Heathcote High School, established in 1960, is set in grounds near the

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on the southern side of Sydney, Australia. It is a Government comprehensive co-educational

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Parliamentary mentions

Geoff Dodds

In a debate in the

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, on 9 October 2006, Danna Vale MP praised several high school principals including Geoff Dodds of Heathcote High saying "I was privileged to be invited to a year 12 graduation assembly and, once again, was stirred by the thoughtful words of the principal’s Geoff Dodds final address to the students."

Bravery award

A certificate of commendation for bravery was awarded by the

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to teacher Greg Moon, with the commendation stating as follows:

"Mr Moon was leading an expedition of 10 students along the Dufars river when assistant instructor Gemima Robey slipped and fell into the water at a dangerous bend. With no thought for his own safety, Mr Moon rescued Ms Robey from the river and immediately attempted to resuscitate her. Throughout this, Greg continued to manage the students who were under his care and becoming increasingly distressed."

Sporting success

In 2007, Year 12 Student Jacob Tito won the Pierre De Coubertin Award in recognition for his bravery in the sporting department. He was a contributor to sports such as swimming, athletics, touch football, Australian rules football and cross-country running (in which he was school champion, in age group, from 2005 to 2007 - Yr. 10 to Yr.12. The Pierre de Coubertin Award is nominated to those high school students across Australia, via the

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. In 2019, Heathcote High School won the University Shield knock out rugby competition. Craig Holmes coached the team to victory, winning the grand final 56-12 against Bass High School.

Notable alumni

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racing driver, Supercars 1998–2011. Won the 2000 Bathurst 1000 driving with

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athlete;

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Paralympian * Ella NelsonOlympian, Professional Track athlete. 4 time National 200m champion. Competed at 2016 Olympics, 2015 and 2017 World Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games *

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'Physical Scientist of the Year' 2002 and Professor of Applied Physics,

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athletes; nine-times Australian champion in athletics, represented Australia at two Olympic Games and two Commonwealth Games and won Silver in 1978 Commonwealth Games Decathlon, then became an athletics commentator for ABC Radio

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politician; Leader of Opposition (Liberal Party) between 2009 and 2014, South Australian Parliament *

Aaron Calver Aaron Robert Calver (born 12 January 1996) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a defender for Gwangju FC. Early life Calver attended Heathcote High School in southern Sydney. Career On 30 December 2012, Calv ...

professional footballer. Plays as a defender for

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in South Korea. * Samantha Bremner ńee Hammond. Women's rugby league star. Fullback for the Australian Jillaroos, NSW and St.george Illawarra Dragons in the women's competition. Has also represented Australia in touch football. * April Brandley ńee Letton. Australian netball player. Defence player for Australian Diamonds and Collingwood in Suncorp Super Netball. *

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. Australian Cricketer. Bowler for the Sydney Sixers. Capped by Australia in T20 format. * Brandon Loupos. Australian Freestyle BMX Rider. X Games Gold Medal for BMX Dirt in 2018.

References

External links

Official site
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