Birrong Girls High School

Birrong Girls High School is a government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school for girls, located on Cooper Road, Birrong, a western suburb of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

Birrong Girls High School
Location
Cooper Road, Birrong, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°53′23.37″S 151°1′35.14″E
Information
Type	Government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school
Established	29 January 1957; 68 years ago (1957-01-29) (as Birrong Home Science School)
School district	Chullora; Metropolitan South
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight	NSW Education Standards Authority
Principal	Zena Dabaja
Teaching staff	55.4 FTE (2018)[1]
Years	7–12
Gender	Girls
Enrolment	786[1] (2018)
Campus type	Suburban
Website	birronggir-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 1957, the school enrolled approximately 790 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 94 percent were from a language background other than English.^[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority; the principal is Zena Dabaja.^[2]

Overview

The school was established on 29 January 1957 as Birrong Home Science School. It was officially reopened as a multi-lateral high school, with the new name Birrong Girls High School, on 25 September 1959.^{[3][clarification needed]}

Amongst its students there is a diverse range of cultural backgrounds representing 46 language groups, the majority of whom are from Arabic, Vietnamese, Chinese and Turkish backgrounds.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Lynda Voltz – politician^[4][5]
• Helen Westwood – politician^[5][6]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Schools portal

• List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F
• Education in Australia