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Homebush Boys High School

School in Homebush, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Homebush Boys High School
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Homebush Boys High School, founded in 1936, is a public high school for boys. It is in Homebush, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Formerly a selective high school, in 2006 Homebush Boys was regarded as one of the academically best-performing comprehensive schools, and has, in the past, been ranked above selective schools on the Higher School Certificate results.[3]

The school has an enrolment of approximately 1208 students.

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Notable alumni

Entrepreneurial

  • John Symond AM – Businessman; chief executive "Aussie Home Loans",[4]

Science and education

  • Lionel Gilbert OAM – author and historian specializing in natural, applied, and local history.[5]
  • Stephen Leeder – Medical scientist; Former dean of Medicine at the University of Sydney (1996–2002)[6]
  • Geoffrey Vaughan – Emeritus professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1990–1992) of Monash University formerly Australian Rugby Union representative player[7]

Entertainment and the arts

Politics and law

Sport

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Notable former staff

  • Dave Anderson – Australian Olympic oarsman in 1952 and 1956. Rowed King's Cup 1950, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57; Henley 1952; New Zealand 1951; and was in winning coxed-fours crew at Empire Games, 1954
  • Darrel Chapman – Representative rugby league player (Australia and NSW), team captain of South Sydney between 1961 and 1964, subsequently lectured in sports sciences at Southern Cross University taught physical education 1963.
  • Vincent Durick – Maths teacher; MLA for Lakemba, 1964–84, deceased 1996.[19]
  • Peter Philpott – English/history teacher; New South Wales and Australian cricketer


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