Sefton High School

Sefton High School
Location
Sefton, Western Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°52′46″S 151°0′32″E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Sincerity, Scholarship, Service
Established	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	Kevin Humphreys Timothy Mortimer (Deputy) Bill Dimopulos (Deputy)
Years	7–12
Enrolment	~1,100
Campus	Sefton
Colour(s)	Navy blue and black
Website	sefton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Sefton High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Sefton, a suburb in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1961, the school caters for approximately 1,100, students from Year 7 to Year 12 and is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education.

Overview

The students are a mixture of local students and academically selected students.^[1]

History

Sefton High School received its first students on 30 January 1961, and became academically selective in 1989.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Professor Robert Bartels – head of School of Economics and former head of School of Business, University of Sydney^[2]
• Terry Lamb – rugby league player and coach^[3]
• Rebecca Rippon – water polo player and Bronze Medal Olympian^[4]
• Sally Sitou – Australian Labor Party member for Reid^[5]
• Stevie Wright – The Easybeats vocalist^[6]
• George Young – The Easybeats guitarist^[7]

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales
• List of selective high schools in New South Wales

References

1. "About our school - Sefton High School". sefton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
2. "Robert Bartels". linkedin.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
3. "Heroes of Yesterday, Interview 37 – 28 July 2018 – Terry Lamb". www.dansnrlcollectables.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
4. "Sisters make the team a family affair". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 July 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
5. "It was an honour to deliver my first speech tonight in the House of Representatives in front of my son Max, my husband Rui, my parents, amazing friends, family, supporters and my parliamentary colleagues. | By Sally Sitou MP 陈莎莉 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
6. Verity, William (28 December 2015). "Stevie Wright: the story of a rock'n'roll legend". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
7. Olivier (23 October 2017). "R.I.P. former AC/DC bassist and producer George Young (1946–2017)". Sleaze Roxx. Retrieved 21 August 2022.