Homebush Boys High School

Homebush Boys High School
Location
Bridge Road Homebush , New South Wales , 2140 Australia
Coordinates	33°51′58″S151°4′37″E / 33.86611°S 151.07694°E / -33.86611; 151.07694
Information
Type	Public, secondary, single-sex, day school
Motto	Latin: Recte et Fortiter (Latin for Upright and strong)
Established	1936
Principal	Kevin Elgood [1]
Enrolment	~1,208 (7–12) [2]
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	Maroon and sky blue
Sister school	Strathfield Girls High School
Website	homebushbo-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Homebush Boys High School, founded in 1936, is a public high school for boys. It is in Homebush, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Formerly a selective high school, in 2006 Homebush Boys was regarded as one of the academically best-performing comprehensive schools, and has, in the past, been ranked above selective schools on the Higher School Certificate results. ^[3]

The school has an enrolment of approximately 1208 students.

Notable alumni

Entrepreneurial

• John Symond AM – Businessman; chief executive "Aussie Home Loans", ^[4]

Science and education

• Lionel Gilbert OAM – author and historian specializing in natural, applied, and local history. ^[5]
• Stephen Leeder – Medical scientist; Former dean of Medicine at the University of Sydney (1996–2002) ^[6]
• Geoffrey Vaughan – Emeritus professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1990–1992) of Monash University formerly Australian Rugby Union representative player ^[7]

Entertainment and the arts

• Neil Armfield – Film and theatre director ^[6]
• Paul Furniss – Jazz musician ^[8]
• Alex Hood – Renowned entertainer, writer, actor and folk singer. ^[9]

Politics and law

• John Coates – Lawyer and businessman; president of the Australian Olympic Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee ^{[6] [4]}
• Bob Debus – Former NSW attorney-general ^[10] and environment minister; Former federal home-affairs minister
• Jim Lloyd ^[6] – former federal government minister

Sport

• Rodney Blake – Rugby union player for Australia and Queensland Reds ^[11]
• Jonah Bolden (born 1996) – basketball player
• Tim Brasher – Former Balmain Tigers NSWRL Player
• Gordon Bray – Sports commentator, journalist and writer. ^{[12] [4]}
• Tony Ford – Rugby league fullback with Western Suburbs DRLFC ^[13]
• Bob Howe – tennis player who won five doubles Grand Slam and four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. ^[14]
• Phillip Hughes – NSW and Australian cricketer. ^[15]
• Mitchell Starc – NSW and Australian cricketer
• Arthur Summons – Rugby union and rugby league player; international representative in both codes and former captain Western Suburbs DRLFC ^[16] and Australian rugby league teams
• Don Talbot – Swimming coach ^[17]
• Peter Vassella – Olympian (1964), sprinter ^[14]
• Saxon White – former rugby union international (Wallaby). ^[18]
• Jonah Bolden – Professional NBA basketball player

Notable former staff

• Dave Anderson – Australian Olympic oarsman in 1952 and 1956. Rowed King's Cup 1950, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57; Henley 1952; New Zealand 1951; and was in winning coxed-fours crew at Empire Games, 1954
• Darrel Chapman – Representative rugby league player (Australia and NSW), team captain of South Sydney between 1961 and 1964, subsequently lectured in sports sciences at Southern Cross University taught physical education 1963.
• Vincent Durick – Maths teacher; MLA for Lakemba, 1964–84, deceased 1996. ^[19]
• Peter Philpott – English/history teacher; New South Wales and Australian cricketer

Principals

No.	Portrait	Name	Length
1		William Roberts	1936 - 1945
2		K. Hannay	1945 - 1946 (Acting)
3		Andrew D. Watson	1946 - 1949
4		Robert A. Golding	1950 - 1958
5		Richard T. W. Jane	1959 - 1964
6		Kevin J. Myers	1965 - 1973
7		J. R. Kelly	1974 - 1975
8		W. E. Barry	1976 - 1978
9		Douglas Thornton	1979 - 1984
10		Malcolm Brown	1985 - 1990
11		Brian Greene	1991 - 1998
12		Ian Patterson	1999 - 2009
13		Tim Jurd	2010 -
14		John G. Kennedy

See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales

References

1. "Bush Bulletin" (PDF). Homebush Boys High School. 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. "Homebush Boys High School". School Locator. New South Wales Department of Education and Training. 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
3. Board of Studies 2006 'HSC Report – Top schools in each region', The Board of Studies, 23 December 2006.
4. Wynhausen, Elisabeth No crisis for the optimist The Australian 13 December 2008
5. Australian College of Educators (2012). "Dr. Lionel Gilbert OAM". Australian College of Educators. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
6. Homebush Boys’ High, NSW Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine on Famous alumni on Latham's hit list at Crikey.com
7. Students from 1949 visit School at Homebush Boys High School official site
8. Homebush Boys High School Magazine 1961 and Archived 1 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
9. Alex Hood Biography at Music Australia
10. "Swearing in Ceremony of The Honourable Roderick Neil Howie QC". Lawlink Transcript. The Supreme Court of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
11. ASRU International Appearances 1973–2010 Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Australian Schools Rugby Union
12. Derriman P Why Bray's the man to tackle big games Sydney Morning Herald 30 July 2005
13. Tony "Fred" Ford Interview uploaded 12 May 2008, at Kelly's Kids
14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
15. Stunning Cricket Debut at NSW Education Dept, School Sports Unit, 2008
16. Wests Hall of Fame Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
17. Talbot, Don; Berry, Kevin; Heads, Ian (August 2003). "3". Talbot: Nothing But the Best. Lothian Books. ISBN   978-0-7344-0512-8.
18. Jack Pollard, Australian Rugby Union the Game and the Players, Angus & Robertson, 1984.
19. Death Of Vincent Patrick Durick, A Former Member Of The Legislative Assembly Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine at NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard, 16 April 1996

External links

• School Website