Canterbury Boys' High School
| Canterbury Boys' High School | |
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Canterbury, New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′15″S 151°7′25″E / 33.90417°S 151.12361°ECoordinates: 33°54′15″S 151°7′25″E / 33.90417°S 151.12361°E |
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| Type | Public, Single-sex, Secondary, Day school |
| Motto | Truth and Honour |
| Established | 1918 |
| Principal | Ms. B Giudice |
| Enrolment | ~466 (7–12) |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Gold and Red |
| Website | http://www.canterburb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ |
Canterbury Boys' High School (CBHS) is a public secondary day school for boys located in Canterbury, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located near the Canterbury Park Racecourse and next to Canterbury Girls' High School.
Established in January 1919 as the Canterbury Intermediate High School, Canterbury Boys' High School is part of the St. George Region of high schools, and currently enrols around 470 students from Years 7 to 12. Almost 90 per cent of the students at Canterbury Boys come from a non-English-speaking background.
Canterbury Boys' High School traces its origins back to 1917, when a deputation from the local Primary School's Parent and Citizens Association asked the Minister for Education to open a high school in the district. There was a concern that the demand for places in local High Schools would exceed available places, and as a result of this request, the Department decided to establish the school at Canterbury.
The school was opened in January 1918, in what is now the Primary School buildings, and began operating with two classes and 72 students, with Mr. Ernest John Rourke B.A. as Headmaster. The school was initially an intermediate high school (1st to 3rd year), and was therefore named Canterbury Intermediate High School. At its foundation, the search had already begun for a more appropriate site for the new school.
In 1919, the land on which most of the original part of the school now stands was resumed, and plans for the new school were prepared. A section of the resumed land is historic, forming part of a 100-acre (0.40 km2) grant made by the Rev. Richard Johnson on 20 May 1793. This farm was called "Canterbury Vale", and it was from this that the suburb of Canterbury and the school is named. Plans for the new building were completed in late December 1923, and a tender for £22,000 (A$44,000) was accepted in May 1924. The building was completed and occupied in July 1925 and officially opened on 1 August of that year.
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