Homebush Boys High School
| Homebush Boys High School | |
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Bridge Road , , 2140 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°51′58″S 151°4′37″E / 33.86611°S 151.07694°E |
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| Type | Public, secondary, single-sex, day school |
| Motto | Template:Lang-la (Latin for Upright and strong) |
| Established | 1936 |
| Principal | Kevin Elgood[1] |
| Enrolment | ~1,208 (7–12)[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and sky blue |
| Sister school | Strathfield Girls High School |
| Website | homebushbo-h |
Homebush Boys High School, founded in 1936, is a public high school for boys. It is in Homebush, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Formerly a selective high school, in 2006 Homebush Boys was regarded as one of the academically best-performing comprehensive schools, and has, in the past, been ranked above selective schools on the Higher School Certificate results.[3]
The school has an enrolment of approximately 1208 students.
Extra-curricular activities
- Drum corps – participates in the annual Burwood march, the Anzac Day march through the streets of central Sydney, the Sandakan service at Burwood Park and, more recently, the Strathfield Fair.[citation needed] Homebush Boys is renowned for an elite performing Drum Corps, run by the Music faculty.
- Chess Team – Senior, intermediate and junior chess teams compete every Friday afternoon against other schools in the area.
- Debating team – Homebush Boys has a strong tradition of debating, competing in major debating competitions in NSW.
- Mock United Nations
- Public speaking – including the Toastmasters challenge that the school participates in annually.
- Tournament of Minds
- Student Representative Council
- Prefect body
- Volunteering opportunities – Homebush Boys students have frequently received John Lincoln Youth Community Service Award from the NSW Order of Australia branch, including in 2017 and 2019.
Notable alumni
- Entrepreneurial
- John Symond AM – Businessman; chief executive "Aussie Home Loans",[4]
- Science and education
- Lionel Gilbert OAM – author and historian specializing in natural, applied, and local history.[5]
- Stephen Leeder – Medical scientist; Former dean of Medicine at the University of Sydney (1996–2002)[6]
- Alan Pettigrew –[6] Scientist; former vice-chancellor of the University of New England (2006–2009), formerly (to 2005) chief executive officer of the National Health and Medical Research Council
- Danny Stiel –[6] Gastrointestinal oncologist; member of AOC Medical Commission and formerly chief medical officer at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
- Geoffrey Vaughan – Emeritus professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1990–1992) of Monash University formerly Australian Rugby Union representative player[7]
- Entertainment and the arts
- Neil Armfield – Film and theatre director[6]
- Paul Furniss – Jazz musician[8]
- Alex Hood – Renowned entertainer, writer, actor and folk singer.[9]
- Politics and law
- Bohdan Bilinsky – Lawyer and legal academic, Fellow of Senate, University of Sydney[10] and Honorary Fellow of the university.[11][12]
- John Coates – Lawyer and businessman; president of the Australian Olympic Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee[6][4]
- Bob Debus – Former NSW attorney-general[13] and environment minister; Former federal home-affairs minister
- Roderick Howie – Lawyer and jurist; judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales[13][6]
- Jim Lloyd[6] – former federal government minister
- Sport
- Rodney Blake – Rugby union player for Australia and Queensland Reds[14]
- Jonah Bolden (born 1996) – basketball player
- Tim Brasher – Former Balmain Tigers NSWRL Player
- Gordon Bray – Sports commentator, journalist and writer.[15][4]
- Tony Ford – Rugby league fullback with Western Suburbs DRLFC[16]
- Bob Howe – tennis player who won five doubles Grand Slam and four mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.[17]
- Phillip Hughes – NSW and Australian cricketer.[18]
- Mitchell Starc – NSW and Australian cricketer
- Arthur Summons – Rugby union and rugby league player; international representative in both codes and former captain Western Suburbs DRLFC[19] and Australian rugby league teams
- Don Talbot – Swimming coach[20]
- Peter Vassella – Olympian (1964), sprinter[17]
- Saxon White – former rugby union international (Wallaby).[21]
- Jonah Bolden – Professional NBA basketball player
Notable former staff
- Dave Anderson – Australian Olympic oarsman in 1952 and 1956. Rowed King's Cup 1950, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57; Henley 1952; New Zealand 1951; and was in winning coxed-fours crew at Empire Games, 1954
- Darrel Chapman – Representative rugby league player (Australia and NSW), team captain of South Sydney between 1961 and 1964, subsequently lectured in sports sciences at Southern Cross University taught physical education 1963.
- Vincent Durick – Maths teacher; MLA for Lakemba, 1964–84, deceased 1996.[22]
- Peter Philpott – English/history teacher; New South Wales and Australian cricketer
- Andrew Watson – Antarctic explorer who accompanied Douglas Mawson's 1911–1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, as a geologist and photographer, was headmaster from 1946 to 1949.[23]
See also
References
- ^ "Bush Bulletin" (PDF). Homebush Boys High School. 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Homebush Boys High School". School Locator. New South Wales Department of Education and Training. 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
- ^ Board of Studies 2006 'HSC Report – Top schools in each region', The Board of Studies, 23 December 2006.
- ^ a b c Wynhausen, Elisabeth No crisis for the optimist The Australian 13 December 2008
- ^ Australian College of Educators (2012). "Dr. Lionel Gilbert OAM". Australian College of Educators. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Homebush Boys’ High, NSW Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine on Famous alumni on Latham's hit list at Crikey.com
- ^ Students from 1949 visit School at Homebush Boys High School official site
- ^ Homebush Boys High School Magazine 1961 and Archived 1 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Alex Hood Biography at Music Australia
- ^ Register, Fellows of the S.U. Senate
- ^ Honorary Awards: Bohdan Bilinsky (2009)
- ^ Homebush School Magazine, 1958 p. 11. Accessed 26 August 2013
- ^ a b "Swearing in Ceremony of The Honourable Roderick Neil Howie QC". Lawlink Transcript. The Supreme Court of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2008.
- ^ ASRU International Appearances 1973–2010 Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Australian Schools Rugby Union
- ^ Derriman P Why Bray's the man to tackle big games Sydney Morning Herald 30 July 2005
- ^ Tony "Fred" Ford Interview uploaded 12 May 2008, at Kelly's Kids
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Stunning Cricket Debut at NSW Education Dept, School Sports Unit, 2008
- ^ Wests Hall of Fame Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Talbot, Don; Berry, Kevin; Heads, Ian (August 2003). "3". Talbot: Nothing But the Best. Lothian Books. ISBN 978-0-7344-0512-8.
- ^ Jack Pollard, Australian Rugby Union the Game and the Players, Angus & Robertson, 1984.
- ^ Death Of Vincent Patrick Durick, A Former Member Of The Legislative Assembly at NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard, 16 April 1996
- ^ Price, Barry Price, Barry (2005). "Watson, Andrew Dougald (1885–1962)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Australian National University. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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