Epping Boys High School
Encyclopedia
Epping Boys High School is a government high school located at Marsfield
, Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
. It was established in 1957. Peter Garrard is the principal.
in its logo and student uniforms. The school tie for junior year students consists of gold stripes on green with white stripes and school logo, while for senior year students consists of gold school logo printed on a pure green background.
Marsfield, New South Wales
Marsfield is a suburb on the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marsfield is located 16 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Ryde.-History:...
, Sydney
Sydney
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, New South Wales
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, Australia
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. It was established in 1957. Peter Garrard is the principal.
Achievements
As well as high musical achievements the school also has a strong sporting back ground and are high achievers in the academic field as well. The school has been placed on the Centre of Excellence program.School style
The school traditionally uses gold and greenGreen and gold
The national colours of Australia are green and gold, as proclaimed by Sir Ninian Stephen, the Governor-General of Australia on 19 April 1984...
in its logo and student uniforms. The school tie for junior year students consists of gold stripes on green with white stripes and school logo, while for senior year students consists of gold school logo printed on a pure green background.
Houses
The school has four houses, which are based upon prominent figures in the Epping-Eastwood area. Pupils competing in sport, academic and other various events earn points for their houses. At the end of the year, the house with the most points win the house cup. The houses are named after the people who built farms in the Marsfield area. The houses are:- Darvall (Red)
- Harris (Yellow)
- Midson (Sky Blue)
- Terry (Green)
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