East Hills Boys High School

East Hills Boys High School (abbreviated as EHBHS) known until 2011 as East Hills Boys Technology High School, is a boys school in Panania, a suburb in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Lucas Road. It is a single-sex boys' high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1955.

East Hills Boys High School
Location
Panania
,
New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33.9572°S 150.9941°E / -33.9572; 150.9941
Information
Former nameEast Hills Boys Technology High School
School typePublic, comprehensive, single-sex, secondary school
MottoLatin: Servio
(I Serve)
EstablishedJanuary 1955[1]
Sister schoolEast Hills Girls Technology High School
PrincipalPaul Abboud
Grades7-12
Enrolment~811[2] (2013)
CampusLucas Road
Colour(s)Blue, black and white    
Websitewww.easthillsb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

School history

The school was established in 1955 and was officially opened on 26 May 1956 by the Minister for Education, Bob Heffron. The first headmaster from 1955 to his retirement in 1963 was Michael Stephen Cannon.[3][4][5] Heffron also officially opened the new assembly hall on 6 August 1959, with the hall subsequently named the "R. J. Heffron Hall" in his honour.[6]

Principals
YearsName[7]
1955–1963Michael Stephen Cannon, B.A.
1963–1965L. E. Jones
1966–1978T. C. Wallis
1979–1983G. C. Franks
1984–1986B. S. Byrnes
1987–1987S. R. Jacob
1988–1996R. K. Morris
1997–1999C. J. South
1999–2000C. Preece
2000–2000P. McSeveny
2001–2012Roderick Brooks
2013–2018Kevin Elgood
2018–2019Karen Savins
2019-DatePaul Abboud

Notable alumni

Notable former staff
  • Bill Collins OAM – former English teacher; film critic and historian, radio and television presenter
  • John Dyson – former computing and IT teacher - Australian one day and test cricketer, and current West Indian team coach
  • Peter Hadfield – former sportsmaster – Australian Olympic and Commonwealth decathlon athlete[11]
  • Tracey Menzies – former art and physical education teacher – swimming coach, most known for coaching Ian Thorpe, and at the Australian Institute of Sport

See also

References
  1. "East Hills Boys High - Cumberland". History of New South Wales government schools. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. "School Locator: East Hills Boys High School". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  3. "History 1955-1963" (PDF). 60th Anniversary 1955-2015. East Hills Boys High School. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. "RETIREMENTS—TEACHERS". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (30). New South Wales, Australia. 29 March 1963. p. 890. Retrieved 27 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Planning For Most School". The Farmer And Settler. L (12). New South Wales, Australia. 10 December 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 27 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Opening of the Assembly Hall" (PDF). 60th Anniversary 1955-2015. East Hills Boys High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. "School Magazine 60th Anniversary 1955-2015" (PDF). East Hills Boys High School. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. "School to celebrate 60th". Canterbury Bankstown Torch. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  9. "DALE, John William - Officer of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour database. Australian Government. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2018. For service to the dental profession in the areas of professional development, ethics and standards, to training and education, particularly in relation to course accreditation and assessment of overseas-trained practitioners, and in the field of administration.
  10. Andrew McDonald (15 May 2014). "WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS" (Hansard). Legislative Assembly Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. "Top NSW athlete". The Canberra Times. 53 (15, 969). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 June 1979. p. 36. Retrieved 27 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.


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