Sydney Boys High School

Sydney Boys High School
Sydney Boys High School, as seen from Moore Park West
Location
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Cleveland Street, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°53′32″S 151°13′10″E / 33.89222°S 151.21944°E / -33.89222; 151.21944
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TypeGovernment-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school
MottoLatin: Veritate et Virtute
(With Truth and Courage)
Established1 October 1883; 141 years ago (1883-10-01)
School districtPort Jackson education area of the Sydney Region
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalKim Jaggar[1]
Years712
GenderBoys
Enrolment1,215 (2022)
Area34,400 square metres (370,000 sq ft)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Chocolate brown and sky blue   
AthleticsAthletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales
Websitesydneyboys-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Sydney Boys High School ('SBHS'), otherwise known as Sydney High School ('SHS') or simply High, is an Australian government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for boys, located at Moore Park, New South Wales, a suburb within the City of Sydney council.

Sydney Boys High was established in 1883 and is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education as a school within the Port Jackson Education Area of the Sydney Region.[2] The school hosts approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12 — a number greater than most other selective state schools[3] — and is situated adjacent to its sister school, Sydney Girls' High School. The school is a member of the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS).[4]

The school was moved to its current site at Moore Park in 1928. The school is bounded by Moore Park (West), Anzac Parade, Sydney Girls High School and Cleveland Street.

The school regularly ranks within the top ten in New South Wales in terms of academic achievement, ranking 5th in the state in the 2017 Higher School Certificate (HSC),[5] and has produced numerous notable alumni - "Old Boys".[6]

  1. ^ Jaggar, Kim. "Principal's Message". Sydney Boys High School. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Our Schools – Sydney Region Public Schools". Department of Education and Communities.
  3. ^ "2012 Top Public High Schools in Sydney". Better Education. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. ^ "AAGPS History". Info. Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
  5. ^ "2017 HSC School Rankings". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. ^ Topsfield, Jewel (4 December 2010). "Ties that bind prove a private education has its award". The Age.