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Homebush Boys High School
Homebush Boys High School Stylised Emblem
Homebush Boys High School Stylised Emblem
Location
Map
Sydney
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NSW

Australia
Information
TypeSecondary Comprehensive, All Male
MottoRecte et Fortiter, With Courage and Integrity
Established1936
HeadmasterDr. Ian Paterson
Grades7–12
Enrolment1200
MascotOwl
Website[http://www.homebushbo-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Homebush Boys High School, founded in 1936, is a comprehensive public high school located in Homebush, an Inner West suburb of Sydney, Australia. Homebush Boys is generally 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. As is the common practice among single-gender schools, Homebush Boys has a "sister-school" relationship with the near-by Strathfield Girls High School.

It has an enrolment of some 1200 students, drawn from a variety of ethnicities, including Tamil, Chinese, Korean, Turkish and Lebanese. A large proportion of the student body are recently arrived migrants, who are attracted by the school's academic record. Although most students live in the surrounding communities of Homebush, Lidcombe, Strathfield, Bankstown and Auburn, a fair proportion live outside the area.

Curriculum

Homebush Boys High school has been recogonised with high achievements for a State High School and is known to work very closely with the surrounding communities of Homebush, Lidcombe, Bankstown, Strathfield and Auburn.

The school has nine faculties, being English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, History, Music, Languages, Art, industrial art, and PD/H/PE. Together they offer a large variety of subjects with a range of difficulty levels.

The 2003 Fellowship report noted that students at the school had much higher rates of literacy than the average in the state, and that the proportion of students in the upper achievement bands increased with each year of attendance. It described this as "a remarkable achievement for a school where 85% of the boys come from a non-English-speaking background." [1]

School Certificate

The School Certifiate curriculum is designed for Years 7 to 10.

Compulsory subjects at Homebush Boys High for Year 7 to 8 to meet the requirements of School Certificate are:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Geography
  • History
  • Language Other Than English (Chinese, French, Italian or German)
  • Personal Development Health and Physical Eucation
  • Music
  • Design & Technology
  • Visual Arts

For Years 9 to 10, students are to elect two electives of their choice, and only have to do the first five subjects of above. Electives that are offered at Homebush Boys High as of 2006 are as follows:

  • Aborginal Studies
  • Chinese
  • Commerce
  • Electronics
  • Food Technology
  • Graphics Technology
  • History Extension
  • Industrial Technology
  • Information and Software Technology
  • Photography
  • Physical Activity and Sports Studies
  • Visual Arts

Higher School Certificate

For Years 11 to 12, students must choose English plus at least eight other units as part of the Higher School Certificate. All subjects are worth two units unless stated. The following subjects are offered at Homebush Boys High as of 2007:

  • English Fundamentals [1 Unit]
  • English as Second Language (ESL)
  • English Standard
  • English Extension 1 [1 Unit]
  • English Extension 2 [1 Unit]
  • General Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Extension 1 [1 Unit]
  • Mathematics Extension 2 [1 Unit]
  • Ancient History
  • Modern History
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Business Studies
  • Economics
  • Legal Studies
  • Chinese
  • French
  • Engineering Studies
  • Information Processes and Technology
  • Information and Technology (VET)
  • Photo Video Digital [1 Unit]
  • Software Design and Development
  • Hospitality
  • Industrial Technology Multimedia
  • Industrial Technology Timber
  • Music
  • Visual Arts
  • Sport Life and Recreation [1 Unit]
  • Studies of Religion I [1 Unit]

Extra Curricular Activities

  • Drum Corps - The drum corps participates in the annual Burwood march, the ANZAC march through the streets of Sydney City and the Sandakan service at Burwood.
  • Chess Team - The school offers senior, intermediate and junior chess teams which participate every Friday afternoon against other schools in the area.
  • Debate Team
  • Mock UN
  • Public Speaking - The school offers various opportunities for students to hone their public speaking skills. Examples include the Toastmasters challenge that the school participates in annually.
  • Tournament of the Minds

Sporting Achievements and Opportunities

The school has always been a stronghold of the rugby codes with many former pupils going on to play at senior levels. In 1965 the school won the NSW state rugby union schools knockout championship the Waratah Shield.

In 2006, the cricket team were runners up in the inaugural state-wide Davidson Shield tournament, being narrowly defeated in the final.

The table tennis team in 2006 were the undefeated champions in the state knockout competition, defeating James Ruse Agricultural High School, 4-0, in the finals. They also went on to represent NSW at the Australian Schools Table Tennis Championships in Melbourne. They were undefeated in the open teams category and finished 2nd in the mixed school category.

Notable alumni

Alumni who have achieved public prominence in various fields of endeavour include:

Notable staff

Pedagogues who have served at the school include:

See also

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