Bossley Park High School

at , Sydney , 2176 Australia

1. Junior High School

Bossley Park High School is located in the Bossley Park, New South Wales, Australia. It is a coeducational comprehensive high school serving the rapidly developing suburbs of Bossley Park and Abbotsbury in western Sydney. In 2010, the school was made up of over 1473 students, each from Years 7 to 12, and is one of the largest schools in the state. The school was established in 1988 and provides a functional and practical learning environment with access to facilities required for all facets of the curriculum.In 1999, it was revealed by the Sunday Telegraph, that it was the richest state high school which had a bank balance of more $700,000. In 2004, The Herald revealed the school had more than $1 million in reserves.HistoryBossley Park High School is built on land that was formerly producing fruits, vegetables, flowers and poultry products, a site of almost seven hectares. Planning for the new school began in 1985 and White Industries Pty Ltd, was the company in charge for the construction. The contract price for the construction was almost $8,000,000, but, including the costs of the land and the furnishing of the buildings the final cost came to approximately $10,000,000. The school was established in 1988 with a small year 7 enrolment of 125 students. The first appointed principal was Mr Brian Jux and his successor by Ian Parnaby, served for 12 years before retiring in 2013. Michelle Wood is the current principal.FacilitiesAs part of the school's ongoing asset acquisition program, the library, all computer rooms, the drama room and staff rooms are air conditioned. The school is acclaimed with a quick adaptation to new technologies, putting it up to 5 years ahead of other public schools. The school has a sophisticated student computer system, and also has interactive whiteboards in a few of its classrooms. The food labs were upgraded to industry standards to facilitate the vocational education and training course hospitality operations. A concrete court was laid so that students with physical disabilities had an area where they could play sports such as wheelchair rugby. In mid-2007, a shelter was built in order to shelter it from rain.

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Bossley Park High School is Sydney based place and this enity listed in Junior High School category. 2176.