| North Sydney Girls' High School | |
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North_Sydney_Girls_High.jpg) A building at the school | |
| Location | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°49′49″S 151°12′12″E / 33.83028°S 151.20333°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Altiora (Towards Higher Things) |
| Established | 1914 |
| Oversight | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Principal | Megan Connors |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | c. 923[1] (2008) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Navy blue, green and white |
| Website | northsydgi-h |
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North Sydney Girls' High School (abbreviated as NSGHS, more commonly known as NSG) is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for girls, located in Crows Nest, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1914,[2] the school caters for approximately 910 students from Year 7 to Year 12. Admission to the school is based entirely on academic results through the Selective High Schools Test undertaken by students in Year 6.
In 2023, North Sydney Girls was ranked fourth among all high schools in Sydney
In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked North Sydney Girls High School first in Australia's top ten girls' schools, based on the number of its alumnae mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia.[3] In 2022, North Sydney Girls High School ranked as the fourth high school in the state, based on the percentage of exams sat that achieved a Distinguished Achievers (DA).[4]
- ^ "North Sydney Girls High School". School Locator. NSW Public Schools. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ As the school historian pointed out in History of NSGHS, the correct year of commencement was in fact 1912 when classes were temporarily formed at North Sydney Superior Public School in Miller Street
- ^ Walker, Frank (22 July 2001). "The ties that bind". Sunday Life. The Sun-Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
- ^ "HSC School Ranking - 2022". Better Education. 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.