Punchbowl Boys High School

Punchbowl Boys High School is a Government secondary school in Punchbowl, New South Wales, Australia, in Sydney.

Academics

Punchbowl Boys High school is a public (state-run) secondary school educating students throughout years 7 to 12.[1]

The school has departments for teaching English, Mathematics, Science, Languages, Music, HSIE (Human Society and Its Environment), PDHPE (Physical Development, Health, and Physical Education), TAS (Technologies), and Visual Arts, as well as other departments which facilitate student learning, such as 'Careers' and 'Teaching and Learning'. Each of these departments teach several subjects.[2]

Apart from the above Higher School Certificate courses, Punchbowl High also offers some VET (Vocational Education and Training) courses.[3]

History

Punchbowl Boys was founded in 1955.[4]

In the late 1990s, particularly between 1995–1999, the school suffered from intrusions by gang members and violence conducted by students, with Clifford Preece, the Principal during the period, testifying to the NSW District Court of numerous incidents of student-perpetrated violence. However, as reported by Doherty & Burke (2003), Preece's successor Michael Glenday declared in 2003 that he had never experienced gang problems since becoming Principal in 2000, and by 2003, the school had received "an additional deputy principal, Arabic and Pacific Islander liaison officers, a homework centre and security cameras", and was in the process of receiving $800,000 in extra funding and six extra teachers.[5][6][7]

In 2007, Punchbowl Boys was rife with violence and disrespect among students, according to the new Principal established that year, Jihad Dib.[8] However, Dib initiated a broad program to improve this situation, which involved greeting every student arriving at school and the train station on the way,[9] and involving the wider local community in many school events.[10] As a result, from 2007 to 2013 enrolments almost doubled, the school's growth rate for numeracy was "among the highest in the country" (Rolfe 2013), and not a single expulsion occurred, with Dib professing that hostility had disappeared from among the students.[5]

Chris Griffiths became the Principal of Punchbowl Boys in 2015.[11] In 2017 Griffiths, a convert to Islam, lost his job when he declined to implement an anti religious-radicalisation programme mandated by New South Wales authorities.[12] He had also not included female staff in certain events.[13] Griffiths' deputy was also removed. His replacement, Robert Patruno, stated that he would teach Australian values to the students.[12] Patruno formerly taught at a juvenile detention centre.[14] The relationship between the school and the Bankstown police had deteriorated; Patruno sought to repair this relationship.[14]

In 2017 it was reported that there had been an improvement in drug-, alcohol- and weapon-related violence at the school.[10]

In May 2019, a former student of Canterbury Boys, along with a former student of Punchbowl Boys, were charged by the police for allegedly aiding ISIS back in 2014.[15]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Punchbowl Boys High School | School years". www.punchbowlb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "Punchbowl Boys High School | Subject Departments". www.punchbowlb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "Punchbowl Boys High School | Curriculum". www.punchbowlb-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. "punchbowl boys high". School Choice. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. Rolfe, Dominic (2013). "A matter of principal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. Lamont, Leonie (2003). "AVOs and rape threats: court told - National - smh.com.au". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. Doherty, Linda; Burke, Kelly (2003). "School that drove out punchbag image - National - smh.com.au". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. Bell, Lyndall (2014). "The success story that is Punchbowl Boys High". ABC Sydney. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. "Principal Jihad Dib of Sydney's Punchbowl Boys High School is a study in success". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  10. "Inside Punchbowl Boys High School: a battle for hearts and minds". The Australian. 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  11. "New Principal Punchbowl Boys' HS - Director's Message ." Punchbowl Boys High School. 5 October 2015. Retrieved on 18 March 2017.
  12. "Punchbowl Boys High School principal vows to teach students lesson in Australian values". Yahoo News. 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  13. "Principal, deputy sacked after excluding female staff members at Sydney high school". Yahoo! News. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  14. Urban, Rebecca (13 March 2017). "Troubled Punchbowl Boys High School turns to respect". The Weekend Australian. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  15. https://7news.com.au/news/islamic-state/isis-terror-allegations-former-sydney-schoolboy-accused-of-helping-relative-create-propaganda-c-127009
  16. "Steve Folkes: one of the original Dogs of War". The Australian. 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  17. Moore, Tony (2015). "Cricket greats' tall tales bring light to dark battle with depression, PTSD". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  18. Taylor, James (2017). "Padstow education and Gonksi champion Angelo Gavrielatos awarded OAM". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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