Balgowlah Boys Campus
School in Australia
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The Balgowlah Boys Campus of Northern Beaches Secondary College is a government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school for boys only, located in Balgowlah, a suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
(as Balgowlah Boys High School)
| Balgowlah Boys Campus (part of the Northern Beaches Secondary College) | |
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| Location | |
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Maretimo Street, Balgowlah, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°47′47″S 151°15′17″E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Balgowlah Boys High School |
| Type | Government-funded single-sex comprehensive secondary day school |
| Established | 1954 (as Balgowlah Boys High School) |
| Sister school | Mackellar Girls Campus |
| School district | Northern Beaches |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Oversight | NSW Education Standards Authority |
| Principal | Richard Medcalf |
| Teaching staff | 78.2 FTE (2023)[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | 1142[1] (2023) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Website | nbscbalgb-h |
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Established in 1954 as Balgowlah Boys High School, the campus enrolled approximately 1142 students in 2023 from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom one percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 26 percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority; the principal is Richard Medcalf.
Overview
Balgowlah Boys Campus is a part of the Northern Beaches Secondary College, a five-campus college across Sydney's Northern Beaches, formed in 2003. The school was previously a High School. Balgowlah Boys Campus is also school, in Manly.[clarification needed]
Notable alumni
- John Edwards – television drama producer
- Wayne Jarratt – actor on stage and television
- David Oldfield – politician, co-founded and was deputy leader of One Nation
- Wycliff Palu – former rugby union player for NSW Waratahs and Wallabies
- George Smith – former rugby union player
- Jack Vidgen – singer
