Birrong Girls High School

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Birrong Girls High School
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Birrong Girls High School
Cooper Road, Birrong, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 33°53′23.37″S151°1′35.14″E / 33.8898250°S 151.0264278°E / -33.8898250; 151.0264278 Coordinates: 33°53′23.37″S151°1′35.14″E / 33.8898250°S 151.0264278°E / -33.8898250; 151.0264278
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Type Government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school
Established29 January 1957;66 years ago (1957-01-29)
(as Birrong Home Science School)
School districtChullora; Metropolitan South
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight NSW Education Standards Authority
PrincipalZena Dabaja
Teaching staff55.4 FTE (2018) [1]
Years 7–12
Gender Girls
Enrolment786 [1]  (2018)
Campus type Suburban
Website birronggir-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Birrong Girls High School

Birrong Girls High School is a government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school for girls, located on Cooper Road, Birrong, a western suburb of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

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Established in 1957, the school enrolled approximately 790 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 94 percent were from a language background other than English. [1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority; the principal is Zena Dabaja. [2]

Overview

The school was established on 29 January 1957 as Birrong Home Science School. It was officially reopened as a multi-lateral high school, with the new name Birrong Girls High School, on 25 September 1959. [3] [ clarification needed ]

Amongst its students there is a diverse range of cultural backgrounds representing 46 language groups, the majority of whom are from Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Turkish backgrounds. [1]

Notable alumni

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Birrong Girls High School, Birrong, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Birrong Girls High School" Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine , NSW Public Schools, accessed 3 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "History". Birrong Girls High School. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  4. ↑ Benson, Simon (16 March 2006). "Jobs for the Fergusons - Fury at ALP dynasty's power grip". Daily Telegraph. Australia.
  5. 1 2 Voice of the People Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Update May 2006 Part One.
  6. ↑ Birrong Bulletin [ permanent dead link ], Issue No. 3 May 2007.
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