Granville Boys High School

Granville Boys High School
Granville Boys High School
Location
	Mary Street, Granville, New South Wales ; Australia
Coordinates	33°50′03″S151°0′34″E / 33.83417°S 151.00944°E
Information
Type	Government-funded partially selective comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Aptat Se Pugnae (Prepare for the challenge)
Established	December 1926
School district	Parramatta; Metropolitan West
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	Noel Dixon
Teaching staff	51.1 FTE (2019)
Years	7–12
Enrolment	509 (2019)
Colour(s)	Green and White
Website	granvilleb-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Last updated May 19, 2024

Granville Boys High School is a government-funded single-sex secondary day school, located at Granville a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

History

The school site before 1923 was owned by the Bergan family, who owned the local Woollen Mill. The only building on the block bounded by Mary, Lumley, Maud and Hutchinson streets was the weatherboard family house of James and John Bergan and their three sisters. The block at the time was fenced partly by a three-rail and partly by a picket fence. Shrubs and bamboos grew at the back of the house and along the fence bordering on Maud Street. Many huge trees were also on the property, and these were where surrounding buildings were erected.

In spite of opposition from the Granville War Memorial committee, who wanted the site for a hospital, the block was resumed in 1923 for the purpose of building a Junior Technical School. In October 1924, a tender for its construction was accepted. The foundation stone was laid by the then Minister for Education, Mr. Albert Bruntnell,^[3] before an interested gathering on 7 February 1925.

Granville Boys High School was officially open on 10 October 1925 as Granville Central Technical High School. Subjects taught were English, Mathematics, Geometry, Prose, Science and Technical Drawing. The first school buildings came into use in September, as an adjunct to Auburn public school, which at that time took pupils to second form. The first Principal, Mr. William Steinbeck, was appointed as Headmaster in December 1925, and commenced duty at the beginning of the school year in 1926.

During the 1950s, new buildings were constructed and the school was renamed Granville Secondary Technical College. The curriculum extended to include Music, Printing, Model Aircraft Flying and Choir. 70 students were also able to attend pre-apprenticeship classes in Electrical, Fitting and Machining, Automotive and Carpentry.

By 1966 the school had undergone many changes and had officially been renamed Granville Boys High school. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s many new programs and classes were introduced. The school became part of the Disadvantaged Schools Program. Sports and Leisure programs were introduced along with Drama and Computing Studies.

The school motto, shown on the school's crest is "Aptat Se Pugnae". This is a Latin phrase and means "prepare for the challenge". Granville Boys High School strives to prepare all of its students for life's challenges.

Granville Boys High School enrolments have grown from 490 to 710 in the past five years, and is becoming known among parents and the local community for its list of programs and^[4] ambitious initiatives such as their robotics team, barbershop program and the bagpipe band which has been rolled out.^[5]

Scholarship and awards

Granville Boys High School students can take advantage of several scholarship and award opportunities including.

NSW School Nanga Mai Awards
Premier's Spelling Bee
Premier's Reading Challenge
Premier's Debating Challenge
Public speaking competitions
Premier's Anzac Memorial Scholarships
Duke of Edinburgh

Notable alumni

Frank Clark – Olympic Race Walker
Talal Yassine OAM – Entrepreneur, lawyer, and philanthropist.
Tarek Elrich – Australian soccer player
Alfie Mafi – Australian professional rugby union football player

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References

1 2 "Granville Boys High School, Granville, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
↑ "School profile | My School". myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
↑ "Mr Albert Bruntnell (1866–1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 July 2020.
↑ Rachwani, Mostafa (14 May 2023). "Robots, a barbershop and bagpipes: a Sydney school reinvents its tough past and what it means to love learning". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
↑ Carroll, Lucy (24 November 2023). "The best school money can't buy': How a Sydney principal has transformed a once-rough school". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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[myschool-1] 1 2 "Granville Boys High School, Granville, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

[2] "School profile | My School". myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[3] "Mr Albert Bruntnell (1866–1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 July 2020.

[4] Rachwani, Mostafa (14 May 2023). "Robots, a barbershop and bagpipes: a Sydney school reinvents its tough past and what it means to love learning". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[5] Carroll, Lucy (24 November 2023). "The best school money can't buy': How a Sydney principal has transformed a once-rough school". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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