Muirfield High School is a public, co-educational, secondary day school located in North Rocks, a north-western suburb of Sydney, Australia.
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| Coordinates | 33°45′52″S 151°1′20″E / 33.76444°S 151.02222°E |
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| Type | Public, secondary, co-educational, day school |
| Motto | One World |
| Established | 1976[1] |
| Principal | Jennifer Reeves |
| Enrolment | 812[2] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Green and purple |
| Website | muirfield-h.schools.nsw.gov.au |
Established in 1976[1] and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education, Muirfield is a non-selective school catering for approximately 738 students from Years 7 to 12.[2]
History
editMuirfield High School opened in 1976 as a comprehensive, co-educational high school.[2]
In 1989 the school was identified as one of twenty-six technology high schools in New South Wales,[2] becoming one of the first Public schools in New South Wales to introduce computers into the curriculum. The aim of the 'Technology High School' was to produce "technologically-literate people" and to give an advantage to students who are seeking a career in computing or technology-based industries.[3] Additionally over the past five years (2014–2018) the school has had a student in the top ten of State for the HSC/TAFE course Information & Digital Technolroduce, and livestock.
Alumni
edit- Scott Tunkin - Australian Olympic Baseballer
- Andrew Crews - NSL Footballer
- Kieren Briggs - GWS Giants AFL Footballer
- Chad Staples – Zookeeper at Featherdale Wildlife Park[4]
- Tom Burton - Olympic Gold Medalist (Sailing)
- Aideen Keane – athlete and footballer for Sydney FC (A-League Women) in the A-League Women[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "About Muirfield High School". Muirfield High School. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Muirfield High School". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ Sarno, Tony (22 October 1989). "The New Kids of High Tech". Computers. Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ "Zookeeper Chad | Featherdale Wildlife Park".
- ^ "2017 Results for SW – Secondary Football (Soccer)- Girls – Championship".
- ^ "SYDNEY FC WELCOMES LUCY, AIDEEN AND MARGAUX".