North Sydney Boys High School

North Sydney Boys High School
North Sydney Boys High School front entrance
North Sydney Boys High School front entrance
Location
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127 Falcon Street, Crows Nest, Lower North Shore, Sydney

Australia
Coordinates33°49′46″S 151°12′27″E / 33.82944°S 151.20750°E / -33.82944; 151.20750
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TypeGovernment-funded, single-sex, academically selective secondary day school
MottoLatin: Vincit qui se vincit
(He conquers who conquers himself)
Established1912; 112 years ago (1912)[1]
Sister schoolNorth Sydney Girls High School
PrincipalBrian Ferguson
Teaching staff64[2]
Years712
GenderMale
Enrolment927[2] (2023)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)    
Bismark, Burgundy, coral and gold
MascotDon the Falcon
AlumniOld Falconians
Websitenorthsydbo-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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North Sydney Boys High School (abbreviated as NSBHS) is a government-funded, single-sex, academically selective secondary day school for boys, located at Crows Nest, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In 2023, North Sydney Boys High School sat as the first ranking high school in the state of NSW, based on the percentage of exams sat that achieved a Distinguished Achievers (DA), overtaking the first ranked James Ruse Agricultural High School (abbreviated as JRAHS, or simply JR), sending JRAHS to the second rank for the first time since 1996 (or in 27 years), and establishing itself as a contender to the previously established reign of James Ruse Agricultural High School.[3]

  1. ^ "School History". North Sydney Boys High School. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "North Sydney Boys High School". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ "HSC School Ranking - 2023". Better Education. 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.