Concord High School (Sydney)
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| Concord High School | |
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 The school's logo, with its name and motto. | |
| Location | |
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3 Stanley Street , , 2137 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°51′50.34″S 151°6′32.58″E / 33.8639833°S 151.1090500°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State comprehensive secondary day school[1][2] |
| Motto | Latin: Concordia (Harmony[3]) |
| Religious affiliation | Non-denominational[1] |
| Established | 1980[4][5][6][7] |
| Authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Principal | Victor Newby[8] |
| Deputy principals | |
| Staff | |
| Year levels | 7–12[9][10][7] |
| Gender | Coeducational[2] |
| Enrolment | 1,206[9] (August 2025) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colours |
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| Publication | Keeping in Touch[11] |
| Website | concord-h |
Concord High School is a co-educational high school located in the Sydney suburb of Concord (New South Wales, Australia).[13][1][12][14][7][1][9][13][15][12][14][7]
There was a foreshadowed upgrade of the school in the 2024-25 education budget's $3.6 billion for new and upgraded schools in Western Sydney.[12] The upgrade included the demolition of the school's old school hall, canteen (Block E), and sports courts, whilst creating a number of new buildings were added Stanley Street.[12] The changes included 40 new permanent classrooms across three new buildings, including 32 new standard classrooms, a new support learning unit with 3 classrooms, a new front facing administration and staff facilities, a new school hall, and a relocated library administration.[12]
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History
Staff
In 2009, the school had a teaching staff of 60, with an ancillary non-teaching staff of 10.[17] As of 2025, the school has a teaching staff of 83 (87.9 Full-time equivalent) and a non-teaching staff of 22 (14.8 Full-time equivalent)[9] Past principals have included:
| Tenure | Principal | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | Final | ||
| 2019 (November) | Current | Victor Newby | [18][19][20]: 2 [8][20]: 3 |
| 2017 (June) | 2019 (October) | Jody Engisch | [21][22][23]: 2 |
| 2009 | 2017 (June) | Jacqueline Koob | [6][21][24][25]: 2–3 |
† - Jacqueline Koob was the relieving principal from term 2 of 2017 onwards, after Jacqueline Koob went on extended leave for the remainder of the year pending her eventual retirement.[21][26] Koob officially retired in March 2018.[27]
Before Jacqueline Koob, for the first part of the century, Don Stojanovic was the principal.[28][29][30][31]
Students
Enrollment
The planned school population in 2022 was 1,360.[4] The recent trends in student enrollments (August figures) at this school have been:
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 499 | 279 | 778 | [24]: 4 |
| 2007 | 515 | 280 | 795 | [24]: 4 |
| 2008 | 500 | 282 | 782 | [24]: 4 |
| 2009 | 504 | 293 | 797 | [17][24]: 4 |
| 2010 | 538 | 312 | 850 | [24]: 4 |
| 2012 | - | - | 860 | [32] |
| 2013 | 543 | 332 | 875 | [25]: 15 |
| 2014 | 586 | 343 | 929 | [33][25]: 15 |
| 2015 | 636 | 367 | 1,003 | [34][25]: 15 |
| 2016 | 690 | 388 | 1,078 | [35][25]: 15 |
| 2017 | 727 | 402 | 1,129 | [36][23] |
| 2018 | 748 | 419 | 1,167 | [37][20] |
| 2019 | 783 | 446 | 1,229 | [38][39] |
| 2020 | 796 | 466 | 1,129 | [40][41] |
| 2021 | 778 | 482 | 1,260 | [42][43] |
| 2022 | 768 | 478 | 1,246 | [44][45] |
| 2023 | 763 | 460 | 1,223 | [46][47] |
| 2024 | 792 | 459 | 1,251 | [48][49] |
| 2025 | 753 | 453 | 1,206 | [9] |
| 2026 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Multiculturalism
The recent trends in multicultural composition been:
| Year | Indigenous | LBOTE | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2% | 65% | [33] |
| 2015 | 2% | 65% | [34] |
| 2016 | 2% | 66% | [35] |
| 2017 | 2% | 65% | [36] |
| 2018 | 3% | 62% | [37] |
| 2019 | 3% | 69% | [38] |
| 2020 | 2% | 71% | [40] |
| 2021 | 2% | 71% | [42] |
| 2022 | 2% | 69% | [44] |
| 2023 | 2% | 70% | [46] |
| 2024 | 1% | 71% | [48] |
| 2025 | 1% | 71% | [9] |
| 2026 | TBA | TBA |
Curriculum
Languages
The school teaches the following languages: Chinese, French, Italian, and Japanese.[14]
Sports
Houses
The school's five sports houses are named after bays of the Parramatta River:[50]
| House Name | Bay | Colour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brays | Brays Bay | Blue | [50] |
| Kendall | Kendall Bay | Purple | [50] |
| Kings | Kings Bay | Red | [50] |
| Majors | Majors Bay | Green | [50] |
| Yaralla | Yaralla Bay | Yellow | [50] |
Sports
Sports practiced at the school include:[2]
- Athletics
- cross-country
- soccer
- cricket
- tennis
- hockey
- touch football
- rugby union
- basketball
- netball
- softball
Grade sports compete in the Northern Suburbs zone and Sydney North region. Students also have the opportunity to participate in state-wide knockouts including:[2]
Venues
The school is widely associated with sport. It is located near St. Lukes Oval, a multipurpose sporting ground with a 400m grass track, Five Dock Leisure Centre and Gym, Cintra Netball and Tennis Courts and Concord Football Oval.
BASS
Its BASS (Before and After School Sports) Program offers a wide variety of sporting activities before and after school hours, conducted by qualified specialist coaches, including:[51]
Before school[citation needed]
- Strength and Fitness
- Futsal (Years 7–11)
- Table tennis
After school[2]
Extra-curricular activities
Extra-curricular activities provided by, and through, the school, include:[51]
- After Hours Tutoring
- Art Club
- Chess Club
- Debating/Public Speaking Club
- Drama Club
- Enviro Club
- Instrumental Ensembles
- Maths Club
- Men's Club
- Numeracy Club
- Peer Support
- Robotics Club
- Student Leadership
- Students' representative council (SRC)
- Student Volunteering Awards
- Symphonia Jubilate
- Women's Sports Club
- Women's Support Group
Music
The school has a String Ensemble, Concert Band, Stage Band, and a Choir.[citation needed]
Uniform policy
The standard of uniforms is regulated by the school uniform policy, with long-standing standards for the male uniform, female uniform, unisex sport uniform and general accessories, such as jewellery and make-up.[52] The standards for a gender-neutral version of the uniform were first included in 2024.[53][54]
Controversially, in 2014, a year-12 student, Jacqueline Koobat, who had dyed her hair pink was advise not to participate in the school photograph and then prohibited from attending the HSC English study day, as her hair colour was said to contravene the school's uniform policy at that time.[55] The provision requiring "Hair to be a natural shade"[56] became part of the school's uniform policy (16 June 2014) after this incident occurred,[55] a provision which was repealed for the 2017 uniform policy.[57][58][59]
