Birrong Girls High School
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Birrong Girls High School is a public girls high school
in Sydney
's Birrong
suburb in Australia
. This is a multicutural school that serves around 837 students in years 7-12. 84% of students are from a non-English speaking background, representing 46 language groups.
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....
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
's Birrong
Birrong, New South Wales
Birrong, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 22 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region...
suburb in 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...
. This is a multicutural school that serves around 837 students in years 7-12. 84% of students are from a non-English speaking background, representing 46 language groups.
History
The school was established on 29 January 1957 as Birrong Home Science School. It was officially reopened as a multi-lateral high school, with the new name Birrong Girls High School, on 25 September 1959.Notable alumnae
- Lynda VoltzLynda VoltzLynda Voltz is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Voltz has been a member of the Council since March 2007....
, Australian politician. - Helen WestwoodHelen WestwoodHelen Westwood is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Westwood has been a member of the Council since 24 March 2007.-Personal and early life:...
, Australian politician.