North Sydney Girls High School 2187416 220763956 2008-06-21T13:32:38Z 220.240.3.212 /* Co-curriculum */ {{Cleanup-school|date=March 2008}} {{Infobox Aust school | name = North Sydney Girls High School | image = [[Image:North Sydney Girls High logo.jpg|130px|center]] | motto = ''Ad Altiora''<br>([[Latin]]:"Towards Higher Things") | established = 1914 | type = [[Public school|Public]], [[Selective school|Selective]], [[Single-sex school|Single-sex]], [[Secondary school|Secondary]], [[Day school]] | principal = Ms. Meredith Ash | city = [[Crows Nest, New South Wales|Crows Nest]] | state = [[New South Wales]] | country = [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} | coordinates = {{coord|33|49|49|S|151|12|12|E|display=inline,title}} | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] | enrolment = ~923 (7&ndash;12)<ref name=SchoolLocator>{{cite web |url=http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=8133 |title=North Sydney Girls High School |accessdate=2008-02-22 |work=School Locator |publisher=NSW Public Schools}}</ref> | colours = Navy Blue, Green and White {{color box|#000080}}{{color box|#008000}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}} | homepage = [http://www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au] }} '''North Sydney Girls High School''' ('''NSGHS'''; note that the official name has no [[apostrophe]]) is an [[Selective school (New South Wales)|academically selective]], [[Public school|Public]] [[high school]] for girls, located at [[Crows Nest, New South Wales|Crows Nest]], on the [[Lower North Shore (Sydney)|Lower North Shore]] of [[Sydney, New South Wales|Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Established in 1914, the school currently caters for approximately 930 students from Years 7 to 12. Admission is based entirely on academic results, and enrolment typically takes place in [[Seventh grade|Year 7]], with few vacancies in upper years. According to the ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', North Sydney Girls High School is the second hardest selective school to be accepted into, after [[James Ruse Agricultural High School]].{{fact|date=March 2008}} In 2001, ''[[The Sun-Herald]]'' ranked North Sydney Girls High School seventh in Australia's top ten girls' schools, based on the number of its [[alumni]] mentioned in the ''[[Who's Who in Australia]]'' (a listing of notable Australians).<ref name=WhosWho>{{cite news| first = Frank| last = Walker| title = The ties that bind| url = http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=%22presbyterian+ladies+college%22&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=author&sf=headline&sf=text&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SHD01072295GNI6E8E6E| work = Sunday Life| publisher = The Sun-Herald| page = 16| date = 2001-07-22| accessdate = 2007-09-12}}</ref>{{Ref_label|a|a|none}} == History == {{Unreferencedsection|date=July 2007}} [[Image:NSGHS1914.jpg|thumb|200px|North Sydney Girls High School prior to opening, January 1914]] North Sydney Girls High School was officially founded in 1914 with an enrolment of 194 students. The school was originally located on the corner of Hazelbank Road and [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]. By the 1980s, it was felt that the site could no longer meet the needs of the school, and years of intense lobbying for improved facilities followed. When the [[Government of New South Wales|New South Wales Government]] decided to close Crows Nest Boys' High, the facility was transferred to North Sydney Girls. In December 1993, North Sydney Girls High officially moved to its new accommodation. ==Campus== [[Image:HPIM0528888.JPG|thumb|200px|right]] In 1994, North Sydney Girls High School moved to its present location ([[Crows Nest, New South Wales|Crows Nest]]), following a $6 million building and renovations project.<ref name="Facilities">{{cite web|url = http://www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/public/faci.htm|title = Facilities in NSGHS |accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = North Sydney Girls High School}}</ref> Current facilities include a [[library]], multi-purpose hall, large gymnasium, language laboratory, music studio, five computer laboratories, science laboratories, art rooms, darkroom, workshops, textiles and food technology rooms, [[drama]] and [[music]] rooms and [[netball]] and [[tennis court]]s. ==Curriculum== {{HSC Merit List Mentions}} North Sydney Girls High School is registered and accredited with the New South Wales [[Board of Studies]], and therefore follows the mandated [[curriculum]] for all years. In Years 7 and 8, NSGHS students complete studies in [[Mathematics]] (Advanced), [[English studies|English]], [[Science]], [[History]], [[Geography]], Music, [[Visual Arts]], Technological & Applied Studies (TAS), Languages ([[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Latin]], [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]]), and Personal Development/Health/[[Physical Education]]. Students in [[Year 7]] complete one language each term, and in [[Year 8]] must select their preferred language to complete throughout the year.<ref name="7&8">{{cite web|url = http://www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/public/curric.htm|title = Years 7 & 8 |accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = North Sydney Girls High School}}</ref> [[Year 9]] and 10 students are prepared for the [[School Certificate]] exam that is undertaken upon the completion of [[Year 10]] studies. At this stage, Mathematics (Advanced), Science, English, History and Geography are mandatory subjects according to the New South Wales Syllabus. Students must also choose three electives from Music, Visual Arts, Photographic and Digital Media, Languages (French, German, Japanese, Latin, Mandarin), [[Drama]], Design and Technology, [[Food Technology]], [[Textiles]] and Design, [[Computer]] Studies - Information Software and Technology, Accelerated - [[Information Processes and Technology]], [[Commerce]], [[Asia]]n Social Studies, Elective History, and Elective Geography.<ref name="9&10">{{cite web|url = http://www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/public/910.htm|title = Years 9 & 10 |accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = North Sydney Girls High School}}</ref> The focus of [[Year 11]] and 12 studies is the NSW [[Higher School Certificate]] (HSC) exam that is undertaken upon the completion of Year 12. The only mandatory subject at this stage is English (Advanced)., and students may then choose up to 13 units from a comprehensive list of elective subjects.<ref name=11&12">{{cite web|url = http://www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/public/1112.htm|title = Years 11 & 12 HSC |accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = North Sydney Girls High School}}</ref> ===Academic results=== The school performs well in public examinations, and in recent years has been placed as the leading girls' school in New South Wales in the Higher School Certificate Examination. Annually, at least 30% of Year 12 students achieve places in the top 1% of this exam.<ref name="Academic">{{cite web|url = http://www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/public/acad.htm|title = Academic Excellence |accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = North Sydney Girls High School}}</ref> == Co-curriculum == {{Prose|date=March 2008}} Extracurricular activities include: * Chess * Sports including [[Basketball]], [[Skiing]], [[Hockey]], [[Cricket]], [[Badminton]], [[Table Tennis]], [[Taekwondo]], [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]], [[Kayaking]], [[Touch Football]], [[Waterpolo]], [[Fencing]], [[Netball]], [[Tennis]] and [[Lacrosse]] * Business competitions including the Young Achievers Program in which students develop a company of 6 months, the Australian Stock Exchange Schools Share Market Game, and Australian Business Week * [[The Duke of Edinburgh's Award|Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme]] * Dance - dance ensembles, annual participation in festivals such as the School Spectacular * Stage (Jazz) Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Beginner Band, Choir and Chamber Strings - each musical ensemble embarks on at least one tour every year for one week. * School choir - Year 7 Junior and Intermediate Choir, Combined (NSGHS & NSBHS) Choir, Senior Vocal, A Cappella group * Combined Annual Musical with [[North Sydney Boys High School]] * Charities Committee (made up of students from years 7 to 11) * Year 10 Drama Night and various clubs * Junior and Senior dances with North Sydney Boys High School * Prefecture * Peer Support Program with Year 7 and 11 * Mock Trial * State and National Constitutional Convention * ISCF (Inter-School Christian Fellowship) with North Sydney Boys High School * ''Shout!'', a student run group, working with organisations that aim to raise awareness of and allieviate poverty * Model United Nations Club * Cadet program at [[Marist College North Shore]] * Debating * Theater Sports * Tournament of Minds * Peer Mediation and the NSW Law Society Peer Mediation SCRAM Competition ==Notable alumnae== ;Academic * Valerie Beral FRS, Professor of Epidemiology at Oxford * Yvonne Cossart, Professor of Infectious Diseases at Sydney *[[Anna Katherine Donald]] - [[Rhodes Scholar]] (1989)<ref name="NSW Rhodes Scholars"> [http://www.usyd.edu.au/registrar/rhodes/previous.shtml "NSW Rhodes Scholars"] — [[University of Sydney]] list, (retrieved [[16 April]] [[2007]])</ref> *[[Dorothy Hoddinott]] - High school [[Principal (school)|Principal]]{{Fact|date=July 2007}} *[[Phyllis Mary Nicol]] - Lecturer and demonstrator in physics<ref name="Nicol">{{cite web|url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150554b.htm?hilite=north+sydney+girls%27+high|title = Nicol, Phyllis Mary (1903 - 1964)|accessdate = 2007-09-13|last = Annable|first = Rosemary|year = 2000|work = Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher = Melbourne University Press|pages = 478}}</ref> * Judith O'Neil, Professor of German at Harvard <ref> NSGHS LC 1959</ref> *[[Jeni Whalan]] - [[Rhodes Scholar]] (2005)<ref name="NSW Rhodes Scholars"> [http://www.usyd.edu.au/registrar/rhodes/previous.shtml "NSW Rhodes Scholars"] — [[University of Sydney]] list, (retrieved [[16 April]] [[2007]])</ref> ;Entertainment, media and the arts * [[Benita Collings]] - ''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'' presenter{{fact|date=March 2008}} * [[Ruth Cracknell]] - Actress<ref name="Cracknell">{{cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185635/|title = Ruth Cracknell |accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = The Internet Movie Database}}</ref> * [[Thea Gumbert]] - Actress{{fact|date=March 2008}} * [[Nathalie Kelley]] - Actress<ref name=Kelley>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2036142/bio |title=Biography for Nathalie Kelley |accessdate=2007-09-13 |work=The Internet Movie Database}}</ref> * [[Nicole Kidman]] - Actress<ref name="Kidman">{{cite web|url = http://www.hollywoodpulse.com/index.php/module/biography/action/index/id/323/nicole-kidman|title = Nicole Kidman|accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = Hollywood Pulse}}</ref> * [[Naomi Watts]] - Actress * [[Catherine Martin]] - Production designer (wife of film director, [[Baz Luhrmann]], notable for ''[[William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]'' and others) *[[Eve Pownall]] - Author; Namesake of the ''Eve Pownall Award for Information Books''<ref name="Pownall">{{cite web|url = http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A)-k|title = Pownall, Eve|accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = AustLit: The Resource for Australian Literature}}</ref> * [[Margaret Throsby]] - [[ABC Classic FM]] presenter{{fact|date=March 2008}} ;Politics, public service and the law * [[Verity Firth]] - Former Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]] Member for [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|NSW Legislative Assembly]] seat of [[Electoral district of Balmain|Balmain]] *[[Shelley Hancock]] - Teacher and Parliamentarian; elected as a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|NSW Legislative Assembly]] for [[Electoral district of South Coast|South Coast]] ([[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]])<ref name="Hancock">{{cite web|url = http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1832b.htm|title = Hancock, Shelley (1951 - )|accessdate = 2007-09-13|last = Alafaci|first = Annette|year = 2006|work = Australian Women Biographical Entry|publisher = National Foundation for Australian Women}}</ref> *[[Marjorie Gertrude Eleanor Propsting]] - Former [[Mayor]] of [[Lane Cove]], member of the New South Wales executive of the [[Australian Liberal Party|Liberal Party]], and librarian<ref name="Propsting">{{cite web|url = http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A160042b.htm?hilite=north+sydney+girls%27+high|title = Propsting, Marjorie Gertrude Eleanor (1905 - 1972)|accessdate = 2007-09-13|last = Sear|first = Martha|year = 2002|work = Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher = Melbourne University Press|pages = 36-37}}</ref> *[[Nancy Wake|Nancy Grace Augusta Wake]] - Resistance fighter; known to the Germans as 'the White Mouse'<ref name="Wake">{{cite web|url = http://copperhead.csse.monash.edu.au/biography.aspx?id=2111|title = Wake, Nancy Grace Augusta (1912-)|accessdate = 2007-09-13|year = 2005|work = Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Australia|publisher = National Centre for Australian Studies}}</ref> ;Sport *[[Renée Kirby]] - World Championship winning [[rower]]<ref name="Kirby">{{cite web|url = http://www.ausmusic.org.au/au23wq/au23wq.php|title = Meet the Quad|accessdate = 2007-09-13|work = Australian U23 Women's Quad}}</ref> ==Notes== * {{note_label|a|a|none}} Who's Who of girls' school rankings: 1.[[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne|PLC Melbourne]], 2.[[SCEGGS Darlinghurst]], 3.[[Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne|MLC Melbourne]], 4.[[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney|PLC Sydney]], 5.[[Melbourne Girls Grammar School]], 6.[[Mac.Robertson Girls' High School]], 7.[[North Sydney Girls High School]], 8.[[Sydney Girls High School]], 9.[[MLC School|MLC Sydney]], 10.[[University High School, Melbourne]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} == See also == * [[List of Government schools in New South Wales]] * [[List of selective high schools in New South Wales]] * [[North Sydney Boys High School]] == External links == * [http://www.northsydgi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ North Sydney Girls High School] * [http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/summaryschool.php?selectOption=8133 NSW Department of Education and Training: North Sydney Girls High School] {{NSW Selective Schools}} [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1914]] [[Category:High schools in New South Wales]] [[Category:Girls' schools in Australia]] [[Category:Public schools in New South Wales]]