Parramatta High School
Parramatta High School (abbreviated as PHS and colloquially known as Parra High) is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located on the Great Western Highway in the central business district of Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1913, the school was the first co-educational school in the Sydney metropolitan area and was previously a fully selective high school. Since 2013, it has been partially selective in the Parramatta region with a high multicultural student base.
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Overview
Overview
The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and has over 1000 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school ranked 93rd in 2019 for the NSW Higher School Certificate.
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Key facts
• Name — Parramatta High School • Motto — Fax Mentis Incendium Gloriaea • Motto Translation — The torch of the mind lights the path to glory • Type — Government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school • Educational Authority — New South Wales Department of Education • District — Parramatta; Sydney metropolitan South • Principal — David Arblaster • Location — Great Western Highway, Parramatta, New South Wales • Country — Australia • Campus — Urban • Enrolment — ~1300 • Colours — Royal blue, sky blue, grey, white • 87ceeb#ffffff • Website — parramatta-h.schools.nsw.gov.au • Newspaper — Phoenix
House system
House system
At the beginning of Year 7, all Parramatta High students are placed in one of the following four houses: • House — Colour — Named after — Origin • Batman — John Batman — Adventurer who explored the Port Phillip Bay district of Victoria in 1835, discovering the Yarra River stating "This will be a place for a village". This village was to become Melbourne. • Brisbane — Sir Thomas Brisbane — Fair-minded Governor of NSW from 1821 to 1825 – most famous for allowing the first newspaper in the colony The Sydney Gazette to be free from government censorship. • Fitzroy — Charles Augustus Fitzroy — Governor of NSW from 1846, responsible for encouraging the rapid expansion of settlement until the gold era. • Marsden — Rev'd Samuel Marsden — The first chaplain of NSW – an astute businessman who contributed greatly to the colony's economic expansion. Every year, there are two sporting carnivals which include athletics and swimming. There are two advanced carnivals, including zone and/or regional by which students compete to earn their house points. The winning house of each carnival and overall championship is announced each year.
History
History
At a cost of A£13,000, Parramatta High School was officially opened by Campbell Carmichael, the Minister of Public Instruction, on Monday, 22 February 1913. In 2013 Parramatta High School celebrated its centenary, marking 100 years since its establishment on 28 January 1913. Class of 2018, the 100th cohort to enrol at Parramatta High School, acknowledged this by implementing the Phoenix on the back of their year 12 jerseys. The Phoenix is a well-known symbol of Parramatta High, which derived from the 1940s Phoenix Magazine, and is celebrated through the annual PHS Phoenix Week.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• John Benaudcricketer • Richie Benaudcricketer • Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidyhigh-ranking Vatican official • Philip K. Chapmanfirst Australian-born American Apollo astronaut • Manu Crooksmusician • Harry Hopmantennis player • Bede Morrisimmunologist • Ted Noffstheologian • Chips Raffertyactor • W. E. H. Stanneranthropologist • Rod Tayloractor • Sir Cyril WalshJustice of the High Court of Australia • George Weir judge & politician
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