Barrenjoey High School

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Barrenjoey High School
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Barrenjoey High School

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Coordinates 33°37′51″S151°20′3″E / 33.63083°S 151.33417°E / -33.63083; 151.33417
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Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoRespect Effort Challenge
Established1968;56 years ago (1968)
School districtPittwater
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
PrincipalVacant [1]
Years 712
Enrolment831 [2]  (2023)
Campus Suburban
Houses
  •    Akuna
  •    Tingara
  •    Iluka
  •    Maluka
Colour(s)Green, red, white and black
    
NewspaperPeninsula Press
Website barrenjoey-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Barrenjoey High School

Barrenjoey High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Avalon Beach, a suburb in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Established in 1968, the school catered for approximately 831 students in 2023, from Year 7 to Year 12, including less than one percent of whom identified as Indigenous Australians and 14 percent were from a language background other than English. [2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Mark Robinson. [1]

Overview

The first student intake was in 1968 with a single grade (known at the time as 'Form 1') which formally graduated from the school in 1973. The inaugural graduating year of 1973 remains close-knit and has recently held a reunion with an outstanding number of students in attendance (more than 70, close to 40 years after last seeing each other).

The location of the school right at the beach lends itself to many curricular and non-curricular beach activities.

Over ensuing years, the school has grown in enrolments to its current level, necessitating expansion of the campus and construction of additional facilities.

Barrenjoey's feeder primary schools include Avalon Public School, Bilgola Plateau Public School and a few other schools in the local area.

House system

In 2009, Barrenjoey High School introduced the house system. Students are placed into one of the four houses in Year 7. The houses are made up in alphabetical order, according to students last name. The four houses are named Maluka (blue), Akuna (yellow), Iluka (red) and Tingara (green). Students can win 'house points' through various activities including receiving merit certificates and participating in school carnivals. But, by the end of 2018, this system had been terminated. The System was reinstated in 2023.

Community involvement

Barrenjoey High School is actively involved in the Avalon community. The SRC chooses a charity each year to support. Various teachers have participated in Movember in 2014 and 2015, raising over $2,700 towards prostate cancer and testicular cancer research. Their team is called Barrenmoey [3]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome". Barrenjoey HS Website. Barrenjoey HS. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Barrenjoey High School, Avalon Beach, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. "Movember Australia – Team". au.movember.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.