Parramatta High School
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Parramatta High School is a public, co-educational high school
located in Parramatta
, a western suburb
of Sydney, New South Wales
, Australia
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Established in 1913, Parramatta High School was the first co-educational school in the Sydney Metropolitan area. The school was previously a selective high school, and since 2010 it has been a partially selective school in the Parramatta region. It is a very multi-cultural school teaching students from all walks of life.
Parramatta High is a partially selective high school with an extensive curriculum and offers a wide range of elective subjects including Vocational Education and TAFE options for the Higher School Certificate.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Parramatta
Parramatta, New South Wales
Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Parramatta...
, a western suburb
Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
of Sydney, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Established in 1913, Parramatta High School was the first co-educational school in the Sydney Metropolitan area. The school was previously a selective high school, and since 2010 it has been a partially selective school in the Parramatta region. It is a very multi-cultural school teaching students from all walks of life.
Parramatta High is a partially selective high school with an extensive curriculum and offers a wide range of elective subjects including Vocational Education and TAFE options for the Higher School Certificate.
Notable alumni
- Richie BenaudRichie BenaudRichard "Richie" Benaud OBE is a former Australian cricketer who, since his retirement from international cricket in 1964, has become a highly regarded commentator on the game....
- Rod Taylor
- Chips RaffertyChips RaffertyChips Rafferty MBE was an iconic Australian actor. Called "the living symbol of the typical Australian", Rafferty's career stretched from the 1940s until his death in 1971, and during this time he performed regularly in major Australian feature films as well as appearing in British and American...
- Harry HopmanHarry HopmanHenry Christian Hopman, CBE was a world-acclaimed Australian-American tennis player and coach, born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, and soon moving to Parramatta, a city adjoining Sydney and now effectively a suburb of the metropolis.Hopman was a student at Rosehill Public Primary school...
- John BenaudJohn BenaudJohn Benaud is a former Australian cricketer.John Benaud is the son of Louis and Irene Benaud . His only sibling is fellow cricketer Richie Benaud, who is older by 13 years. John is married to Lindsay Benaud with two children...