East Hills Boys Technology High School
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East Hills Boys High School is a boys only public secondary school
run by the New South Wales Department of Education, located in Panania, New South Wales
, a suburb in south-western Sydney
.
As a comprehensive school it is inclusive, catering for all boys of all abilities. Although it has a long list of distinguished HSC academic achievement, it is noted for its sporting achievement. Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe
and cricketers Mark and Steve Waugh are notable former students.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
run by the New South Wales Department of Education, located in Panania, New South Wales
Panania, New South Wales
Panania, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres inner 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...
, a suburb in south-western 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...
.
As a comprehensive school it is inclusive, catering for all boys of all abilities. Although it has a long list of distinguished HSC academic achievement, it is noted for its sporting achievement. Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe OAM , nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most...
and cricketers Mark and Steve Waugh are notable former students.
Notable alumni
- Laurie Monaghan - former member of Australia national rugby league team
- Ian ThorpeIan ThorpeIan James Thorpe OAM , nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most...
- swimmer; five time Olympic champion, eleven time World Champion, four times World Swimmer of the YearSwimming World Swimmers of the YearThe Swimming World Magazine Swimmers of the Year, awarded by the American-based Swimming World Magazine, are a set of awards which are often regarded as being the most prestigious in the sport of swimming...
, 2000 Young Australian of the Year - Mark WaughMark WaughMark Edward Waugh AM is a former Australian cricketer, who represented Australia in Test matches from early 1991 to late 2002, and made his One-Day International debut in 1988. Waugh is regarded as one of the most elegant and gifted stroke makers to ever play the game. His nickname is "Junior" as...
- former cricketer who held the world record for most catches in Test matches from 2001 until 2009 (181) - Steve WaughSteve WaughStephen Rodger "Steve" Waugh, AO is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman, he was also a successful medium-pace bowler...
- former captain of Australian cricket teamAustralian cricket teamThe Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
, the most capped Test player and most prolific winning captain in history - Graham WindeattGraham WindeattGraham Claude Windeatt was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1972 Munich Olympics....
- silver medallist in 1500m freestyle at 1972 Summer Olympics1972 Summer OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972.... - James Wilsen - Australian Rules player, drafted to North Melbourne Kangaroos in 2007
- John Tawadrous - Table Tennis player, who was an Australian representative at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England
- Corey RichardsCorey RichardsCorey John Richards is a former Australian first-class cricketer and current Sydney First Grade Cricketer for the Bankstown Bulldogs.- Career :...
- State level cricketer
See also
- List of Government schools in New South Wales
- East Hills Girls Technology High School