Canley Vale High School
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Canley Vale High School is a New South Wales Government co-educational high school
located in south-west Sydney
, in the suburb of Canley Vale, NSW, Australia
. It was established in 1965, on which was once an area of orchards and currently provides for over 1200 students.
The school caters for International students mainly from countries like China and Vietnam. 95% of the school's student population comes from a non-English Speaking background, which include predominately Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese backgrounds.
Canley Vale High School is also regarded as one of the best academically non-selective co-educational public high schools in the Liverpool-Fairfield area, consistently ranking in the top schools in NSW in terms of its HSC results, with many students achieving in the top bands for various subjects.
Canley Vale HS has four houses Parkes, Bonham, Horsley and Lennox. All of them are named after landmarks. Parkes was named after Parkes Reserve. Horsely is named after Horsley Drive which was named after a 19th century policeman. Lennox was named after Lennox Bridge which was built by convict gangs in the 19th century under the supervision of Lennox. Less obviously, Bonham house was named after a local councillor who pushed to get the school built, giving half of his land to a section of Parkes Reserve in 1965.
graduated from CVHS in 1989, achieving dux. He has gone on to represent the seat of Blaxland
for the Australian Labor Party
in the Federal Australian Parliament.
Zaya Toma is a local counsellor for Fairfield Council and manages the state office of Legislative Assembly Smithfield Member Andrew Rohan. Zaya managed three campaigns in the 2011 state election, including Dai Le and Charbel Saliba, achieving significant swings to the conservative party.
High school
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located in south-west Sydney
Sydney
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, in the suburb of Canley Vale, NSW, Australia
Australia
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. It was established in 1965, on which was once an area of orchards and currently provides for over 1200 students.
The school caters for International students mainly from countries like China and Vietnam. 95% of the school's student population comes from a non-English Speaking background, which include predominately Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese backgrounds.
Canley Vale High School is also regarded as one of the best academically non-selective co-educational public high schools in the Liverpool-Fairfield area, consistently ranking in the top schools in NSW in terms of its HSC results, with many students achieving in the top bands for various subjects.
Canley Vale HS has four houses Parkes, Bonham, Horsley and Lennox. All of them are named after landmarks. Parkes was named after Parkes Reserve. Horsely is named after Horsley Drive which was named after a 19th century policeman. Lennox was named after Lennox Bridge which was built by convict gangs in the 19th century under the supervision of Lennox. Less obviously, Bonham house was named after a local councillor who pushed to get the school built, giving half of his land to a section of Parkes Reserve in 1965.
Notable former alumni
Jason ClareJason Clare
Jason Dean Clare is the Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Blaxland in the western suburbs of Sydney. He won election in the 2007 Australian federal election....
graduated from CVHS in 1989, achieving dux. He has gone on to represent the seat of Blaxland
Division of Blaxland
The Division of Blaxland is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It is based in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the working-class suburbs of Bass Hill, Birrong, Carramar, Chester Hill, Condell Park, Fairfield East, Georges Hall, Guildford West, Old Guildford,...
for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
in the Federal Australian Parliament.
Zaya Toma is a local counsellor for Fairfield Council and manages the state office of Legislative Assembly Smithfield Member Andrew Rohan. Zaya managed three campaigns in the 2011 state election, including Dai Le and Charbel Saliba, achieving significant swings to the conservative party.