Muirfield High School
School in New South Wales, Australia
Muirfield High School is a public, co-educational, secondary day school located in North Rocks, a north-western suburb of Sydney, Australia.
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
Muirfield 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
- 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
References
- ^ 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".
External links
- Muirfield High School
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Public high schools in the northern region of Sydney, New South Wales
- Asquith Boys
- Asquith Girls
- Barrenjoey
- Bradfield College
- Cammeraygal
- Carlingford
- Castle Hill
- Chatswood
- Cheltenham Girls
- Cherrybrook Technology
- Davidson
- Epping Boys
- Galston
- Hornsby Girls
- Hunters Hill
- Killara
- Killarney Heights
- Ku-ring-gai
- Marsden
- Mosman
- Muirfield
- Narrabeen Sports
- Normanhurst Boys
- North Sydney Boys
- North Sydney Girls
- Northern Beaches Secondary College
- Pennant Hills
- Pittwater
- Riverside Girls
- Ryde SC
- St Ives
- The Forest
- Turramurra
- Willoughby Girls
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