Sefton High School
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| Type | Public Coeducational Partially Selective Secondary |
| Motto | Sincerity, Scholarship, Service |
| Established | 1962 |
| Principal | Mrs. S.M. Coombes |
| Grades | 7 – 12 |
| Enrolment | 1080p |
| Colour(s) | Navy, sky blue and white. |
| Affiliations | Chester Hill High School Friendship day |
| Website | http://www.sefton-h.schools.nsw.edu.au |
Sefton High School is a partially selective high school in Sefton, Sydney, Australia. It is a full day, co-educational secondary school, and is a public school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Sefton High School consistently receives the highest HSC result among partially selective schools [citation needed].
The school is particularly strong in Mathematics, where it consistently excels above many full selective schools [citation needed]. Generally, about half of the school's band 6 or band E4 results come from the subject of Mathematics. However, the school's English results are of concern as they fall well below the English results of 50 non-selective government schools [citation needed].
In the lower four grades (Years 7 through 10), approximately half of the students are selected by a competitive entrance examination ("selective" classes), while the other half are accepted by virtue of local residency ("community" classes). However, in Years 11 and 12 the two streams are not differentiated.
Campus
Sefton High School is located in Sefton, a suburb in the southwest of Sydney. The school grounds cover almost an entire block along Hector Street. The main building is a U-shaped, two-storey building surrounding a rectangular playground known as the quadrangle. In addition, there is a hall/gymnasium, an industrial arts building, as well as an administration building and a newly constructed library.
In addition to the gymnasium, sports facilities include outdoor basketball courts, a football field, netball courts, volleyball courts and various smaller playing areas. The back oval has been recently rejuvenated, with the grounds being smoothed out and brand new grass being laid, all up, costing about $100,000. New handball court lines, including an 8 square court, have also been painted on the new bitumen that was laid during the 2005-2006 school holidays.
HSC Achievements
HSC 2006
- Ranked 112th in the state for English with 11 mentions of Distinguished Achievers in English.
- 163 mentions of the Distinguished Achievers list for students who scored band 6 or band E4 in a particular course.
- 2 students received marks of 90 or above in at least 10 units and are recipients of the Premier's Award for All Round Excellence.
- A student scored 19th in the state of NSW in Business Studies.
- Ranked 26th in the state for Mathematics with 87 mentions of Distinguished Achievers in Mathematics.
- Overall ranked 45th in the state by the Sydney Morning Herald and ranked 53rd in the state by the Daily Telegraph.
Alumni
- Professor Robert Bartels, head of School of Economics and former head of School of Business, University of Sydney.
- Terry Lamb, rugby league player
- George Young, The Easybeats guitarist
See also
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| Fully selective high schools | |
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| Partially selective high schools | |
| Selective agricultural high schools | |
| Selective creative and performing arts primary[note a] and high schools |
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