Marsden High School
Marsden High School (MHS) is a school located in Meadowbank, New South Wales, Australia. It is a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1959.
History
Established in January 1959, Marsden High was originally named Ermington High School until March 1959, when it gained its present name. It was located on at Winbourne Street, West Ryde.
On 26 June 2018, the NSW Government announced that Marsden High School will be moving to the new education precinct at Meadowbank which is to be built on part of the TAFE NSW Meadowbank campus. The school was relocated from Winbourne street to the new purposely built site and opened in 27 April 2022. The old site on Winbourne street is under construction to be rebuilt as a new multisport facility.
Notable alumni
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- Professor Margaret Gardner AO, current Governor of Victoria, economist and former Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Greg Matthews, former NSW and Australian Test Cricketer
- Dan Parks, former Scottish Rugby Union player
- Kim Williams AM, media executive
- Leigh Hatcher, Australian journalist and author
- Luke Fowler, entrepreneur
Notable teachers
- Richard Gill OAM, conductor and music director of the Victorian Opera, taught music at Marsden
See also
- List of government schools in New South Wales
- Electoral district of Ryde
- Division of Bennelong
- City of Ryde
References
- ^ "Marsden High". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ "Biggest Schools in Australia". Schools Finders. Schools Finders. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Marsden High School". www.myschool.edu.au. Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA). Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Marsden High School relocation announcement". June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Record school infrastructure investment continues for NSW Public Schools". April 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Project Overview" (PDF). April 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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