Muirfield High School

School in New South Wales, Australia
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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

  1. ^ a b "About Muirfield High School". Muirfield High School. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d "Muirfield High School". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  3. ^ Sarno, Tony (22 October 1989). "The New Kids of High Tech". Computers. Sydney: The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Zookeeper Chad | Featherdale Wildlife Park".
  5. ^ "2017 Results for SW – Secondary Football (Soccer)- Girls – Championship".
  6. ^ "SYDNEY FC WELCOMES LUCY, AIDEEN AND MARGAUX".

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