Parramatta High School

Parramatta High School
File:Parramatta logo.gif Latin: Fax-mentis Incendium Gloriae The torch of the mind lights the path to glory
Location
Parramatta, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates
Information
Type	Public, Secondary, co-educational, day school
Established	1913
Principal	Domonique Splatt
Enrolment	~840 (7-12)
Campus	Urban
Colour(s)	Light & Dark Blue
Website	Parramatta High School

Parramatta High School (PHS) is a public, co-educational high school located in Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1913, Parramatta High School was the first co-educational school in the Sydney metropolitan area. The school was previously a selective high school, and since 2010 it has been a partially selective school in the Parramatta region. It is a very multicultural school teaching students from all walks of life.

Parramatta High is a partially Selective High School with an extensive curriculum and offers a wide range of elective subjects including Vocational Education and TAFE options for the Higher School Certificate.

Operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, the school currently caters for approximately 840 students from Years 7 to 12.

Facilities

Technology

The study of Technology and Applied Science (TAS) courses, such as Food Technology, Textiles, Metalwork and Woodwork is mandatory for students in Years 7, 8 and 11, and optional for all other students. Parramatta High School offers the following facilities for students studying TAS courses:

• One woodwork room
• One metalwork room
• Two kitchens plus a food preparation room
• One textiles room

Computers

Parramatta High School has four computer laboratories that can be used by the students.

Departments

Parramatta High School is divided into ten departments - a diversity of related Board of Studies–endorsed subjects. The departments are:

• English (Subjects: English, Standard, Advanced, Ext 1 and 2)
• Mathematics (Subjects: Mathematics)
• Science (Subjects: Science, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Environmental Science)
• Creative Arts (Subjects: Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Dance, Film and Media Studies).
• HSIE (Subjects: Ancient History, Geography, Commerce, History, Modern History, History Extension, Society and Culture, Business Studies, Legal Studies, Economics.)
• Language education (LOTE) (Subjects: French, Indonesian)
• Personal development, Health and Physical Education,
• Technological and Applied Studies (Subjects: Design & Technology, Graphics Technology, Engineering Studies, Information Processes and Technology, Software Design, Food Technology, Textiles Technology, Hospitality - VET, Community & Family Studies)
• Welfare
• Careers

Staff

As of 2015, the current staff at Parramatta High School is as follows:

Senior executive

• Principal - Domonique Splatt
• Deputy Principal - Andrew Gokel
• Deputy Principal - Kim Johnstone

Head teachers

• English - Susan Begg
• Mathematics - Nikolaos Paleologos
• Science - Yasmin Harrison
• Human Society and its Environment|HSIE] - Helen Kougelos
• PDHPE - Castro Youssef
• Languages - Lillian Smith
• Creative and Performing Arts - Jasmin Jones
• TAS - Lee Wise
• Administration - Chris Morson
• Teaching & Learning - Mona Bedwany & Jasmin Jones

Year advisers

The Year Advisers for 2016 are as follows:

• Year 7 - Matthew Walsh
• Year 8 - Belinda Zammit
• Year 9 - Billie Heron
• Year 10 - Brent Pollock
• Year 11 - Tyrel Dieckmann
• Year 12 - Kristy Williams

Other Staff

• International Students Adviser - Ming Yan
• Girls Supervisor - Teresa Bouziannis
• Boys Supervisor - David White
• Sports Coordinator - David White
• Prefect Coordinator - Michelle Jones
• Aboriginal Students Coordinator - Brent Pollock
• SRC - Robyn Ford
• SJL - Mahmoud Hammoud
• Careers Adviser - Michelle Ibrahim
• General Assistant - Reginald Lewis
• School Counsellor - Sarah Cooper & Guy Tate
• School Librarian - Karin Nyilos
• School Chaplin - Lisa Massey & Chris Petschack
• School Administration Manager - Karen Knight
• First Aid - Debra De Angelis, Jill Burrows & Jo McDonald
• LaST - Kris King
• Teacher aid - Tea Pudelko

House system

At the beginning of Year 7, all Parramatta High students are placed in one of the following four houses, usually on the basis of their last name:

House	Colour
Batman
Brisbane
Fitzroy
Marsden

Every year three sporting carnivals are held in which students compete to earn their house points. A winner of each carnival and of the overall house championship is announced each year.

Additionally, the houses are used to form the basis of roll call, which students attend every morning for 20 minutes. Each house consists of 7 roll calls, each with approximately 30 students.

Centenary

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In 2013 Parramatta High School celebrated its centenary, marking 100 years since its establishment on 28 January 1913.

Notable alumni

• John Benaud, cricketer
• Richie Benaud, cricketer
• Harry Hopman, tennis player
• Chips Rafferty, actor
• W. E. H. Stanner, anthropologist
• Ted Noffs, theologian
• Rod Taylor, actor
• Philip K. Chapman, first Australian-born American Apollo astronaut
• Bede Morris, immunologist

See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales

External links

• Parramatta High School Website