| James Ruse Agricultural High School | |
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 Located at James Ruse Agricultural High School, this house was built for the Felton family in 1885 on their farming property; pictured in 1999. | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°46′52″S 151°2′31″E / 33.78111°S 151.04194°E |
| Information | |
| Other name | Ruse, JR |
| Type | Government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Gesta Non Verba (Deeds not words) |
| Established | 1959 |
| Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Specialist | Agricultural school |
| Principal | Matthew Dopierala |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | c. 857 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Bottle green, gold |
| Rival | North Sydney Boys High School, Epping Boys High School |
| Website | jamesruse-h |
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James Ruse Agricultural High School (colloquially known as Ruse or JR) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school, located in the Sydney suburb of Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia, long known for being the highest academically ranked high school in Australia. The school is also one of four New South Wales Government agricultural high schools.
The school is especially noted for its consistent academic excellence, having ranked 1st out of all New South Wales high schools in the Higher School Certificate for 27 consecutive years from 1998 to 2023, as well as 1st in the national government NAPLAN tests across Australia since their establishment. Although it ranked 2nd in the HSC in 2023, it continues to rank 1st nationally in the NAPLAN.[1][2][3][4]
As of 2023, there are approximately 857 students enrolled at James Ruse in Year 7 through to Year 12[5]. James Ruse is an academically selective high school; admission to James Ruse in Year 7 is only through the Selective High Schools Test, which is open to all Year 6 NSW students. A small number of students from other high schools are accepted in Year 9, 10 and 11, through application made directly to the school. In 2019, approximately 97% of the student population came from a language background other than English.[6]
- ^ "Private schools all but vanquished from top 10 list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 December 2011.
- ^ Knapp, Peter (4 May 2010). "NAPLAN data first step to better education for all". The Australian.
- ^ Bolton, Robert (27 December 2018). "Is James Ruse the best school in Australia?". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "How your school ranked in the 2023 HSC". Sydney Morning Herald. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Strategic Improvement Plan 2021-2025: James Ruse Agricultural High School 8235" (PDF). Strategic Improvement Plan 2021-2025. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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