Baulkham Hills High School
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Baulkham Hills, New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°45′5″S 150°59′26″E / 33.75139°S 150.99056°ECoordinates: 33°45′5″S 150°59′26″E / 33.75139°S 150.99056°E |
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| Type | Selective, public, Co-educational, Day school |
| Motto | Persevere |
| Established | 1971 |
| Principal | Dr Jeanne Bathgate |
| Teaching staff | 83 |
| Grades | 7 - 12 |
| Enrolment | 1206 (2015) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Olive Green & Burnt Orange |
| Website | baulkhamhillshighschool.com.au |
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.
The school is noted for its outstanding academic results. In the 2016 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.
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).
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