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Overview

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Seven Hills High School is a co-educational government secondary school located in Seven Hills, Sydney, Australia. The school caters to a wide range of student abilities and learning styles. The school has a determination to raise expectations and standards through catering to the individual needs of students. Seven Hills High School is a dynamic, middle school catering to the needs of young adolescents from Year 7-10. As part of the NIRIMBA Collegiate Group, Seven Hills High School has restructured in order to specialise in the learning, welfare and social needs of students aged between 12 and 16 years of age.


Location

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Seven Hills High School is located on Johnson Avenue, Seven Hills. It is serviced by multiple morning and afternoon bus routes and has staff / parent parking available.

Faculties

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Seven Hills High School has eight departments. Year 9 & 10 offer three electives in a structure allowing for one 100 - hour and two 200 - hour courses. Students continue their study into Years 11 & 12 at Wyndham College. The departments at Seven Hills are:

  • English (Subjects: English, Drama.)
  • Creative Arts (Subjects: Visual Arts, Music, Language-Chinese)
  • Human Society and its Environment (History, Geography, Commerce)
  • Mathematics (Subjects: Mathematics, Robotics)
  • Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
  • Science (Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Agriculture)
  • Special Education (Subjects: English Skills, Mathematic Life Skills, Science Life Skills)
  • Technological and Applied Studies (Subjects: ICT, Metal, Timber, Graphics Technology, Food Technology)

Activities and Facilities

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Seven Hills High School offers a variety of programs and facilities. Some facilities Seven Hills boasts include; Indoor / Futsal court, Football Field, Track, 3 Basketball Courts, Class computer Labs, Hydroponics / Aquaponics Garden, Agriculture Plot, Photography Studio, Dance Studio and Drama Room.

Alongside the facilities, Seven Hills High School also offers various in-school and extra-curricular activities, such as; Junior and Senior Debating, Hills Cup Football, Robotics Club, Homework Centre, Theatre Sports, Gym and Breakfast, Girls and Boys Futsal, Achi-Bull and After School Dance.

Local News

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In 2016, Seven Hills High School was nationally recognised on the channel 7 show, Better Homes and Gardens. The school was visited by Jason Hodges, who filmed a segment detailing the Aquaponics and Hydroponics setup currently on offer to study in the Agriculture elective course. Selected students were also interviewed by The Daily Telegraph for a newspaper article, also about the Agriculture elective.

Staff

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Seven Hills High School's staff list is as follows;

  • Principal - Mr. Greg Johnstone
  • Deputy Principal - Mr. David Erwin
  • Deputy Principal - Ms. Ana Macan
  • English/HSIE - Head Teacher - Ms Teresa Rodd, Mr Aidan Burgess, Mr Michael Jones, Ms Jennifer Farrugia.
  • Mathematics - Head Teacher - Ms Joanne Andrews, Ms Carissa Howell, Mr Matthew MacLaren
  • Languages - Mr Mark Harper
  • Art - Ms Kim Clemson, Ms Lowanna Moran
  • Science - Head Teacher - Mr Daniel Way, Ms Irina Siddorovich, Ms Erin Attias, Ms Sharon Bentwitch, Mrs Joanna Jordan
  • PH/Health/PE - Head Teacher - Ms Vivien Thurlow, Mr Anton Zuliani, Mr Jimmy Joseph, Ms Corinne Dutt
  • TAS (Industrial Arts) - Head Teacher - Ms Vivien Thurlow, Mr Andrew Uden
  • Music - Ms Jodie Zadravec
  • Careers - Tonnie Slater
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Daily Telegraph Article [1]

Official Site [2]


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