Английская Википедия:Baulkham Hills High School

Baulkham Hills High School (colloquially known as Baulko^[1]) is a government-funded academically selective co-educational secondary day school. It is located in Baulkham Hills in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The principal is Wayne Humphreys.^[2] The school has a history of academic achievement, having been ranked second in the NSW Higher School Certificate in 2016, 2017 and 2020, ranked fifth in 2018, ninth in 2019 and ranked third in 2021, 2022 and 2023.^[3]^[4]^[5] In 2010, the school was ranked the most popular school in NSW for high school applications.^[6]

History

Baulkham Hills High School was established in 1971 as a public comprehensive high school. It was officially opened on 23 March 1974 by the then Governor, Sir Roden Cutler.^[7] For the first year, students and teachers at the school were relocated to nearby Castle Hill High School whilst Baulkham Hills High School was still under construction. The school's first selective cohort was in 1990, with all grades being selective by 1995.

The school was established on the grounds of a former orange orchard. This area of Sydney was once renowned for its significant orange production. This historical connection is symbolically represented through the inclusion of an orange in the school logo. The school's motto, "Persevere," encourages students to maintain their dedication across all aspects of their studies.

"The school emblem incorporates the institution's name along with the motto "PERSEVERE." Notably, an orange is featured in the emblem as a nod to the region's past as a major orange-producing area within the state. The school's establishment took place on land that was once utilised for cultivating oranges."^[8]

Furthermore, this agricultural heritage is evident in the naming of the school's four intramural sports houses, which pay tribute to prominent early European settlers in the local area. These houses are named after MacDougall (represented by the colour red), Suttor (blue), Meehan (yellow), and Hughes (green).^[9]

Admissions and Enrolment

Total enrolment in junior years (Year 7 to Year 10) is approximately 180 students per year group, and around 200 per year group in senior years (Year 11 and Year 12), due to transfers from other schools. Шаблон:As of the total enrolment was 1,230 students.^[10]

As a selective school, entry into the school in Year 7 is based upon results in a statewide examination known as the Selective High Schools Test. In 2020, the lowest admitted score was 234 out of the maximum 300.^[11] Entry into vacant places in later stages is based on a reserve list and other criteria: mainly reports and academic achievements from previous years.

Facilities

Departments and staff rooms

There are ten staff rooms for all of the faculties.

English (upstairs C Block)
History (downstairs D Block)
Technology and Industrial Arts (upstairs F Block)
Languages Other Than English (LOTE) (upstairs D Block)
Mathematics (upstairs B Block)
PDHPE (E Block)
Science (E & H Block)
Social Sciences (upstairs D Block)
Support Unit (downstairs C Block)
CAPA and Music (upstairs G Block)

Extracurricular Activities

The school holds annual sports carnivals for swimming, cross country and athletics. Selected students compete in wider regional competitions, from Zone and Area to the CHS (Combined High Schools). There are 2 teachers who are the sports organisers overseeing sport.

Tri-School Tournament

The Tri-School Tournament was first held in 2011 between Baulkham Hills, James Ruse Agricultural High School and Girraween High School. Teams from each school participated in basketball, soccer and touch football. Baulkham Hills obtained first place in both the 2011 and 2012 tournaments.^[12]

Quad School Tournament

Starting 2013, Penrith High School joined the sporting tournament previously known as the Tri-School Tournament between Baulkham Hills High School, James Ruse Agricultural High School and Girraween High School. In addition to basketball, soccer and touch football, Penrith hosted table tennis in 2013. Again, Baulkham Hills High School won the tournament.^[13] The competition returned in 2014, with Baulkham Hills hosting basketball, Girraween hosting touch football, James Ruse hosting soccer and Penrith hosting volleyball. Again, Baulkham Hills High School won the tournament.

Since the introduction of Quadschools, Baulkham Hills have won the competition 10 times, 9 of them being consecutively, and Penrith has won once.

Academic

A variety of academic extra-curricular activities are offered, in various subject areas.

Tournament of Minds
Future Problem Solving
Mock Trial
OzCLO (Computational and Linguistics Olympiad)
Debating
Physics, Chemistry and Biology Olympiad Team
Mathematics Olympiad Team
Australian and New Zealand Brain Bee Competition

Sport

In addition to sporting competitions and tournaments such as Zone, Area and CHS, the school offers additional sporting activities to selected students, including:

Knockout Regional Teams (Basketball, Volleyball, Touch Football, Table Tennis)
Regional Championship Sports
Quad Schools Tournament, against James Ruse Agricultural High School, Penrith High School and Girraween High School (Baulko has won for several years in a row now)

Cadets

Australian Army Cadets is a youth development organisation with ties to the Australian Army. Cadets parade in the school quadrangle (the main open space in the centre of the school) every Thursday afternoon. In this time, recruits and intermediate cadets are instructed by older students who have earned the rank of a non-commissioned officer, in drill, military traditions, navigation, survival, fieldcraft and leadership.

Creative and performing arts

The school offers various activities in the field of creative and performing arts, including:

School Bands, including Junior, Intermediate, Concert, Senior, and Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
- Specialised bands, including String Ensemble, Big Band, and Orchestra.
School Choir
Music Nights
Variety Night
Drama Club
Photography Club
Art Club
Badminton Club

Other Extracurriculars

Chess Club
Green Group (environmental club)
Outreach (A club that organises events for charity)
Baulko Bulletin (newspaper about the school)
Social Justice (Political debate and raising awareness for social issues)
B-Soc (Business Society)
B-Well (Mental-health club)
Soul Purpose (ISCF)
Spectrums (LGBT club)

Notable alumni

Greg Combet Шаблон:Spaced endashformer Member for Charlton (2007–2013); former federal minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments; former Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (2000–2007)^[14]
Sam Dastyari Шаблон:Spaced endashformer Senator for New South Wales (2013–2017); General Secretary of the NSW branch of the Labor Party (2010–2013)^[15]
Jayne Jagot Шаблон:Spaced endashJudge of the High Court of Australia^[16]
Stephanie Schweitzer Шаблон:Spaced endashathlete; represented Australia at the 2012 London Paralympics^[17]

Notable teachers

Gordon Smith (retired)Шаблон:Spaced endashwrestler, represented Australia in the 1976 Montreal Olympics^[18]
Jacob GrothШаблон:Spaced endashrunner, represented Australia at 2010, 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2004 Junior world championships^[19]^[20]
Jeffrey SinclairШаблон:Spaced endashhad an illicit sexual relationship with a 15 year old student, was later fired^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:NSW Selective Schools Шаблон:High Schools in Western Sydney Шаблон:Public high schools in Sydney Шаблон:Authority control

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