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St. George Girls' High School
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| St. George Girls' High School | |
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| Motto | Dieu Et Droit 'God and Right' |
| Established | 1916 |
| Type | Academically Selective All-Female Public High School |
| Principal | Ms. Carole Knott |
| Deputy Principals | Mr. Noel Morris and Mr. R Zukerman |
| Students | 940 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Location | Kogarah, NSW, Australia |
| Colours | Red, Blue and White |
| Website | stgeorgegi-h.schools.nsw.edu.au |
St. George Girls' High School is an academically selective high school for girls, located in the Sydney suburb of Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. St George Girls' High School was established in 1916 and quite early in its history, set out to create an educational environment which would encourage girls to achieve excellent academic standards and it has become one of the state's leading schools for scholastic achievement in the HSC. Along with nurturing academic excellence, the school also provides its 940 students with opportunities to participate in sporting, musical, artistic and cultural activities.
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St George's School Hymn is "Go Forth With God", sung at the annual Speech Day ceremony, an important event on the school calendar which marks the achievements of students in academic, sporting and extra-curricular fields. The hymn comprises alto and soprano parts. The hymn is now sung by the school's vocal ensemble alone, and it is not compulsory for students to learn the hymn.
- English (Advanced English and Standard English, Extension 1 and 2, Drama)- W. Simon
- Mathematics (General Mathematics, Mathematics, Extension 1 and 2)- P. Milner
- Science (Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)- L. Gouliaev
- History (Ancient and Modern History, Extension)- L. Garrad
- Social Sciences (Geography, Commerce, Business Studies, Economics, Legal Studies)- Melville
- Languages Other Than English [LOTE] (Indonesian, Japanese, Latin, French, Extension)- K. Jagelman
- Visual Arts - Karaminas
- Technological and Applied Studies (Design and Technology, Food Technology, Textiles and Design, Information Systems and Technology, Information Processes and Technology- Aspen
- Music (Music 2, Extension)- R. Wright
- Personal Development/Health/Physical Education - R. Zukerman
Important annual events on the St George calendar include:
- Swimming Carnival held at Bexley Pool
- The Walkathon
- Athletics Carnival
- SRC week
- Senior Trivia Night
- Drama Night, showcasing the talents of Drama students
- Senior Drama Night, showcasing talents of Year 12 Drama
- 'Inspired' - textiles and design fashion parade
- The Summer Music Festival in conjunction with the Multicultural Food Festival
- Gala Music festival
- SRC Dance ( STHS & SGGHS )
- The "Listen" concerts, which include the Stage Band, Orchestra and Concert Band
- The "Sing" concerts, which comprise the Vocal Ensemble and the Singing Tutorial girls
The School is fortunate to have three school organisations which provide invaluable support to the school.
- P & C Association: St George Girls High School Parents & Citizens' Association takes an active interest in the welfare and education of students. When possible, they have a guest speaker.
- St Georgians: The St Georgians is the association for ex-students of the school to meet regularly.
In addition to these organisations, the St George Girls' High School has an active Student Representative Council (SRC). Students from each year elect representatives from their class to represent them at SRC meetings. The SRC consists of 4 year 11 students selected by the students of the school.
In the past, the SRC has participated in charities such as Daffodil Day, Jeans for Genes day and Pink Ribbon day as well as fundraising activities such as the Walkathon, Gelato Days and Mufti Days. Money raised from school fundraising activities is used for improvements within the school. Recent SRC projects include planting of trees for shade, purchasing teaching resources in the school and providing additional seating arrangements around the school quadrangles.
Although St George Girl's High School is an all-girls school, Sydney Technical High School is often referred to as its male counterpart. Being the 'Brother School' of St George Girl's High School, Sydney Technical High School often engages in SRC fundraising activities. Examples of these include SRC school dances, the St. George vs. Sydney Tech netball game during SRC week, as well as P&C meetings.
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- Eleanor Hall - ABC journalist
- Tanya Blencowe - Sydney 2000 Olympics ambassador
- Christina Stead - Australian novelist
- Susien Chong - Fashion designer ('Lover' label)
- Van Badham - Playwright
- Michelle Ford - Olympic gold medallist (freestyle swimming) Moscow 1980 games
- Shefali Pryor - Associate Principal Oboist with Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Moya Sayer-Jones - Writer (Sayer-Jones' book Little Sister relates her years at St George)
- Amelia Tan - musician (of the band 'Angelspit')
- Linda Marigliano - radio host on national radio station Triple j, presenting the "Lunch" program[1]
- teenagersintokyo - experimental Australian band
- St. George Girls' High School website
- NSW Department of Education and Training: St. George Girls' High School