James Cook Boys Technology High School

James Cook Boys Technology High School is a boys' secondary school situated on Princes Highway in Kogarah, Australia. The school is named after Captain James Cook, the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia.

James Cook Boys Technology High School
Address
800 Princess Highway

Kogarah
,
New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33.9661°S 151.1372°E / -33.9661; 151.1372
Information
TypePublic secondary school
MottoIgnotum Quarite (Seek the Unknown)
Established1956
PrincipalM. Marciniak
Grades7–12
GenderMale
Websitewww.jamescookb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

History
Entrance sign

James Cook was founded in 1956 after Moorefield racecourse was demolished. The site of the racecourse was divided to provide sites for three schools (Moorefield Girls High School, James Cook Boys Technology High School and St George school for kids with severe disabilities), St George TAFE. The rest of the site was allocated for residential development.

The school was renamed several times (originally Moorefield Boys High School) before becoming James Cook Boys. In 1990 the school faced a choice between becoming a sports or technology specialty secondary school, choosing to become a technology high school. The name was changed to James Cook Boys Technology High School in 1990.

Royal visit

Queen Elizabeth II visited the school on 29 April 1970 (the bicentennial year of Australia's discovery by James Cook) along with her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Anne, Princess Royal.

School statistics

School staff
Teaching staff 34
Full-time equivalent teaching staff 29.3
Non-teaching staff 7
Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff 6.6

Student background 2015
Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)
School ICSEA value 974
Average ICSEA value 1000
Data source Parent information
Distribution of students
Bottom quarter Middle quarters Top quarter
School distribution 46% 26% 20% 9%
Australian distribution 25% 25% 25% 25%
Percentages are rounded and may not add to 100.

Students 2015
Total enrolment 262
Girls 0
Boys 262
Full-time equivalent enrolment 262
Indigenous students 1%
Language background other than English 88%

VET in schools 2014
Vocational education and training (VET)
VET enrolment 46
School-based apprenticeships and traineeships 1

Senior secondary outcomes 2014
Year 12 results
Senior secondary certificate awarded 68
Completed senior secondary school 72

Sport

James Cook Boys has teams in a variety of sports, including:

Regular summer grade sports: cricket, basketball, baseball, squash, table tennis, touch football, volleyball, and mini soccer

Regular winter grade sports: baseball, rugby league, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, and Australian rules football

Regular non-grade activities: fitness, senior rec and action sports both including soccer, basketball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, touch football and special school

Associated schools

Moorefield Girls High School is considered to be the female counterpart or 'sister school' of James Cook Boys Technology High School, and has in the past engaged in prefect activities to organise a joint multicultural day. In the past these two schools have conducted combined classes in senior years (Years 11 & 12), where students will go across to the other school to participate in classes. They have also worked together in Crossroads, a 25-hour personal development and health course for years 11–12 which was a compulsory part of the HSC.

Notable students

References
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