Castle Hill High School | |
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Coordinates | 33°43′35.80″S150°59′58.01″E / 33.7266111°S 150.9994472°E |
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Type | Public school, co-educational, comprehensive school |
Motto | Truth is Strength |
Established | 1963 |
Principal | Georgina Fleming |
Staff | 136 |
Number of students | 2065 |
Colour(s) | Blue and white |
Website |
Castle Hill High School is a co-educational and comprehensive school located in Castle Hill, a suburb in Sydney, Australia. The school caters for students ranging from year 7 to year 12 and was established in 1963. Castle Hill High School generally performs well in the HSC, with many students achieving band 6s each year. In 2018, 231 were achieved, and one student attained the minimum possible rank in the state for their subject. Five students also received an all rounder award for achieving band 6s for a total of all their subjects. The school was recognised by Better Education HSC in their Sound Demonstration of merit regarding Effort in Mathematics and English, coming 84th in New South Wales as of late 2018 on the list. [1]
The school is in association with the New South Wales Combined High Schools Sports Association, [2] and competes in The Brewer Cup, [3] and Robocup [4]
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