Narrabeen Sports High School

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Narrabeen Sports High School
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Narrabeen Sports High School
Namona Street and Pittwater Road, North Narrabeen, Northern Beaches, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 33°42′3″S151°17′51″E / 33.70083°S 151.29750°E / -33.70083; 151.29750
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Former names
  • Narrabeen Girls' High School
  • Narrabeen Boys' High School
  • Narrabeen High School
Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school
MottoPurpose and Integrity
Established
  • 2 February 1954;70 years ago (1954-02-02)
    (as Narrabeen Girls' High School) [1]
  • 1959;65 years ago (1959)
    (Narrabeen Boys' High School) [2]
  • 1976;48 years ago (1976)
    {(as Narrabeen High School) [3]
  • 2000;24 years ago (2000)
    (as Narrabeen Sports High School) [3]
School districtThe Beaches
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
Specialist Sports school
PrincipalHeidi Currie
Years 7–12
Enrolment850 [4]  (2018)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Royal blue and white   
AffiliationNSW Sports High School Association
Website narrabeen-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Narrabeen Sports High School

Narrabeen Sports High School (abbreviated as NSHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive [5] and specialist secondary day school, with speciality in sports, located on Namona Street and Pittwater Road, in North Narrabeen, in the northern beaches region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Established as Narrabeen Girls' High School and in 1959 as Narrabeen Boys' High School, the schools merged in 1976 to form Narrabeen High School; and then, in 2000, became the first specialist sports high school in New South Wales as Narrabeen Sports High School. The school caters for approximately 850 students from Year 7 to Year 12. [4] The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the principal is Heidi Currie.

Narrabeen Sports High School is a member of the NSW Sports High Schools Association. [6]

History

Narrabeen Sports High School began with the establishment of Narrabeen Girls' High School in North Narrabeen, which was opened on 2 February 1954. In 1959, Narrabeen Boys' High School, located adjacent to the girls school, was established. The official opening of Narrabeen Boys was conducted in October 1962 by Robert Askin, then the Leader of the NSW Opposition and the Member for Collaroy. [7] The Narrabeen Boys' High School motto was the Latin : Enitere ad finem, which translated as "Strive to the end". The Girls' High School motto was the Latin : Facta non verba, translated as "Deeds not words".

There was a fire in the girls' assembly hall in the early 1970s as well as fires in the boys' school. Following damage to the boys' school in the early 1970s, it was decided to merge the boys' and girls' schools to form a new co-educational high school for the area. This was one of many reasons[ clarification needed ] to amalgamate the schools. Cromer High School was also being built and the numbers at the school would halve. The Government of New South Wales decided against the amalgamation and it was only due to a strike by students and parents that the schools were merged and upgraded. The merger had always been planned, both schools were supposedly temporary with a few permanent buildings built in the 1960s and 1970s. These buildings still stand as of 2019. Thus, the schools merged in 1976 to form Narrabeen High School and most of the school buildings date from this time. [7]

The altered badge of Narrabeen Boys' was adopted, although the motto was also changed to read "Purpose and Integrity". By the 1990s, the school had generated a reputation for sporting excellence and the decision was made to re-form the school into the state's first specialist sports high school, which was done by the end of 2000. In 2008, Narrabeen Sports High became a member of the Peninsula Community of Schools group. As of 2022, the principal is Heidi Currie.

Sports offered and facilities

The Narrabeen Sports High School operates a talented sports development program across the following sports: athletics, Australian rules football, basketball, baseball, boxing, cricket, dance, golf, netball, rugby league, rugby union, soccer (affiliated with the Sydney FC [8] [9] ), swimming, squash, tennis, touch football, triathlon, and wrestling. [10]

Located between Narrabeen Beach and Narrabeen Lakes and surrounded by playing fields, the Narrabeen Sports High School is able to access the adjacent facilities of the Sydney Academy of Sport. The school's sporting facilities include a full-sized gymnasium, fitness laboratory, dance studio, tennis courts, and a hall for public performances. [10]

Notable alumni

Narrabeen High/Sports High

Narrabeen Boys High

Narrabeen Girls High

See also

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