James Ruse Agricultural High School

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James Ruse Agricultural High School
Carlingford NSW-Barrengarry House-James Ruse Agricultural High School formerly Felton property.jpg
Located at James Ruse Agricultural High School, this house was built for the Felton family in 1885 on their farming property; pictured in 1999.
Location
James Ruse Agricultural High School
Carlingford, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 33°46′52″S151°2′31″E / 33.78111°S 151.04194°E / -33.78111; 151.04194
Information
Other nameRuse, JR
Type Government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school
Motto Latin: Gesta Non Verba
(Deeds not words)
Established1959;65 years ago (1959)
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
Specialist Agricultural school
PrincipalMatthew Dopierala
Years 7–12
Enrolmentc. 857
Campus Suburban
Colour(s)Bottle green, gold   
Rival North Sydney Boys High School
Website jamesruse-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
James Ruse Agricultural High School

James Ruse Agricultural High School (colloquially known as Ruse or JR) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school, located in the Sydney suburb of Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia, long known for being the highest academically ranked high school in Australia. The school is also one of four New South Wales Government agricultural high schools.

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The school is especially noted for its consistent academic excellence, having ranked 1st out of all New South Wales high schools in the Higher School Certificate for 27 consecutive years from 1996 to 2022, narrowly beaten by North Sydney Boys High School in 2023, as well as 1st in the national government NAPLAN tests across Australia since their establishment. Although it ranked 2nd in the HSC in 2023, it continues to rank 1st nationally in the NAPLAN. [1] [2] [3] [4]

As of 2023, there are approximately 857 students enrolled at James Ruse in Year 7 through to Year 12. [5] James Ruse is an academically selective high school; admission to James Ruse in Year 7 is only through the Selective High Schools Test, which is open to all Year 6 NSW students. A small number of students from other high schools are accepted in Year 9, 10 and 11, through application made directly to the school. In 2019, approximately 97% of the student population came from a language background other than English. [6]

History

In 1949 the main part of the school grounds was purchased by the NSW Government for the purpose of agricultural education. [7] The school that commenced on this site in 1956 was an annexe of Carlingford District Rural School with Charles Mullavey as the Master in Charge. At that time the school consisted of a wooden, five-room classroom block, a small staff-room and ablution facilities. By the start of 1958 the school was independent of Carlingford District Rural School and was called the "Carlingford Junior Agricultural High School" (reflecting that students could only undertake the first three years of secondary education at the school).[ citation needed ]

In 1959 the name of the school was changed to "Carlingford Agricultural High School" (to reflect its new full high school status – although there were no actual Fourth and Fifth Year classes at that time). The first Headmaster, James C. Hoskin, and his Deputy Headmaster, Charles Mullavey, commenced duties at the start of that year and in April, the name of the school changed again - this time to "James Ruse Agricultural High School".[ citation needed ]

When James Hoskin was studying Agriculture at University, he had become interested in James Ruse due to his significance in the early development of agriculture in Australia, and also because "both Ruse and I [Hoskin] are of Cornish extraction". [8] [ full citation needed ] Hoskin questioned the name of the school (Carlingford Agricultural High School) as the school was not serving just the Carlingford area. In April 1959, Hoskin put forward a proposal to the NSW Department of Education outlining two new names for the school: Sydney Agricultural High School and Ruse Agricultural High School; eventually, the Department agreed to a modification of the latter. The school was named to honour prominent late farmer James Ruse.

Hoskin soon became synonymous with the school, as he served as headmaster until his retirement aged 65 in 1978. During this time, the school became established as one of the few public schools that were selective; initially because of its agricultural speciality, then for its reputation as a quality school. For his efforts, Hoskin was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 and the Order of Australia for Services to Education in 1990.

The first group of students to complete the full five years of secondary education at the new high school sat for the Leaving Certificate in 1961. Most of these boys were part of the initial enrolment of 1st Year pupils at the Felton Rd. site, in 1957, Harry Fox Wilson was among them. James Ruse AHS was originally a boys only school, but gradually became co-educational after an initial intake of 24 female students into Year 11 in 1977.

Since the mid-1990s, James Ruse has undergone an extensive building works program funded by both parents of students and the State and Federal Governments. 1997 saw the completion of Stage 1 of this program (encompassing a new Library block and English classrooms which replaced the old Anderson building, a new block containing Art and HSIE classrooms, the integration of the existing Powe block and the former library into a science block, and the installation of an elevator in the Perrau block to improve wheelchair accessibility).

In 2000, Stage 2 of the program began with the first building (a 180-seat lecture theatre) completed in early 2001. The Schofield block became part of the program in 2002 after the building was damaged by fires. During the next two years the old Technology Block and the Francis block were demolished due to a white ant infestation, with both blocks being rebuilt and refurnished in 2004. The final stage of the works were underway at the time of the departure of Principal Michael Quinlan, who retired in 2006 after having been Principal since 1992. [9] These developments (including a new music block) continued with the guidance of the new principal, Larissa Treskin.

In early 2020, the Powe Science block opened after extensive renovations.

Principals

The following individuals have served as Principal of James Ruse Agricultural High School:

OrdinalOfficeholderTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1James C. Hoskin1959197818–19 years [10]
2A.J. Gilmour197919822–3 years
3Andrew Watson198219885–6 years
4Edward (Ted) Clarke198919911–2 years
5Michael Quinlan1992200613–14 years [9]
6Larissa Treskin200720124–5 years
7Megan Connors201320184–5 years
8Rachel Powell201920245–6 years
9Matthew Dopierala2024-0 years

Academic results

James Ruse Agricultural High School is noted for its outstanding academic achievements.

James Ruse Agricultural High School has ranked 1st in the national government NAPLAN tests across Australia every year since their establishment. The school had also outperformed every high school in New South Wales for the past 27 years in public university entrance exams, [11] known in the state as the Higher School Certificate, with a median Universities Admission Index (UAI) of 99.55 in 2004, and 99.20 in 2005 and 2006. [12] [13] [14] In 2023, James Ruse Agricultural High School ranked 2nd in the HSC. [15]

Extracurricular activities

[16] James Ruse Agricultural High School can be noted for its strong participation in extracurricular and competitive activities, [17] as listed below. The school participates in volunteering and fundraising activities, including World's Greatest Shave and the 40 Hour Famine, and has links with Interact and Amnesty International. Many students have received awards for outstanding participation in community service. [18]

Sport

The school holds annual sporting carnivals, including the Swimming, Cross-Country and Athletics Carnivals, where students can compete for participation in wider regional competitions, from Zone and Area carnivals to the CHS (Combined High Schools) competition for the top school teams and competitors in NSW. [19] James Ruse participates in tournaments and competitions with schools in surrounding areas. These include the following activities.

There are also many competitive sporting teams, where students compete against other schools in the area, state, or country. Some teams have had the opportunity to compete against sporting teams from overseas. [20]

James Ruse Agricultural High School Army Cadet Unit (JRAHSACU)

The Australian Army Cadets (AAC) operates a school-based unit at James Ruse for students of the school. The unit was established in 1960, [23] [24] and is the largest extra-curricular activity offered at the school. With a current strength of over 300, [23] representing over a third of the students in the school, JRAHSACU is one of the largest cadet units in Australia.

The unit conducts a weekend bivouacs three times a year which involve hiking interspersed with lessons on topics such as fieldcraft, radio telecommunications and first aid. Each year, the unit conducts its week-long Annual Adventurous Activity at a location within Australia or occasionally New Zealand. This involves multiple days of hiking. Recent locations for the activity include the Cape to Cape Track, Kosciuszko National Park, Kangaroo Island, Coffs Harbour and the Bogong High Plains.

During weekly home parades on Mondays, [23] the unit conducts lessons within specialist courses developed by the Training Officer and Training Cell. Cadets are organised in platoons according to the course they are completing. Theory lessons are taught by section commanders or platoon sergeants whilst drill lessons are taught by company sergeant majors.

The unit is a part of the NSW 2nd AAC Brigade, and consists of four companies (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta). The unit's cadet senior leadership group is known as Senior Command and consists of senior cadets, most of whom wear the rank of Cadet Under Officer (CUO), with one Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major who wears the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer Class 1 (CDTWO1). CUOs within Senior Command hold appointments such as Company Commander (one for each company), Administration Officer, Logistics Officer and Training Officer, and oversee their respective cells in the unit, as well as organise and plan activities with the support of adult staff.

Throughout its history, the JRAHSACU has been involved in community events, including Hyde Park Memorial Parade, RSL Services, services at local primary schools, and parades in Sydney CBD. JRAHSACU was awarded the high honour of parading the Duke of Edinburgh's Banner in 2011 and 2023. Cadets from the unit participate in the annual National Adventure Training Award. The unit has been awarded with numerous formal commendations, unit medals, and unit efficiency awards.

JRAHSACU cadets have also taken leadership roles within the wider AAC, such as the 2021 National Cadet Under Officer (NCUO). In 2022, JRAHSACU was featured as the Guard of Honour at the Sydney Hyde Park War Memorial in the online ANZAC service video, made in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was released to units and communities around New South Wales. In 2023, JRAHSACU was featured as the Guard of Honour at the NSW Department of Education's ANZAC Day Service, and was selected as part of the Royal Guard of Honour for the first occurrence in seventy years of the King's Birthday Parade for the Governor of New South Wales at Government House, Sydney.

Music activities

The following ensembles offer musical training, and some groups perform at both school and public assemblies. Larger ensembles tour NSW annually to perform throughout the state.

Agriculture

Performing arts and visual arts

Public competitions and other student groups

Student Representative Council (SRC)

The school's Student Representative Council was inaugurated in 1960, making it among the first high schools in New South Wales to have such a body. [31] Each year, each roll class elects two representatives who represent it on the SRC, with the exception of Year 11 classes who elect one representative for each English class. [32] The SRC as a whole elect a student executive body, which consists of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Minutes Secretary, by a system first inaugurated in 1990. Through the SRC, students have some representation on the school steering committees (along with parents and staff), and also play a minor role in decision-making processes relating to curriculum, building plans, and resource allocation. This group is led by five, year 11 student executives.

The council is elected through a first-past-the-post voting system, with a voting card for male and female respectively. This replaced the instant runoff system, which caused gender imbalances in representation. Year Advisors and the school's teacher executives have final oversight over the representatives in this body, and have the power to veto any candidate without their knowledge, giving the position to the candidate with the next highest number of votes.

Agriculture

The school teaches agriculture as a compulsory subject from years 7 to 10. Formerly it was also compulsory in Year 11 (with students taking an accelerated version of the HSC course to allow completion within one year). However, following the introduction of a new HSC curriculum by the Board of Studies in 2001, the school made Year 11 optional (with the decision supported by a survey among students). [33] Agriculture is a significant part of the school's curriculum, with students undergoing study of the subject both on and off-site, where students study and visit agricultural enterprises both in the Greater Sydney region, with visits to regional horticultural farming enterprises such as the Sydney Royal Easter Show and farms in Bathurst and in Gloucester. There is also great involvement in with other agricultural schools, with the school linked with Yanco Agricultural High School, and previous Head Teacher of Agriculture, Lisle Brown, being the co-author of the Dynamic Agriculture textbook series, which is extensively used in agriculture in Australian schools. [34] [35]

The school leases approximately ten hectares of land from the neighbouring electricity sub-station for use in practical agriculture lessons. The farm land is situated north of the general school buildings, extending north to Lynch Close and east to Jenkins Road. The farm is arranged to include a vegetable garden, a classroom, a glasshouse and nursery, a greenhouse, an orchard, experimental plots, an area for field crops and a livestock section, among others. It also contains some riparian land which is currently being monitored and undergoing rehabilitation to its native state by the Streamwatch group (currently working as part of Sydney Water Streamwatch). [36] [37] [38]

A significant amount of the farm land is set aside for student plots. Part of practical agriculture lessons involves students growing and maintaining their own crops, and a practical mark worth 10% of their yearly mark is awarded at the end of term. Mature crops in the students' assigned plots of land are then the students' to take home. In addition to its use for educational purposes, the farm also supplies a wide variety of agricultural produce including: Cattle – Angus stud, paraded annually at the Castle Hill Show by the Cattle Group, and sold at Camden Sales yard; Sheep – First-cross Ewes & Prime Lambs; Eggs – Free-range eggs; Poultry Meat – Broilers raised and sold onsite, Oranges – Washington Navel; Peaches – Flordagold and Sherman's Red varieties; Sweet Corn – Shimmer variety; James Ruse Gold Rose – A privately crossbred rose variety the rights were donated to the school in 1999 in celebration of its 40 years of teaching; Apiary – Honey sold on-site in jars; and Macadamia Nuts. Various groups of students have been set up to look after these, such as the Poultry Squad and a Weather Watcher group to maintain farm records. In the past, the farm also housed Merino-Border Leicester sheep, named the Sharlea Sheep. It was replaced by the Aquaculture venture, silver perch and a crayfish growing system. Now some students also participate in making peach jam and sorbet after the peach harvest. [39]

Campus

The school is situated in Carlingford, a suburb of north-western Sydney. Its main entrance is located on the southwest corner of the school, with a number of smaller entrances on its southern and western boundaries. The campus is built around a main quadrangle, another cluster of buildings around a smaller quadrangle, with an oval, sporting facilities and the farm to the north of these.

Barrengarry House

Barrengarry House, the school's main administration block, is located near the southwest entrance of the school, adjoining the Senior Common Room and the Library and housing the offices of the principal, deputy principals, head teacher of administration and the administration staff on the lower floor, and the counsellor's office, uniform shop and function rooms on the upper floor. It was originally the home and property of the Felton family, and was built in 1885, with the architect thought to have been Charles Slatyer. [40] The block adjoins a roadway of the same name, both of which are named after the Feltons' estate.

J.C. Hoskin Auditorium

More commonly known as the "school hall", the J.C. Hoskin Auditorium, named after the school's founding principal (see history above), is used as a multi-purpose facility. Along with holding important school assemblies, concerts and the school musical, the hall is also used for examinations (primarily government and senior exams) and it was used for PE classes in the past—this function was largely removed with the construction of the school's new gymnasium in 2017. Ceremonies which celebrate the school's highest achievers are also held annually in the Auditorium.

Library Block

The Library Block (or "L-Block") was built in 1997 and opened by then NSW Premier Bob Carr as part of the school's building works program, to provide a larger, and more modern and well-equipped library to replace the smaller Shearman Block (now the school's Music block). The block is a two-storey building, with the library occupying the top floor and English classrooms and offices on the bottom floor.

Technology Block

The Technology Block (or "T-Block") is a recent addition to the school campus along with the new Canteen Block, with construction finished in 2005. The wing is a two-storey building with a mix of classrooms, workshops and modern computer labs, and overlooks the gymnasium on its northern side. To its south is the Art Block.

Art Block

The Art Block (or "A-Block") is a two storey facility that contains a 5 classrooms. On the lower floor resides the Creative and Performing Arts staffroom, two art classrooms and an art storage room with kilns and other art supplies. On the upper floor are 3 classrooms that are usually used for HSIE lessons such as History, Geography, Commerce and Economics. Due to the sloped nature of the campus, the upper floor adjoins to the first floor of Cameron Block and the lower floor adjoins to the upper floor of the Technology Block.

Cameron Block

The Cameron Block (or "C-Block") is a three-storey building with a variety of classrooms, science labs, computer rooms and lockers. The second floor is primarily used for Mathematics lessons, and the Mathematics Staffroom is located on the second floor accordingly. On the first floor, rooms C1.1 and C1.2 are science labs, whilst C1.4 and C1.5 are primarily used for HSIE lessons. There is also a Drama Room (C1.3) which contains a stage, as well as a hobbit hole with costumes and other drama-related objects. The topic of Multiple-Disciplinary Communications (MDC) was also formerly taught within the drama room. The HSIE/LOTE staffroom is located between C1.5 and C1.4. The cadets Q-Store is hosted in the exterior of the block.

Powe Block

The Powe Block (or "P-Block") is a two-storey building connecting L-Block and C-Block which houses most (but not all) of the school's laboratories. It has 5 classrooms. Most science lessons are held in this building and the science faculty staff room is located on the first floor. Its second storey was constructed in 2012.

W-Block

W-block is a set of 4 separate single-storey buildings. One building contains W1.1 (science lab) and W1.2 (classroom). W1.3 is a band room. W1.4 is partitioned into 5-6 music rooms and one larger classroom. The W-block building nearest to the quadrangle houses several classrooms, and the English Staffroom.

F-Block

F-Block is a single storey building with two adjoining rooms that houses agriculture lessons. The farm manager utilises this block. It is located on the farm besides the tool shed and behind the basketball courts, and overlooks the peach/orange orchard.

Bishop Block

Bishop Block is named after John Bishop. It is a 2 storey building adjacent to the canteen sails. The bottom floor is used as a sports equipment storeroom and the second floor is a single classroom often used for Latin or Japanese classes.

Gymnasium

The JRAHS Gymnasium began construction in late 2016 and opened in 2017. It is the furthest block from Barrengarry House with the exception of the F Block. The Gymnasium currently plays hosts to a majority of Physical Education classes, and can be altered to play volleyball, netball, basketball or futsal. During exam periods, the facility can be converted into an additional exam hall to supplement the J.C. Hoskin Auditorium.

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