Established 1971 Grades 7 - 12 Campus Urban Founded 1971 Number of students 1,206 (2015) | Principal Dr Jeanne Bathgate Enrolment 1206 (2015) Phone +61 2 9639 8699 Motto Persevere Teaching staff 83 | |
Type Selective, public, Co-educational, Day school Address 419A Windsor Rd, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153, Australia |
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Baulkham Hills High School (colloquially known as Baulko) is an academically selective high school located in Baulkham Hills in Sydney's Hills District. The school was established in 1971 by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, and currently caters for approximately 1200 students from Years 7 to 12.
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- History
- Admissions and enrollment
- Staff Rooms
- Sporting
- Sport
- Tri School Tournament
- Quad School Tournament
- Academic
- Creative and Performing Arts
- Notable teachers
- Alumni
- References
The school is noted for its outstanding academic results. In the 2013 HSC, they were placed 2nd in the HSC in NSW. They are noted as being one of the top 10 performing schools in NSW. In 2010, Baulkham Hills High School was ranked the most popular school in NSW for high school applications. The school celebrated its 40th anniversary in June 2010.
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History
Baulkham Hills High School was established in 1971 as a public comprehensive high school. It was officially opened on 23 March 1974 by the then Governor, Sir Roden Cutler. For the first year, students and teachers at the school were relocated to nearby Castle Hill High School whilst Baulkham Hills High School was still under construction. Later, the students were accompanied by students from Model Farms High School as their school was still being built, despite Baulkham Hills High still being incomplete at the time. The school's first selective cohort was in 1990, with all grades being selective by 1995. Over time, the school's academic ranking has improved and in 2009 was ranked 2nd by the Sydney Morning Herald for total number of Distinguished Achievers (DA) for examinations resulting in over 90%.
The school was built on the site of a former orange orchard, with the region having once been a major orange producing area of Sydney. This history is acknowledged by the use of an orange on the school logo. The use of the word 'Persevere' as the school motto encourages students to persevere in all their studies. Acknowledgement of the agricultural history of the area is also reflected in the naming of the four intramural sports houses of the school, which are named after four prominent early European settlers in the area: MacDougall (red), Suttor (blue), Meehan (yellow) and Hughes (green).
Admissions and enrollment
Total enrolment - per year group - in junior years (7-10) is approximately 180 students, and around 200 in senior years (11-12). The total number of enrolments, as of 2015, is 1206 students.
As a selective school, entry into the school in Year 7 is based upon results in a statewide examination known as the Selective High Schools Test. As of 2015, students must achieve a score of at least 235 in this examination to be accepted at the school. Entry into vacant places in later stages is based on a reserve list and other criteria - mainly reports and academic achievements from previous years.
Staff Rooms
There are eleven staff rooms for all of the faculties.
Sporting
The school has a large gymnasium which contains one full-sized basketball court or three volleyball courts. The school also has two full-sized sporting fields, as well as two outdoor basketball courts which were recently resurfaced. There is also a weights room with gym-style equipment for PD/H/PE classes, Year 11 and Year 12 students.
In December 2012, a new steel shelter was constructed over the basketball courts to provide cover from rain.
Sport
The school is also noted for performing exceptionally well at sport. The school holds annual sports carnivals for swimming, cross country and athletics. Selected students compete in wider regional competitions, from Zone and Area to the CHS (Combined High Schools). The school has an excellent record in these carnivals. There are 2 teachers who are the sports organisers overseeing sport.
Tri-School Tournament
The Tri-School Tournament was first held in 2011 between Baulkham Hills, James Ruse Agricultural High School and Girraween High School. Teams from each school participated in basketball, soccer and touch football. Baulkham Hills obtained first place in both the 2011 and 2012 tournaments.
Quad School Tournament
Starting 2013, Penrith High School joined the sporting tournament previously known as the Tri-School Tournament between Baulkham Hills High School, James Ruse Agricultural High School and Girraween High School. In addition to basketball, soccer and touch football, Penrith hosted table tennis in 2013. Again, Baulkham Hills High School won the tournament. The competition returned in 2014, with Baulkham Hills hosting basketball, Girraween hosting touch football, James Ruse hosting soccer and Penrith hosting volleyball. Again, Baulkham Hills High School won the tournament. In 2015 and 2016, the Quad School Tournament continued and both years were won by Baulkham Hills High School.
Academic
Due to Baulkham Hills High School's high level of academic excellence, a variety of academic extra-curricular activities are offered, in various subject areas.
Sport
In addition to sporting competitions and tournaments such as Zone, Area and CHS, the school offers additional sporting activities to selected students, including:
Creative and Performing Arts
The school offers various activities in the field of creative and performing arts, including: