Picnic Point High School Explained

Picnic Point High School
Motto:	Knowledge is Life
Streetaddress:	61 Kennedy Street
Postcode:	2213
Country:	Australia
Established:	1962
Principal:	Sharon Byron
Principal Label:	Principal
Staff:	Approximately 85
Enrolment:	Approximately 1000
Colours:	Green and gold
Website:	picnicpt-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Picnic Point High School is a government high school located in the suburb of Picnic Point, New South Wales, Australia.

The school has approximately 1000 students in Years 7 to 12. It prepares students for the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in Year 12, and the Record of School Achievement for those students who leave school before attaining the HSC. The school celebrated its 60th anniversary on Saturday, 24 November 2022.

Notable alumni

• Rod Bowercricketer; represented NSW and Tasmania^[1]
• Lachlan Burrrugby league player; played with the Australia Schoolboy rugby league team^[2]
• Ashleigh Gardnercricketer; member of the national women's team^[3]
• Jarrad Hickeyrugby league player; played with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
• Peter JonesAustralian naval officer; Vice-Admiral^[4]
• Cameron Phelpsrugby league player with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wigan Warriors^[5]
• Peter Smithrugby league player with Canterbury-Bankstown, South Sydney and Gold Coast^[6]

Notable staff

• Alan Ashtonmember of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1999–2011)^[7]
• Ted Glossopcoach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs rugby league team^[8]
• John MurraySpeaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly^[9]
• Geoff SmithAustralian decathlon champion^[10]

Further reading

• News: Morgan. Guy. The changing attitudes of a stranger in a strange land. 1 April 2012. The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 1983.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rod Bower – hit the ball hard and often . 2023-01-04 . stumptostump.com.
2. News: Under-20s Bulldogs second-rower Lachlan Burr selected to tour Europe. Martins. Bianca. 26 July 2010. Canterbury-Bankstown Express. 20 August 2010.
3. Web site: 9 April 2013 . Picnic Point High School girls' cricket team win the NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association State Knockout . 16 February 2023 . The Daily Telegraph. Sydney.
4. Web site: Peter Jones. Facebook.
5. December 2008. Picnic Point High School. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110217025151/http://www.picnicpt-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/PicNews/DECEMBER08.pdf. 17 February 2011.
6. Web site: Peter Smith – Career Stats & Summary . Rugby League Project . 1958-11-25 . 2013-05-15.
7. 2150 . Mr Alan John Ashton (1951–) . 1 May 2019 . Yes.
8. News: Picnic Point's new principal definitely of Bulldog breed. 2 January 1979. The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 2010.
9. 1963 . The Hon. John Henry Murray . 1 May 2019 . Yes.
10. News: Webster. Jim. Decathlon record falls. 1 April 2012. The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 March 1968.