Tempe High School (Sydney)

Tempe High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Tempe, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Tempe High School
Location
Unwins Bridge Road, Tempe, Inner Western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°55′12″S 151°9′40″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school
MottoLatin: Labora Fortiter
(Work Hard)
Established1814 (1814)[1]
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalSocrates Dassaklis
Years7–12
Enrolment900[2] (2012)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Maroon and black   
Websitetempe-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

A 2004 proposal failed to combine Tempe, Dulwich Hill, Marrickville and Newtown high schools into a multi-campus college due to falling enrolments.[3] Instead, from 2005 the school became partially selective offering places based on academic performance as well as accepting local students.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. http://www.mtcos.com.au/images/tempe_high_school.pdf
  2. "Tempe High School". School Locator. NSW Public Schools. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. Burke, K. (28 August 2004). "Super high school plan thrown out". The Sydney Morning Herald.


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