Picnic Point High School
| Picnic Point High School | |
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| Address | |
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61 Kennedy Street , , 2213 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°57′53″S 151°00′34″E / 33.9648°S 151.0095°E |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | Knowledge is Life |
| Established | 1962 |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Education Standards Authority |
| Oversight | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Principal | Sharon Byron |
| Staff | Approximately 85 |
| Enrolment | Approximately 1000 |
| Colour(s) | Green and gold |
| Website | picnicpt-h.schools.nsw.gov.au |
Picnic Point High School is a government high school located in the suburb of Picnic Point, New South Wales, Australia.
The school has approximately 1000 students in Years 7 to 12. It prepares students for the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in Year 12, and the Record of School Achievement for those students who leave school before attaining the HSC. The school celebrated its 60th anniversary on Saturday, 24 November 2022.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Rod Bower – cricketer; represented NSW and Tasmania[1]
- Lachlan Burr – rugby league player; played with the Australia Schoolboy rugby league team[2]
- Ashleigh Gardner – cricketer; member of the national women's team[3]
- Jarrad Hickey – rugby league player; played with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Peter Jones – Australian naval officer; Vice-Admiral[4]
- Cameron Phelps – rugby league player with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wigan Warriors[5]
- Peter Smith – rugby league player with Canterbury-Bankstown, South Sydney and Gold Coast[6]
Notable staff
[edit]- Alan Ashton – member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1999–2011)[7]
- Ted Glossop – coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs rugby league team[8]
- John Murray – Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly[9]
- Geoff Smith – Australian decathlon champion[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rod Bower – hit the ball hard and often". stumptostump.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Martins, Bianca (26 July 2010). "Under-20s Bulldogs second-rower Lachlan Burr selected to tour Europe". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "Picnic Point High School girls' cricket team win the NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association State Knockout". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Peter Jones" – via Facebook.
- ^ "Picnic Point High School" (PDF). December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Peter Smith – Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 25 November 1958. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Mr Alan John Ashton (1951– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Picnic Point's new principal definitely of Bulldog breed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 January 1979. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ "The Hon. John Henry Murray". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Webster, Jim (27 March 1968). "Decathlon record falls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Morgan, Guy (19 May 1983). "The changing attitudes of a stranger in a strange land". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
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