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Macquarie Boys Technology High School
Macquarie Boys' Technology High School was a high school for boys in Parramatta, New South Wales, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. History The school opened in 1957 At the beginning of 2008, Years 7 through to 10 were discontinued, while remaining Year 11 and 12 students completed their Higher School Certificate (New South Wales), NSW Higher School Certificate course. School closure According to Nine News and ''The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), The Daily Telegraph'' the school was to be shut down at the end of the 2009 school year because of major reputation problems throughout the school's history and the low numbers of students they had in 2007. This has subsequently been confirmed by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. The future The school was planned to be rejuvenated as the Lachlan Macquarie College, which was to begin operating on school grounds in January 2008. This new college was intended to specialise in Maths and Science. As of 2015, the ''Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parramatta
Parramatta () is a suburb and major Central business district, commercial centre in Greater Western Sydney, located in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area of the City of Parramatta and is often regarded as the main business district of Greater Western Sydney. Parramatta also has a long history as a second administrative centre in the Sydney metropolitan region, playing host to a number of state government departments as well as state and federal courts. It is often colloquially referred to as "Parra". Parramatta, founded as a British settlement in 1788, the same year as Sydney, is the oldest inland European settlement in Australia and is the economic centre of Greater Western Sydney. Since 2000, government agencies such as the New South Wales Police Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
