Crestwood High School (New South Wales) Explained

Crestwood High School
Motto:Vision and Progress
Established:1981
Streetaddress:17 Chapel Lane
State:New South Wales
Coordinates:-33.7437°N 150.9754°W
Type:Public, co-educational
Grades:7–12
Enrolment:1,062 (2014)
Num Employ:94 (2014)
Campus Type:Suburban
Colours:Sky blue and maroon
Homepage:Crestwood High School Website

Crestwood High School is a public high school in Crestwood,, in the north-west of Sydney, Australia. Crestwood High School offers an education culminating in the award of the HSC, administered in accordance with New South Wales Education Standards Authority. Their overall state score is 90. The school offers comprehensive classes for students in grades seven through to twelve.[1]

The school is of moderate size, counting 1,062 students and 94 employees in 2014, slightly smaller than many nearby high schools.[2] Entry for prospective out-of-area students is increasingly competitive.[3] In addition to the standard educational facilities, the school has a farm used for lessons in agriculture, sizeable arts and technology faculties, and a support unit which provides special education classes for persons with disabilities.[4]

Location

The school is located in the suburb of in the Hills District. Prospective students in the prescribed drawing area (including portions of,, and) are given first preference for available places.[5] A limited number of places are generally available for students outside of this area, awarded on merit in line with DEC guidelines. Students often come from local suburbs including and, but also as far as and . Private operator Hillsbus operates school bus services to some of the aforementioned locations. Since its opening in 2019, Sydney Metro additionally improves accessibility to the high school, with Norwest railway station located a 30-minute walk from Crestwood High School.

Academic achievements

A selection of the notable achievements by students at Crestwood in recent years includes:

Houses

Crestwood has four houses, which are prominent in sporting events such as the athletics and swimming carnival. The house with the most points at the end of the event wins. Each house has 2 captains from year 12 to represent their house in a myriad of sporting events and festivities. Each house has a mascot which represents their house. Doyle's mascot is a shark, Hnedle's mascot is a crocodile, Pearce's mascot is a dragon and Ward's mascot is a bear. Each house has an additional chant which is shouted during sporting events and carnivals.

Curriculum and activities

Crestwood offers a more diverse curriculum in years 7 through 10, before the HSC curriculum in years 11 and 12. In stage four, students rotate technology subjects each semester, with courses including textile design, food technology, metalwork and woodwork. This is in addition to language, drama, and digital literacy courses, the aim of which is to give a holistic foundation with which to approach higher study. Grade nine and ten students elect to complete two 200-hour courses over the stage, and two 100-hour courses. This gives students the ability to trial subjects that they might be interested in before selecting the subjects to take them through the HSC course.[13]

The school operates a Gifted & Talented class for its top performing students (based on semesterly and common examinations) in stage four, and offers a streamed Gifted & Talented class in Stage five. Years 7 and 8 students work on the 'Gifted & Talented Forum Project' annually, an open dialogue for the presentation of ideas and opinion, introducing concepts of ideation and entrepreneurialism.[14]

Crestwood students from Grades 8 through 10 have the option of participating in a weekly sporting competition against neighbouring schools, as well as entering knock-out tournaments and a variety of regional and state sporting events. Other extra-curricular activities offered at Crestwood includes dance and drama, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme, barista training, a concert band, debating, peer tutoring, and a small selection of special-interest groups and clubs.[15]

The school also maintains connections with the local community through a handful of schemes, most recently the Community Mentoring Programme.[16] The programme connects noteworthy figures in the local community to aspiring students in year 11, providing them with support and an opportunity to share experience. Beyond this, the school hosts an annual musical, and is involved in local fundraising exercises including the Relay for Life.[17]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our school – Crestwood High School . 2014 . Crestwood High School .
  2. Web site: My School / ACARA . 2015 . ACARA . 10 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609090029/http://www.myschool.edu.au/SchoolSearch.aspx . 9 June 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: Crestwood High School Newsletter, Week 6 Term 2 . 2015 . Crestwood High School . 2 .
  4. Web site: Curriculum and Activities (and subpages) . 2014 . Crestwood High School .
  5. http://www.crestwood-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/51638309/51644859/Catchment%20Map.pdf
  6. Web site: Crestwood High School Newsletter, Week 2 Term 1 . 2015 . Crestwood High School . 1 .
  7. Web site: Top Scores . 2015 . TopScores.co.
  8. Web site: Board of Studies Top Achievers List . 2015 . NSW Government.
  9. Web site: Board of Studies All Rounders List . 2015 . NSW Government.
  10. Web site: Crestwood High School Newsletter, Week 6 Term 2 . 2015 . Crestwood High School . 8.
  11. Web site: Big Science's Best Announced . 2014 . Australian Science Innovations . 6 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150227153101/https://www.asi.edu.au/site/news.php?task=detail&id=0075 . 27 February 2015 . dead .
  12. Web site: Crestwood High School Newsletter, Week 2 Term 4 . 2013 . Crestwood High School . 2 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215001954/http://crestwoodhs.com/uploads/64a8c94cf3964717be09e67f5eef1bc3d8629e67.pdf . 15 December 2013 .
  13. Web site: Curriculum . 2014 . Crestwood High School.
  14. Web site: Academic Opportunities . 2014 . Crestwood High School.
  15. Web site: Extra-Curricular Activities . 2014 . Crestwood High School.
  16. Web site: Crestwood High's mentoring program spreads its wings and is embraced by other schools . 2014 . Hills Shire Times . Bev Jordan.
  17. Web site: Crestwood High School Newsletter, Week 6 Term 2 . 2015 . Crestwood High School.
  18. Web site: Olivia Tauro. World Athletics.
  19. Web site: Sydney Uni Water Polo. Sydney Uni Water Polo.