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Macquarie Fields High School
Macquarie Fields High School (abbreviated as MFHS) is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Macquarie Fields, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1981, Macquarie Fields High School caters for approximately 1,000 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school is administered by the New South Wales Department of Education and has two avenues for admission and runs two streams of classes: "Selective", in which students are accepted after sitting a statewide competitive entrance examination, and "Community", in which students are allowed to reside in the local community. History The school began operating at the current site in 1981. It was originally set up as a temporary school in demountable accommodation, to provide for the growing number of students between James Meehan High School and Ingleburn High School during the 1980s. The parents fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Australia
Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (University, universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (Registered Training Organisations). Regulation and funding of education is primarily the responsibility of the States and territories of Australia, States and territories; however, the Australian Government also plays a funding role. Education in Australia is compulsory between the ages of four, five, or six and fifteen, sixteen or seventeen, depending on the state or territory and the date of birth. For primary and secondary education, government schools educate approximately 60 per cent of Australian students, with approximately 40 per cent in non-government schools. At the tertiary level, the majority of List of universities in Australia, Australia's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingleburn High School
Ingleburn High School is a government-funded comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in Ingleburn, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Overview The school follows the New South Wales Education Standards Authority curriculum, which is provided to all schools in NSW. The School's motto is "Your School, Your Future". In 2008, the school consisted of 63.6 teaching staff and approximately 880 students. Of the year 7 cohort, 2007, 50% met national numeracy benchmarks. The 2009 year 9 cohort ranked below or substantially below both similar schools and all Australian schools in all performance areas (reading, writing, grammar & punctuation and numeracy) except for spelling in which the cohort performed close to similar and all Australian schools. For 2009, Ingleburn High School was ranked 455 out of 555 NSW secondary schools by ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', placing it in the bottom 20% of schools for which data was available. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Government Schools In New South Wales
{{Use Australian English, date=June 2020 The New South Wales Department of Education is a department of the Government of New South Wales. In addition to other responsibilities, it operates primary and secondary schools throughout the state. * List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F * List of government schools in New South Wales: G–P * List of government schools in New South Wales: Q–Z See also * List of schools in Australia Below is a list of lists of schools in Australia: By type * List of government schools in Australia * List of non-government schools in Australia ** List of religious schools in Australia *** List of Christian schools in Australia **** List ... G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L-FRESH The Lion
Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal (born 12 October 1988), better known as L-FRESH The LION is a hip hop artist and producer from Sydney, Australia. The acronym F.R.E.S.H. stands for Forever Rising Exceeding Sudden Hardships, while the L and LION refer to his middle name, Singh, which is given to Sikh men. He has been described as one of Australia's most important rappers. Born in the city of Liverpool in Sydney's South West, L-FRESH The LION caught the attention of his peers and the Australian music scene when he supported Nas during the hip hop icon's first headline tour of Australia in 2009. He released his debut album, ''One'', in 2014, before signing a record deal with one of Australia's leading independent record labels, Elefant Traks, in early 2015. His follow up album, ''Become'' (2016), earned him wider industry accolades including an ARIA nomination for Best Urban Album. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, L-FRESH The LION released his critically acclaimed third albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JJCC
JJCC (pronounced J-J-C-C; Hangul: 제이제이씨씨) is a five-member South Korean hip hop boy band formed under the management of Jackie Chan Group Korea."Jackie Chan’s K-Pop Group, JJCC (Double JC), Unveils All Five Members" ''Soompi''. Retrieved 2014-03-23. The group debuted on March 20, 2014, with five members: E.co, Eddy, SimBa, San-Cheong and Prince Mak who performed live on MNet M Countdown. Their debut single entitled ''At First'' was then released on March 24. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Mak
JJCC (pronounced J-J-C-C; Hangul: 제이제이씨씨) is a five-member South Korean hip hop boy band formed under the management of Jackie Chan Group Korea."Jackie Chan’s K-Pop Group, JJCC (Double JC), Unveils All Five Members" ''Soompi''. Retrieved 2014-03-23. The group debuted on March 20, 2014, with five members: E.co, Eddy, SimBa, San-Cheong and Prince Mak who performed live on MNet M Countdown. Their debut single entitled ''At First'' was then released on March 24. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shayne McMenemy
Shayne McMenemy (born 19 July 1975) is a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played as a back rower in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football in Australia for the Western Suburbs Magpies and WA Reds, and in England for the Rochdale Hornets, Oldham ( Heritage № 1109), Halifax and Hull FC. Early years McMenemy was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He attended Macquarie Fields High School in his early years, before attending St Gregory's College, Campbelltown. Playing career Australia A Macquarie Fields Hawks Junior, McMenemy made his first grade début in 1997 against the Balmain Tigers. The Magpies won the game against a Balmain Tigers team including Ellery Hanley and Paul Sironen. McMenemy signed a scholarship at 14 and went on to play Harold Mathews, SG Ball, Jersey Flegg, Presidents Cup, Reserve Grade and first grade. McMenemy début in the Tommy Raudonikis era in the late 1990s. McMenemy mostly played for the Magpies. A bad elbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Emerton
Brett Michael Emerton (born 22 February 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played for Sydney Olympic, Sydney FC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blackburn Rovers and the Australia national team. Able to play as a wide midfielder or defender, Emerton was known for his "speed, ball control and creativity." Club career Early career Growing up in Macquarie Fields, Emerton first played for Gunners Soccer Club at Bensley Road as a five-year-old. He was nicknamed "the greyhound". During the following years he played for the Macarthur Rams. Sydney Olympic Emerton was a product of the Australian Institute of Sport and started his career with Sydney Olympic in the National Soccer League in August 1996. During his stay at the club he impressed widely with his pace and stamina, as much as his play with the ball. After making 94 appearances and scoring 16 goals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael De Vere
Michael De Vere (born 11 December 1976 in Caringbah, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He represented Australia in four tests and New South Wales in five State of Origin matches. A goal-kicking outside back who could play or and also a skilful goal-kicker who ended his career having kicked at 76.62%, De Vere played club football for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, with whom he won the 1997, 1998 and 2000 premierships. He later played with English club the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, reaching the 2006 Challenge Cup final. In 2009, he instigated a comeback with the Brisbane Broncos, which only lasted one game before he retired. Playing career A product of Campbelltown Warriors junior rugby league club, De Vere spent a year playing with the Appin Dogs in the Group 6 Junior League, before being graded with the St. George Dragons in 1995, although he never played first grade for the Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby League
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112–122 metres (122 to 133 yards) long with H shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union. It originated in 1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire as the result of a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players.Tony Collins, ''Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain'' (2006), p.3 The rules of the game governed by the new Northern Rugby Football Union progressively changed from those of the RFU with the specific aim of producing a faster and more entertaining game to appeal to spectators, on whose income the new organisation and its members depended. Due to its high-velocity contact, cardio-based endurance and minimal use of body protection, rugby league i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Dwyer
Simon Dwyer (born 12 January 1989) is an Australian former professional Rugby league footballer, he played for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). He primarily played in the back-row. He was described as, " one of the brightest prospects in the game" before a career-ending injury in 2011. Playing career Hailing from Macquarie Fields, Dwyer played junior football with the Ingleburn Bulldogs and Western Suburbs. Before his debut Royce Simmons described him as, "a big, strong back-rower, who plays on the right edge and hits a good line, has a good offload..." Impressing coach Tim Sheens with his two appearances in 2009, Dwyer was named in the first-grade squad for 2010. He was a regular in the first grade team in the second half of 2010, mostly starting on the bench. He was named the club's rookie of the year at the end of the season, and noted as "one of the most improved players in the NRL in 2010." Before the end of the year, he signed a contract extensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson Annan
Alyson Regina Annan (born 12 June 1973) is an Australian field hockey coach and retired field hockey player, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 166 goals. Until January 2022, Annan was the head coach of the Netherlands women's national field hockey team; she led the team to a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil and a gold medal at 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as well as gold medals at the 2017 and the 2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in The Netherlands. During 2013 Annan gained the prestigious award of becoming a member of Sport Australia Hall of Fame.She is currently head coach of the China Women's National team. Biography Annan was born on 12 June 1973 in Wentworthville, New South Wales. She was voted the ''Best Female Hockey Player in the World'' in 1999. In the following year, she led the Australian team to gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She subsequently retired from internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
