Sefton High School is a government-funded

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dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive

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, located in Sefton, a suburb in

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, Australia. Established in 1962, the school caters for approximately 1,100, students from

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and is operated by the

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Overview

Sefton High School is involved in extracurricular activities including sport, the vocal group, debating and history debating. Recreational sports offered throughout the year incorporate: yoga, theatre sports, soccer, volleyball, basketball, bocce-lawn bowls, ten pin bowling, chess, mini-tennis, table tennis, lawn tennis, dance and swimming. In the lower four grades (Years 7 through to 10), approximately half of the students are selected by an entrance examination (selective) while the other half are accepted by virtue of local residency (community). However, in Years 11 and 12, the two streams are not differentiated.

History

Sefton High School received its first students on 30 January 1961. It was at first planned as "Chester Hill High School". The plan was changed, however, and eventually a separate school was established in the nearby suburb of Chester Hill now called

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Campus

The school grounds cover almost an entire block along Hector Street. In addition, there is a hall/gymnasium, an industrial arts building, a canteen and six major classroom blocks alphabetically named from A to G. In 2005, a new building was opened (C Block). It contains a library which includes four classrooms, a computer area, a studying area, a computer room and a multi-media room and an administration area.

Notable alumni

* Mahnaz Angury – ABC journalist * Professor

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References

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Overview

History

Campus

Notable alumni

See also

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