Birrong Girls High School

Birrong Girls High School is a government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school for girls, located on Cooper Road, Birrong, a western suburb of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

Birrong Girls High School
Location
Cooper Road, Birrong
Western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°53′23.37″S 151°1′35.14″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school
Established29 January 1957 (1957-01-29)
(as Birrong Home Science School)
School districtChullora; Metropolitan South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
OversightNSW Education Standards Authority
PrincipalZena Dabaja
Teaching staff55.4 FTE (2018)[1]
Years7-12
GenderGirls
Enrolment786[1] (2018)
Campus typeSuburban
Websitebirronggir-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 1957, the school enrolled approximately 790 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 94 percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority; the principal is Zena Dabaja.[2]

Overview

The school was established on 29 January 1957 as Birrong Home Science School. It was officially reopened as a multi-lateral high school, with the new name Birrong Girls High School, on 25 September 1959.[3]

Amongst its students there is a diverse range of cultural backgrounds representing 46 language groups, the majority of whom are from Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Turkish backgrounds.[1]

Notable alumnae

See also

References
  1. "Birrong Girls High School, Birrong, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  2. "Birrong Girls High School" Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, NSW Public Schools, accessed 3 August 2009.
  3. "History". Birrong Girls High School. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  4. Benson, Simon (16 March 2006). "Jobs for the Fergusons - Fury at ALP dynasty's power grip". Daily Telegraph. Australia.
  5. Voice of the People Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Update May 2006 Part One.
  6. Birrong Bulletin, Issue No. 3 May 2007.


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