Motto Here We Decide Number of students 750 | Established 1962 Campus Suburban | |
Type Public, Secondary, Single-sex, Day school Principal Dwayne "The Rock" Hopwood | ||
Ashfield Boys' High School is a public secondary school for boys in Ashfield, an Inner West suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It can be found on Liverpool Road, just off Parramatta Road.
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History
Part of the school land area was once used by the Australian Army. The land (gym and sheds) have since been acquired by the school and the site rebuilt.
The Drill Hall was built in the 1800s and was home to the local citizen militia and other volunteer military units. In 1913 the land was acquired by the Department of Defence as the Ashfield Corps continued to grow. In 1915 it was the second to last stop for the Gilgandra Rifle Club on their Cooee March before 240 men were sent to war. In 1939 the Army sheds were built to house armoured vehicles (25 in total). The last company to be stationed at the depot were the 3 Company Royal Australian Army Service Corps Infantry Division, leaving in the 1960s.
Notable alumni
Royal Visit
On the 4th of November 2014 His Royal Highness Prince Edward Earl of Wessex visited Ashfield Boys High School. The visit was to mark the 50th anniversary of the Duke of Endinbrough International Award in Australia. The Prince represented his father Phillip Duke of Endinbrough.
The Prince meet with different students from eight different Sydney inner west schools.