Balgowlah Heights Public School

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Balgowlah Heights Public School
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Balgowlah Heights Public School
9B Lewis St, Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales
Coordinates 33°48′22″S151°15′29″E / 33.80605°S 151.25801°E / -33.80605; 151.25801
Information
Former nameBalgowlah Heights Infants School
Type Public, co-educational, primary, day school
Established1933
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight NSW Education Standards Authority
PrincipalDavid Shuster
Enrollment704 (2023)
Website Official Website

Balgowlah Heights Public School (commonly formatted as BHPS) is a public co-educational primary school located in the Sydney suburb of Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia. [1] [2] It is administered by the New South Wales Department of Education, with an enrollment of 704 students and a teaching staff of 35, as of 2023. [2] The school serves students from Kindergarten to Year 6. [2]

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History

At the request of the local population, [3] the school opened at the beginning of the 1933 school year as an infants' school in a portable room. [4] The school population was not large enough to justify a permanent building. [3] It was officially opened by the then member for Mosman, H. W. Lloyd on Saturday, 4 March 1933. [5]

26 students from the school knitted 163 square tiles for a quilt for the Lady Mayoress's Clothing Fund in 1937. [6]

In 1939, the Assistant Federal Treasurer, P. C. Spender was disgusted at the conditions of the school during his visit and stated he would bring the matter up with the state premier. [7] In response, the education minister at the time, Mr. Drummond explained that if funds were not diverted to technical education to meet defense requirements, there would be fewer complaints about the condition of state schools. [3] The school population was still not large enough to justify a permanent building at this time. [3]

In 1942, after five weeks volunteers spent digging an air raid shelter for the 31 students, a Works Department inspector deemed it unsatisfactory. [8]

Tenders were being taken by the Education Department in 1948 for the erection of a weathershed and a toilet block, along with the associated sewage installation. [9] [10] In December of the very same year, the headmaster, James Bede announced his retirement, his last day was 7 March 1949. [11]

As part of Education Week in 1954, the pupils planted 100 trees around the school grounds. [12] [13] 70 students, along with their parents took part. [14]

The name of the school was officially recorded as a geographical name by the Department of Lands on 16 July 1976. [15]

The school went under extensive refurbishment in 2006 to cater for the new student at the time, Sophie Delezio. [16]

In 2015, the premier of New South Wales at the time, Mike Baird visited the school and was popular among the students. [17]

A man attacked a volunteer during a federal election set up outside the school in 2019. [18]

Demographics

In 2023, the school had a student enrollment of 704 with 35 teachers (35 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). Female enrollments consisted of 332 students and Male enrollments consisted of 372 students; Indigenous enrollments accounted for a total of 0% of total enrollments and 22% of students had a language background other than English. [2]

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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  5. ↑ "A FEW LINES TO SAY– New Infants' School". The Daily Telegraph . 24 February 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 30 October 2024– via Trove.
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  14. ↑ "Blind Children Won Battle - City Office". The Daily Telegraph . 18 August 1954. p. 10. Retrieved 30 October 2024– via Trove.
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