Baulkham Hills High School

Baulkham Hills High School
Location
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Baulkham Hills, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°45′5″S 150°59′26″E / 33.75139°S 150.99056°E / -33.75139; 150.99056
Information
Other nameBaulko
Type
MottoPersevere
Established23 March 1974; 50 years ago (23 March 1974)[1]
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
OversightNSW Education Standards Authority
PrincipalWayne Humphreys[2]
Teaching staff84.4 FTE (2021[4][5])
YearsYear 7 to Year 12
Enrolment1,230[3] (2020)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Olive green & burnt orange   
Websitebaulkham-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Baulkham Hills High School (colloquially known as 'Baulko'[6]) is a government-funded academically selective secondary school. It lies within Baulkham Hills in the Hills District of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The school is renowned for its academic achievement and ranked second in the NSW Higher School Certificate in 2016, 2017 and 2020. It also ranked fifth in 2018, ninth in 2019 and ranked third in 2021, 2022 and 2023.[7][8][9] In 2010, the school was ranked the most popular school in NSW for high school applications.[10]

  1. ^ "Our History – Baulkham Hills High School". baulkham-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Our staff – Baulkham Hills High School". baulkham-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ ACARA. "My School provides information that helps parents and the community in understanding the performance of schools over time". My School. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Baulkham Hills High School, Baulkham Hills, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "School Profile" (PDF). Baulkham Hills High School. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Baulkham Hills High School Newsletter Issue #1 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  7. ^ Harris, Lucy Carroll, Nigel Gladstone, Christopher (15 December 2022). "James Ruse tops HSC for 27th year as private schools rise". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Gladstone, Jordan Baker, Nigel (20 January 2022). "Not even the long winter of lockdown could stop James Ruse topping the HSC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Harris, Lucy Carroll, Nigel Gladstone, Christopher (14 December 2023). "North Sydney Boys High tops HSC for first time". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Patty, Anna (17 August 2010). "Sydney schools that top the popularity contest". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2014.