Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Hurlstone Agricultural High School
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Australia
Coordinates33°58′14″S 150°53′29″E / 33.97056°S 150.89139°E / -33.97056; 150.89139
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TypeGovernment-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Pro Patria
(For my country)
Established1 April 1907; 117 years ago (1907-04-01)
FounderJohn Kinloch
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
SpecialistAgricultural school
PrincipalChristine Castle
Teaching staffc. 50
Years712
Enrolmentc. 1,080
CampusSuburban
Campus size112 hectares (280 acres)
Colour(s)Blue, red and gold    
Websitehurlstone-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Hurlstone Agricultural High School (HAHS, colloquially as Hurlstone Ag) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day and boarding school, located in Glenfield, a south-western suburb of Sydney, in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, Australia. HAHS is the oldest government boarding school in New South Wales.[1]

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School, Yanco Agricultural High School and Hurlstone Agricultural High School are the state's only public selective and agricultural schools that also include a co-educational boarding school. The 112-hectare (277-acre) Hurlstone Agricultural campus includes classroom blocks, an operational farm, sporting facilities and student accommodation.[2]

  1. ^ Patty, Anna (29 September 2007). "Parents demand answers over top school's finances". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ "Hurlstone Agricultural High School · Roy Watts Rd, Glenfield NSW 2167, Australia".