St Marys Senior High School

St Marys Senior High School
Latin: Mente Manuque\ With Mind & Hand
Location
St Marys, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°45′48″S 150°46′12″E / 33.76333°S 150.77000°E / -33.76333; 150.77000Coordinates: 33°45′48″S 150°46′12″E / 33.76333°S 150.77000°E / -33.76333; 150.77000
Information
Type	Public, Co-educational, Day school, Post-compulsory
Established	1989
Principal	Kris Beazley
Enrolment	~898 (11-12)^[1]
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	Green, White and Black
Website	http://www.stmaryssen-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/

St Marys Senior High School is an academically comprehensive senior high school. It is a post-compulsory, public, co-educational, senior high school, located in St Marys, a Western Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1989, the school is the first NSW Government senior high school and currently caters for approximately 850-900 students from Years 11 and 12.

History

St Marys Senior High School was the first NSW Government senior high school. It was established in 1989 on the site of the comprehensive high school which first opened in 1956 (formerly known as St Marys High School). 2009 will be the school's twentieth year operating as a senior high school.

Enrolment

Current enrolment at St Marys Senior High School is 898.^[1]

Curriculum

St Marys Senior High School is registered and accredited with the New South Wales Board of Studies, and follows the mandated curriculum for Years 11 and 12.

The large number of HSC students means that almost the full range of Board HSC subjects, as well as a number of Joint School - TAFE courses and other courses designed to meet students' special needs and interests are provided.

Achievements

In 2008, a St Marys Senior High School student was awarded first place in the Society and Culture Higher School Certificate (HSC) exam.^[2]
In the 2008 HSC exams, St Marys Senior High School had 5 students achieve recognition on the Board of Studies All Rounders List.^[2]

Notable Alumni

Rebecca Lee - Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics in Athletics^[3]

References

1 2 "NSW Schools". Retrieved 2008-02-21.
1 2 "First Place in Course List: 2008 Higher School Certificate". Retrieved 2008-12-23.
↑ "London 2012 - Rebecca Lee Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.

External links

Selective schools of New South Wales, Australia

Fully selective	Baulkham Hills High School Caringbah High School Fort Street High School Girraween High School Gosford High School Hornsby Girls' High School Merewether High School Normanhurst Boys' High School North Sydney Boys High School North Sydney Girls High School NBSC: Manly Selective Campus Penrith High School Smith's Hill High School St George Girls High School Sydney Boys High School Sydney Girls High School Sydney Technical High School

Partially selective	Alexandria Park Community School Blacktown Boys High School Blacktown Girls High School Bonnyrigg High School Chatswood High School Duval High School Elizabeth Macarthur High School Gorokan High School Grafton High School Karabar High School Kooringal High School Macquarie Fields High School Moorebank High School Parramatta High School Peel High School Prairiewood High School Rose Bay Secondary College Ryde Secondary College Sefton High School St Marys Senior High School Sydney Secondary College Tempe High School

Selective agricultural	Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School Hurlstone Agricultural High School James Ruse Agricultural High School Yanco Agricultural High School

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