Birrong Girls High School

Birrong Girls High School
Location
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
Information
Type	Government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school
Established	29 January 1957;67 years ago (1957-01-29) (as Birrong Home Science School)
School district	Chullora; Metropolitan South
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight	NSW Education Standards Authority
Principal	Zena Dabaja
Teaching staff	55.4 FTE (2018) [1]
Years	7–12
Gender	Girls
Enrolment	786 [1]  (2018)
Campus type	Suburban
Website	birronggir-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

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.

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

• Lynda Voltz  –politician ^{[4] [5]}
• Helen Westwood  –politician ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Schools portal

• List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F
• Education in Australia

References

1. "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". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
5. 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.

External links

• Official website