The Hills Grammar School Explained

The Hills Grammar School
Other Name:	Hills Grammar
Motto:	Strive for excellence
Established:	^[1]
Founder:	Ross Booth
Principal:	Karen Yager
Country:	Australia
Coordinates:	-33.6842°N 151.0133°W
Enrolment:	1,100^[2]
Enrolment As Of:	2006
Num Employ:	170
Grades Label:	Years
Colours:	Red and green
Footnotes:	^[3]

The Hills Grammar School (commonly referred to as Hills Grammar) is an independent nonsectarian co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school, located in Kenthurst, a suburb in the Hills district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1982, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for over 1,000 students from early learning, through Kindergarten to Year 12. In 2010, the school opened the Early Childhood Education Centre (ECEC), catering for 3–4 year olds. Main intake years are ECEC, Kindergarten, Year 7, and Year 11; however, if vacancies exist in other years, admissions can be made.

Hills Grammar is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[4] the Heads of Independent Co-Educational Schools (HICES) and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA).^[5]

Notable alumni

• Rachael Carpani, actress
• Joel Edgerton, actor, writer, producer
• Nash Edgerton, actor, director, producer
• Delta Goodrem, musician
• Andrew Hansen, comedian
• Alex Hawke, politician
• Michelle Jenneke, athlete
• Robert Ovadia, journalist

See also

• List of non-government schools in New South Wales

External links

• The Hills Grammar School

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Hills Grammar School . 2008-02-16 . School Directory . SchoolSeek . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016185619/http://schoolseek.com.au/school/the-hills-grammar-school . 2007-10-16 .
2. Web site: Annual Report 2006 . 16 February 2008. 2007 . PDF . Documents . The Hills Grammar School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719023603/http://www.hillsgrammar.nsw.edu.au/THGSWR/_assets/main/LIB90005/THGS%202006%20ANNUAL%20REPORT.PDF . 19 July 2008 .
3. http://www.hillsgrammar.nsw.edu.au/docs/pdfs/enrolment/THGS-Uniform.pdf The Hills Grammar School – School Uniform Price List
4. Web site: New South Wales . https://web.archive.org/web/20081019120131/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=3240& . dead . 2008-10-19 . 2008-02-16 . 2008 . School Directory . Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia .
5. Web site: JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members . 16 February 2008. 2007 . New South Wales Branch . Junior School Heads' Association of Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080117201219/http://www.jshaa.asn.au/nsw/directory/index.asp . 2008-01-17 .