnivals.
Students of the school are encouraged to support their houses during such carnivals by dressing in house colours. Awards are also given to individuals who attend the carnivals with the most creative costumes which contribute to their overall house point tallies.
House support is encouraged from an early stage with such events as the Year 7 House Cup where all first year students compete in house teams in sports such as netball and modified basketball. Year 7 students also traditionally make up the house cheerleading squad for the school sports carnivals.
The winners of the 2006 Year 7 House Cup were the house group "Board" in both netball and a game called chairball.
The running of house meetings and general organisation within each house is conducted by the House Office Bearers which consists of the Sports Captain and Sports Vice Captain; and the respective House Captains, Vice-Captains and Secretaries. These members are Year 11 students who have been elected by students of all grades within their houses and are responsible for representing their house in meetings with the Head of the Sports Faculty.
[edit] Extra-curricular activities
Extra-curricular activities include:
- Chess
- Sports including Skiing, Netball, Hockey, Cricket, Badminton, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Rowing, Kaeyaking, Touch Football, Waterpolo, Fencing, Basketball, Tennis and Lacrosse
- Business competitions including the Young Achievers Program in which students develop a company of 6 months, the Australian Stock Exchange Schools Share Market Game, and Australian Business Week
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme - every year about 100 girls participate in Bronze, 50 in Silver, and 20 in Gold.
- Dance - dance ensembles, annual participation in festivals such as the School Spectacular
- Stage (Jazz) Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Beginner Band, Choir and Chamber Strings - each musical ensemble embarks on at least one tour every year for one week.
- Annual participation in the ArtsNorth Festival for the String Ensemble
- School choir - Year 7 and Intermediate Choir, Combined (NSGHS & NSBHS) Choir, Senior Vocal, A Cappella group
- Combined Annual Musical with North Sydney Boys High School
- Charities Committee (made up of students from years 7 to 11)--3 representatives per each grade
- Students Representative Council (made up of students in years 7 to 12 and run by a Year 11 executive body)
- Year 10 Drama Night and various clubs
- Year 10 Dance Night
- Sports Carnivals
- Junior and Senior dances with North Sydney Boys High School
- Prefecture
- Sound and Lighting Crew
- Year 10 and 12 Formal Committees
- Year 11 Semi Formal Committee
- Year 12 Luncheon Committee
- Peer Support Program with Year 7 and 11
- Mathematics Problem Solving Competitions
- Mock Trial
- STATE constitutional convention
- NATIONAL constitutional convention
- Public Speaking Club with North Sydney Boys High School
- ISCF (Inter-School Christian Fellowship) with North Sydney Boys High School
- Shout! a student run group, working with organisations that aim to allieviate poverty
- Model United Nations Club
NSG Delegation to THIMUN Singapore 2006 - Animal Welfare Association
- Amnesty International
- Overseas tours on an annual basis to China, Europe (with North Sydney Boys High School), France, and orchestral tours to Eastern Europe, Asia, and America.
- Cadet program with North Sydney Boys High School
- Debating
- High flyer - student magazine written by students (interesting read for students fortnightly)
- Tournament of Minds
[edit] Trivia
North Sydney Girls beat its male counterpart (NSBHS) in the HSC this year according to rankings published in the mainstream newspaper, The Herald:[citation needed]
A number of former North Sydney Girls are members of the facebook group NSGHS UNITE! This group had 150 members (equivalent to one grade) as of the 25/3/07.
Sydney Morning Herald's Top 10
1. James Ruse Agricultural HS 2. Baulkham Hills HS 3. Sydney Girls HS 4. Sydney Grammar School 5. North Sydney Girls HS 6. Pymble Ladies College 7. Sydney Boys HS 8. Barker College 9. North Sydney Boys HS 10. St George Girls HS
[edit] See also
- North Sydney Boys High School
- List of Government schools in New South Wales
- List of selective high schools in New South Wales
[edit] External links
- North Sydney Girls High School
- NSW Department of Education and Training: North Sydney Girls High School
