Macquarie Fields High School
Location
Harold Street, Macquarie Fields, South Western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°59′47″S 150°53′06″E / 33.99639°S 150.88500°E / -33.99639; 150.88500
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school
MottoLoyalty, Sincerity, Generosity
Established1981 (1981)
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalKaryn O’Brien
Years7–12
Enrolment1,110[1] (2022)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Maroon, green, white, grey     
Websitemacfields-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Macquarie Fields High School (abbreviated as MFHS) is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Macquarie Fields, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1981, Macquarie Fields High School caters for approximately 1,000 students from Year 7 to Year 12.[2] The school is administered by the New South Wales Department of Education and has two avenues for admission and runs two streams of classes: "Selective", in which students are accepted after sitting a statewide competitive entrance examination, and "Community", in which students are allowed to reside in the local community.[3]

History

The first Principal was Don Harwin and his Deputy was Mike Wilson. Harwin began in 1981 with approximately fourteen staff members and was appointed to Menai High School in 1988 with Mike Wilson as the Deputy Principal.[4]

Extracurricular activities

Future Teacher's Club

This initiative allows students to experience first-hand teaching. Students plan and teach lessons to younger grades during 'Teach Week'. Additionally club-members participate with annual visits to University of Sydney, allowing them to partake in insightful discussions and activities with current university students studying secondary education.[5] As tradition, students also have annual excursions to Yanco Agricultural High School, a selective school in Leeton, in south-western New South Wales, giving students rural experiences of schooling. The initiative has been successful as Australia's first Future Teacher's Club; currently occupying over 50 club-members.[6]

Campus

The hall was refurbished following an arson attack in 2009.[7] In 2009, Macquarie Fields High School was selected as one of thirteen primary and secondary schools around the state to become Centres for Excellence.[8][9] The school will receive extra resources, and be linked to a university which will be able to send its teaching students to the school at any time during their course rather than the traditional internship.[10]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Macquarie Fields High School". MySchool. 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Macquarie Fields High School | School years". www.macfields-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Macquarie Fields High School | English Faculty". www.macfields-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Menai High School | School History". www.menai-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Macquarie Fields' future teachers | News". Education.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "A life lesson in teaching". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Fire damages Sydney high school". ABC News. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Excellence hubs: 50 schools recognised". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "Quick guide for parents | Going to a public school". schools.nsw.edu.au. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "NSW DET Announcement School Centres for Excellence" (Press release). NSW Department of Education and Training. 30 September 2009.
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