Sylvania High School
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| Sylvania High School | |
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| School type | Public comprehensive coeducational secondary school |
| Motto | Scholarship Honour Service |
| Established | 1970 |
| Principal | Renée Holz |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 722[1] (2022) |
| Website | sylvania-h |
Sylvania High School (abbreviated as SHS) is a high school situated in the Sutherland Shire, in the Southeast region of Sydney, New South Wales. 793 students.[2]
History
[edit]Construction finished in January 1970, with the school opening that same year. It was not until 1976 that all 6 years (Years 7-12) were fully populated.[3]
The school Was featured heavily in the 1979 book Puberty Blues cowritten by a former Sylvania High School student, Kathy Lette. It was considered controversial at the time.
In 1985 it won the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge.
References
[edit]- ^ "Government school enrolments by headcount". Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Education, NSW Department of. "Government school enrolments by headcount (2004–2018)".
- ^ "SHS History – Sylvania High School". Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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