Homebush Boys High School

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Homebush Boys High School
Homebush Boys High School logo.png
Address
Homebush Boys High School
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)
Established1936
PrincipalKevin Elgood [1]
Enrolment~1,208 (7–12) [2]
CampusSuburban
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.

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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

Science and education

Entertainment and the arts

Politics and law

Sport

Notable former staff


Principals

No.PortraitNameLength
1 William Roberts.png William Roberts1936 - 1945
2K. Hannay1945 - 1946
(Acting)
3
Andrew D. Watson.png
Andrew D. Watson1946 - 1949
4
Robert A. Golding.png
Robert A. Golding1950 - 1958
5 R. T. W. Jane.png Richard T. W. Jane1959 - 1964
6Kevin J. Myers1965 - 1973
7J. R. Kelly1974 - 1975
8W. E. Barry1976 - 1978
9 Douglas Thornton.png Douglas Thornton1979 - 1984
10Malcolm Brown1985 - 1990
11Brian Greene1991 - 1998
12Ian Patterson1999 - 2009
13Tim Jurd2010 -
14John G. Kennedy

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  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.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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
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