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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 principal. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Epping_Boys_High_School_Logo_2005. ... Marsfield is a suburb of the City of Ryde, in the Lower North Shore, of Sydney, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ...

History

Epping Boys High School opened in 1957. While there were girls at the school that year, the school was not in fact a co-educational school. Cheltenham Girls' High School also opened in 1957 but as its buildings were not ready the girls were accommodated on the Epping boys’ High School site, with their own Principal. In the following year the female students were transferred to the newly established Cheltenham Girls' High School site. Since then the school has continued to operate as a male only single-sex school. A pole, made by the Cheltenham Girls' High School students in 1957, now stands erected at the front of assembly area to mark the event. The school flag was sewn by the female students.

School style

The school traditionally uses gold and green, which are the national colours of Australia, in its logo and student uniforms. The school tie for junior year students consists of gold stripes on green, while for senior year students consists of gold school logo printed on a pure green background. Likewise for sporting uniform it has gold stripes printed green fabric. The Kangaroos team jersey. ...

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)

Traditions

Sportsman of the week

Presented weekly, honouring a student who shows substantial achievements and significant improvements in various sporting fields.

Writer of the week

Introduced in early 2000, the school recognises the importances in students' literacy skills including but not limiting to, English essays, Science reports, Musical piece, artworks and even Mathematical workings.

The Epping Warcry

Performed by students, usually by school sporting teams. It signifies the team spirits before and after a sporting events. KIR. The warcry is also performed in the transisiton between senior student bodies (School Captain and Prefects). School Captain is a student elected, or appointed, to represent the school. ... A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: make in front, i. ...

The Legends Award

This award introduced in 2005 congratulates and recognises a student weekly for his community service, helping elderly or doing something responsible in the school etc.

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Activities

Epping Boys High School has a range of extra-curricular activities. They include:

• Academic competitions
• Art Exhibition
• Charitiy Assistance
• Chess club
• Debating / Public Speaking / Toastmaster
• Drama Ensemble
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
• Inter-School Christian Fellowship (FUEL)
• Inter-School sport competitions
• Musical groups such as Choir, Stage Band and Concert Band
• Peer Support
• Streamwatch Program
• Sound and Lighting Crew
• Network Cafe

Facilities

Teacher and students on the oval

• Two full size ovals
• Two tennis courts
• Four basketball courts
• Gymnasium (incorporating a rock-climbing wall)
• Weightlifting centre
• Workshops for wood, metal and plastics technologies
• Hall with sound and lighting equipments
• 3 Music rooms
• Three Art studios, a dark room and a ceramics laboratory
• Library
• Three Computer rooms and Two Mac Rooms
• New Examination Hall
• Network Cafe
• All-healthy canteen

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Alumni

Academic

• Geoffrey Robertson - Rhodes Scholar (1970).^[1]

Geoffrey Ronald Robertson QC (born September 30, 1946 in Sydney) is an Australian human rights lawyer, academic, author and broadcaster. ... Rhodes House in Oxford Rhodes Scholarships were created by Cecil John Rhodes. ...

Business

• Paul Cassio - (Chairman of the Australian Whaling Council)

Entertainment and the Arts

• Iva Davies - Musician and lead singer of Icehouse

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Politics and Law

• Geoffrey Robertson QC

Geoffrey Ronald Robertson QC (born September 30, 1946 in Sydney) is an Australian human rights lawyer, academic, author and broadcaster. ... For information about The Times satire Queens Counsel, see Queens Counsel (comic strip). ...

Sport

• Adam Biddle (footballer) - Sydney FC Football Player
• Brett Papworth - Wallaby[1]
• Jordan Simpson - BSC Young Boys Football Player
• Tyler Simpson - Former Queensland Roar and Perth Glory Football Player
• Alex Wilkinson - Central Coast Mariners Football Player
• Ian Williams - Wallaby[2]

Adam Biddle (b. ... Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Sydney and competes in Australias premier competition, the A-League. ... Brett Papworth (born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) was a rugby league player for the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the New South Wales Rugby League competition along with being a former international in rugby union with the Australian side. ... First international Australia 13 - 3 British Isles (24 June 1899) Largest win Australia  142 - 0  Namibia (25 October 2003) Worst defeat South Africa  61 - 22  Australia (23 August 1997) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1991, 1999 The Australian national rugby union team is the representative... Jordan Simpson (born August 28, 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a central midfielder for A-League club Perth Glory. ... BSC Young Boys is a Swiss football club of the Swiss capital, Berne. ... Tyler Simpson (born August 28, 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a central or rightsided defender for Sydney Olympic. ... Queensland Roar FC is a football (soccer) club from Brisbane, Australia. ... Perth Glory FC is a football (soccer) club from Perth, Western Australia, playing in the A-League. ... Alexander Wilkinson (born August 13, 1984 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player. ... Central Coast Mariners Football Club, also known as The Mariners or The Coast, are an Australian professional football (soccer) team based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. ... First international Australia 13 - 3 British Isles (24 June 1899) Largest win Australia  142 - 0  Namibia (25 October 2003) Worst defeat South Africa  61 - 22  Australia (23 August 1997) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1991, 1999 The Australian national rugby union team is the representative...

Notes

The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

References

• Epping Boys' High School Diary 2005
• Epping Boys' High School website (2005)
• Northern District Times

See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales

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External links

• Epping Boys' High School website
• NSW Department of Education and Training: Epping Boys' High School