Birrong Girls High School

33°53′23.37″S 151°1′35.14″E / 33.8898250°S 151.0264278°E / -33.8898250; 151.0264278InformationTypeGovernment-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day schoolEstablished29 January 1957; 67 years ago (1957-01-29)
(as Birrong Home Science School)School districtChullora; Metropolitan SouthEducational authorityNew South Wales Department of EducationOversightNSW Education Standards AuthorityPrincipalZena DabajaTeaching staff55.4 FTE (2018)^[1]Years7–12GenderGirlsEnrolment786^[1] (2018)Campus typeSuburbanWebsitebirronggir-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Birrong Girls High School is a government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school for girls, located on Cooper Road, Birrong, a western suburb of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1957, the school enrolled approximately 790 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 94 percent were from a language background other than English.^[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority; the principal is Zena Dabaja.^[2]

Overview

The school was established on 29 January 1957 as Birrong Home Science School. It was officially reopened as a multi-lateral high school, with the new name Birrong Girls High School, on 25 September 1959.^{[3][clarification needed]}

Amongst its students there is a diverse range of cultural backgrounds representing 46 language groups, the majority of whom are from Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Turkish backgrounds.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Lynda Voltz – Australian politician^[4][5]
• Helen Westwood – Australian politician^[5][6]

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F
• Education in Australia

References

External links

• Official website