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St Ives High School is a

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government high school located in

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on the

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. Approximately 1300 students are enrolled at the school each year. The school has spacious grounds with a 2 small sports fields. Apart from the immediate local area of St Ives, the school's intake area extends through Hornsby to north of Mount Colah.

Brief history

The building development of the school began in 1963. Prior to the development, the school had an enrolment of 150 students. Due to the incomplete construction, these students were transferred to

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. They were segregated from the other students at their respective foster schools as they had their own uniform and classes. When the construction finally finished in 1964, students were able to start classes at their own school. However, the infrastructure of the school was still unfinished. The students and staff had neither electricity nor gas and the windows were unglazed. As of 2018, the Australian government is planning to refurbish the school's art department and the construction of a new sport hall.

Notable alumni

* Megan Connolly, actor * Chris Foy, actor *

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, writer * Jim Jefferies, Australian comedian *

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Candy Raymond Candida Raymond (born 1950) is an Australian actress of film and television during the 1970s and early 1980s. She attended St Ives High School in Sydney. Professional career As a teenager she played small guest roles in Australian televisio ...

, actor * David Sinclair, biologist *

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, former Chief Health Officer

References

External links

St Ives High School's website

St Ives High School's webpage at NSW Department of Education and Training's website
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