Sydney Technical High School
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Bexley, New South Wales Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′46″S 151°6′52″E / 33.96278°S 151.11444°ECoordinates: 33°57′46″S 151°6′52″E / 33.96278°S 151.11444°E |
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| Type | Selective, state-funded, secondary, day school |
| Motto | "Manners Makyth Man" (William of Wykeham) |
| Established | 1911 |
| Principal | Jacqueline Lyons |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | ~954 (2016) |
| Campus | Bexley --- Current (1956-) Paddington --- (1925-1955) Ultimo --- (1911-1924) |
| Colour(s) | Maroon & Sky Blue |
| Website | www.sths.nsw.edu.au |
Sydney Technical High School is an academically selective, state-funded high school for boys in Bexley, a southern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1911 as part of Sydney Technical College, the school was one of the six original New South Wales selective schools. The school is colloquially abbreviated to "Sydney Tech", "STHS" or simply "Tech".
Admission to Year 7 is based on an external selective test held in Year 6 during March. Entrance to Years 8, 9 and 10 is based on the submission of an application form and an interview. Admission to Year 11 is based on the submission of an application form, placement tests in mathematics and English, and an interview.
The school consistently achieves superior results in external assessments, such as the NAPLAN, the ICAS, the School Certificate, and in particular, the Year 12 Higher School Certificate (HSC), where its students are regularly ranked in the top ten places in the state across a variety of subjects. On average, over 80% of its students achieve in the top 20% of the state, with a majority gaining an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of more than 90.
In 2010 fifteen students from the school's graduating class received Premier's Awards for All-round Excellence in the NSW HSC. The school won the national championship in the University of Newcastle Science and Engineering Challenge in 2010 (gold division) and 2011 (silver division).
One of the reforms advocated by the 1903 Royal Commission into NSW Education was the establishment of classes providing courses which would involve technical subjects. Consequently, Continuation classes for students interested in technical subjects commenced at the Sydney Technical College.
In April 1911, these Continuation classes were given the status of a high school, and Sydney Technical High was established. Originally, the school was co-educational with 113 boys and 15 girls. In February 1913, the girls were transferred to Fort Street Girls' High; and, from then on, the school became for boys only.
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