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Balmain Campus
Sydney Secondary College
Balmain Campus; Sydney Secondary College
Location
	Balmain, Inner Western Sydney,; New South Wales; Australia
Coordinates	33°51′32″S 151°10′15″E / 33.858785°S 151.170947°E
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Former name	Balmain High School
Type	Government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive junior secondary day school
Motto	Quality, Opportunity, Diversity
Established	1975; 49 years ago; (as Balmain High School); 2002; 22 years ago; (as Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus);
School district	Iron Cove; Metropolitan South
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	Ingrid Koodrin
Enrolment	~758 (2018)
Campus	Urban
Colour(s)	Black and white
Website	balmain-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

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The Balmain Campus of Sydney Secondary College is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive junior secondary day school, located on the eastern side of the Balmain peninsula, in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1975 at the Balmain High School, the campus caters for approximately 750 students from Year 7 to Year 10.^[1] The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the principal is Ingrid Koodrin.

History

Established in 1975 as Balmain High School, the school has since taken part in several changes, most notably in a coalition with neighbouring inner-western schools. Since 2002, together with the senior school at the Blackwattle Bay Campus and the other junior school at Leichhardt Campus, the school is part of the Sydney Secondary College. Throughout the school's history, it has remained a public school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education.

The Balmain Campus was also the birthplace of the film festival, Flickerfest.^[2]

Support Unit

Balmain Campus is acclaimed among the Sydney Secondary College for its Support Unit for physically and mentally disabled students.^[3] Balmain campus was the only high school in South-East Sydney to have a Satellite class with ASPECT, but it was shut down in 2009.^{[citation needed]} The school underwent renovations during the 1980s to enable the entire school to be completely facilitated for wheelchair access, and other various needs of the disabled students. One of the major renovations included a central private lift for disabled students which provides access to the four main floors in the school.^[4]

Curriculum

The school offers a range of subjects in its curriculum. The academic staff is organised into several departments: English, mathematics, science, social sciences, languages, design and technology, visual arts, performing arts, and physical education. The school participates in the School Certificate assessment regime, with a wide range of subjects being offered in a variety of difficulty levels.^[5]

Facilities

The Campus is divided sequentially into six blocks:

A, B and C Block: Support Unit classrooms and facilities.
G Block: English on ground floor; Social Science on first floor; and Mathematics on second floor.
J Block: Science and Information Technology on ground and first floor; second floor holds the school office.
D Block: Design and Technology on ground floor, Visual Arts first floor; Mathematics and Science staff rooms on second floor; Physical Education theoretical classrooms on third floor.
E Block: Design and Technology workshops on ground floor, Performing Arts and Visual arts on first floor; Textiles laboratories and Hospitality kitchens on second floor.
F Block: Assembly Hall and Canteen on upper floor; Physical Education student changerooms/showers, and staff room on lower floor.

Throughout the campus, student bathrooms and bubblers have been installed as well as outdoor furniture (lunch benches, seats). The campus also, as previously mentioned, is facilitated with ramps, stairlifts, and a central lift to assist physically disabled student's access to the school grounds.

Other school facilities also include a library, basketball courts, netball courts, two football fields, cricket nets and a gymnasium.

A waterfront pontoon for launching light watercraft and other vessels has been scheduled for development in 2008.^[6]

Notable alumni

Alex Lloyd – singer-songwriter
C.W. Stoneking – blues artist

References

^ ^a ^b "School profile – My School". Myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ "About – Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2003". www.flickerfest.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 March 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Sydney Secondary College". www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Sydney Secondary College". www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Glebe Foreshore Brochure" (PDF). Cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

External links

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus website

[mys-1] "School profile – My School". Myschool.edu.au. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[2] "About – Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2003". www.flickerfest.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 March 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[3] "Sydney Secondary College". www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[4] "Sydney Secondary College". www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Glebe Foreshore Brochure" (PDF). Cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

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+{{About|the junior Balmain campus of the [[Sydney Secondary College]]|the Balmain Fine Arts campus of [[Sydney University]]|Sydney College of the Arts}}
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+The '''Balmain Campus''' of [[Sydney Secondary College]] is a [[Education in Australia#Government schools|government-funded]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] dual modality partially [[Selective school (New South Wales)|academically selective]] and [[Comprehensive school|comprehensive]] junior [[secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]], located on the eastern side of the [[Balmain East, New South Wales|Balmain peninsula]], in the [[Inner West (Sydney)|inner-western]] [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Balmain, New South Wales|Balmain]], [[New South Wales]], Australia.
+Established in 1975 at the Balmain High School, the campus caters for approximately 750 students from [[Year Seven|Year 7]] to [[Year Ten|Year 10]].<ref name=mys/> The school is operated by the [[Department of Education (New South Wales)|New South Wales Department of Education]]; the [[Principal (school)|principal]] is Ingrid Koodrin.
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-'''Balmain Campus''' is a [[Coeducation|coeduactional]], [[Selective school (New South Wales)|academically selective]] junior high school, located on the eastern side of the [[Balmain East, New South Wales|Balmain peninsula]], [[Balmain]], [[Sydney]].  Established in Circa 1975 as ''Balmain High School'', the school has since taken part in several changes, most notably in a coalition with neighbouring inner-western schools Leichhardt High School and [[Glebe High School]] to form the ''[[Sydney Secondary College]]'' in 2002. Throughout the school's history, it has remained a public school operated by the [[New South Wales Department of Education and Training]].
-Balmain Campus was also the birthplace of the world famous film festival, [[Flickerfest]].<ref>http://www.flickerfest.com.au/about.asp</ref>
 ==History==
+Established in 1975 as Balmain High School, the school has since taken part in several changes, most notably in a coalition with neighbouring inner-western schools. Since 2002, together with the senior school at the [[Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus|Blackwattle Bay Campus]] and the other junior school at [[Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus|Leichhardt Campus]], the school is part of the Sydney Secondary College. Throughout the school's history, it has remained a public school operated by the [[Department of Education (New South Wales)|New South Wales Department of Education]].
-{{Expand-section|date=June 2008}}
+The Balmain Campus was also the birthplace of the film festival, [[Flickerfest]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flickerfest.com.au/about.asp |title=About – Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2003 |website=www.flickerfest.com.au |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030312103023/http://www.flickerfest.com.au/about.asp |archive-date=12 March 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 == Support Unit ==
-[[Image:Support group.jpg|left|thumb|Students from the ''Support Unit'']]
+[[File:Support group.jpg|left|thumb|Students from the ''Physically and Mentally Disabled Education Unit'']]
-''Balmain Campus'' is acclaimed among the [[Sydney Secondary College]] for its ''Support Unit'' for [[Disability|physically and mentally disabled students]]<ref>http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Faculty&SubMenu=Support</ref>.  Balmain campus is the only high school in South-East Sydney to have a Satellite class with ASPECT.{{Fact|date=June 2007}} The school underwent renovations during the 1980s to enable the entire school to be completely facilitated for [[Accessibility|wheelchair access]], and other various needs of the disabled students.
+Balmain Campus is acclaimed among the Sydney Secondary College for its ''Support Unit'' for [[Disability|physically and mentally disabled students]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Faculty&SubMenu=Support |title=Sydney Secondary College |website=www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819094221/http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Faculty&SubMenu=Support |archive-date=19 August 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Balmain campus was the only high school in South-East Sydney to have a Satellite class with ASPECT, but it was shut down in 2009.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} The school underwent renovations during the 1980s to enable the entire school to be completely facilitated for [[Accessibility|wheelchair access]], and other various needs of the disabled students.
-One of the major renovations included a central [[Elevator|private lift]] for disabled students which provides access to the four main floors in the school <ref>http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Home&SubMenu=Info#Modern_Facilities</ref>.
+One of the major renovations included a central [[Elevator|private lift]] for disabled students which provides access to the four main floors in the school.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Home&SubMenu=Info#Modern_Facilities |title=Sydney Secondary College |website=www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819093832/http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Home&SubMenu=Info#Modern_Facilities |archive-date=19 August 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 == Curriculum ==
-[[Image:Design class2.jpg|thumb|Student operating a [[welder]] during a ''[[design|design and technology]] class]]
+[[File:Design class2.jpg|thumb|Student operating a [[welder]] during a [[design|design and technology]] class]]
-The school offers a range of subjects in its curriculum. The academic staff is organised into several departments: [[English language|English]], [[mathematics]], [[science]], [[social sciences]], [[Linguistics|languages]], [[design|design and technology]], [[visual arts]], [[performing arts]], and [[physical education]]. The school participates in the [[School Certificate]] assessment regime, with a wide range of subjects being offered in a variety of difficulty levels<ref>http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Faculty&SubMenu=</ref>.
+The school offers a range of subjects in its curriculum. The academic staff is organised into several departments: English, [[mathematics]], [[science]], [[social sciences]], [[Linguistics|languages]], [[design|design and technology]], [[visual arts]], [[performing arts]], and [[physical education]]. The school participates in the [[School Certificate (New South Wales)|School Certificate]] assessment regime, with a wide range of subjects being offered in a variety of difficulty levels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Faculty&SubMenu= |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 June 2007 |archive-date=8 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008081647/http://www.sydneysecondary.nsw.edu.au/index.asp?Campus=Balmain&Menu=Faculty&SubMenu= |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 == Facilities ==
-The Campus is divided sequentially into some six blocks, (each block comprising of [[classroom]]s, [[Laboratory|laboratories]], [[Bathroom|student bathrooms]], etcetera):
+The Campus is divided sequentially into six blocks:
-* '''A,B and C Block:''' ''Support Unit'' classrooms and facilities.
+* '''A, B and C Block:''' ''Support Unit'' classrooms and facilities.
 * '''G Block:''' ''English'' on ground floor; ''Social Science'' on first floor; and ''Mathematics'' on second floor.
 * '''J Block:''' ''Science'' and ''Information Technology'' on ground and first floor; second floor holds the school office.
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 * '''F Block:''' ''[[Assembly Hall]]'' and ''[[Cafeteria|Canteen]]'' on upper floor; ''Physical Education'' student changerooms/showers, and staff room on lower floor.
-Throughout the campus, student bathrooms and [[bubbler]]s have been installed as well as outdoor furniture (lunch benches, seats, etcetra). The campus also, as previously mentioned, is facilitated with ramps, [[stairlift]]s, and a [[Elevator|central lift]] to assist physically disabled student's access to the school grounds.
+Throughout the campus, student bathrooms and [[bubbler]]s have been installed as well as outdoor furniture (lunch benches, seats). The campus also, as previously mentioned, is facilitated with ramps, [[stairlift]]s, and a [[Elevator|central lift]] to assist physically disabled student's access to the school grounds.
+Other school facilities also include a [[library]], [[basketball court]]s, [[Netball#Description and rules|netball courts]], two [[Football|football fields]], [[cricket nets]] and a [[gym]]nasium.
+A waterfront [[Wharf|pontoon]] for launching light watercraft and other vessels has been scheduled for development in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Development/Documents/CityImprovements/GlebeForeshore/GlebeForeshoreBrochure.pdf|title=Glebe Foreshore Brochure<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au|accessdate=28 June 2019}}</ref>
+==Notable alumni==
+* [[Alex Lloyd]]{{spaced endash}}singer-songwriter
+* [[C.W. Stoneking]]{{spaced endash}}blues artist
+==See also==
-Other school facilities also include a [[library]], [[basketball court]]s, [[Netball#Description and rules|netball courts]], two [[Football|football fields]], [[cricket nets]] and a [[gym]]nasium. The [[Assembly Hall]] is no longer used for indoor sports such as [[Hockey]] due to one student slipping and cracking their teeth on some nearby stairs thus prompting the Department Of Education to claim the floor is too slippery and dangerous. This may change as the school has renovated the floor with a layer to allow more grip.
+{{stack|{{portal|Schools|New South Wales}}}}
+* [[List of government schools in New South Wales]]
+* [[List of selective high schools in New South Wales]]
+==References==
-A waterfront [[Warf|pontoon]] for launching light watercraft and other vessels has been scheduled for development in 2008<ref>[http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Development/Documents/CityImprovements/GlebeForeshore/GlebeForeshoreBrochure.pdf Glebe Foreshore Brochure<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
+{{Reflist}}
-== Notable Alumni ==
+==External links ==
+* [https://balmain-h.schools.nsw.gov.au Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus website]
-* [[Alex Lloyd]] (singer-songwriter)
-* [[Patrick Dunne]]
-* [[Livvy Dunne]]
-== See also ==
-* [[Blackwattle Bay Campus]]
-* [[List of Government schools in New South Wales]]
-* [[List of selctive high schools in New South Wales]]
+{{NSW Selective Schools|state=autocollapse}}
-=== Footnotes ==
+{{Public high schools in Inner Sydney|state=autocollapse}}
-{{reflist}}
+{{Public high schools in Sydney|state=autocollapse}}
-{{NSW Selective Schools}}
+[[Category:Selective schools in New South Wales]]
+[[Category:Public high schools in Sydney]]
+[[Category:Balmain, New South Wales]]
+[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1975]]
+[[Category:1975 establishments in Australia]]

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