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Ashfield Boys High School
Location
117 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, Inner Western Sydney Australia
Coordinates	33°53′22″S 151°7′45″E / 33.88944°S 151.12917°E / -33.88944; 151.12917
Information
Type	Government-funded comprehensive single-sex secondary day school
Motto	Here We Decide
Established	1962; 62 years ago (1962)
School district	Canterbury; Regional South
Educational authority	New South Wales Department of Education
Oversight	NSW Education Standards Authority
Principal	Dwayne Hopwood
Teaching staff	55.5 FTE (2023)
Years	Year 7–12
Gender	Boys
Enrolment	771 (2023)
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	Grey, black and white
Website	ashfieldbo-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Ashfield Boys High School is a government-funded comprehensive single-sex secondary school for boys, located on Liverpool Road, in Ashfield, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1962, the school had 771 enrollments in 2023, of whom two percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 64 percent as being from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education in accordance with a curriculum developed by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority; the principal is Dwayne Hopwood. The High school had two names before Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield Superior School and Ashfield Superior Technical School.

History

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Part of the school land area was once used by the Australian Army. The land (gym and sheds) have since been acquired by the school and the site rebuilt.

The Drill Hall was built in the 1800s and was home to the local citizen militia and other volunteer military units. In 1913 the land was acquired by the Department of Defence as the Ashfield Corps continued to grow. In 1915 it was the second to last stop for the Gilgandra Rifle Club on their Cooee March before 240 men were sent to war. In 1939 the Army sheds were built to house armoured vehicles (25 in total). The last company to be stationed at the depot were the 3 Company Royal Australian Army Service Corps Infantry Division, leaving in the 1960s.

Royal visit

On 4 November 2014, His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, then The Earl of Wessex, visited Ashfield Boys High School. The visit was to mark the 50th anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Australia. The Prince met with students from eight Sydney inner west schools.

Notable alumni

• Craig Alexander – ironman; three-times Hawaiian Ironman world champion (2008, 2009 & 2011)
• Graeme Innes AM – Commissioner responsible for disability discrimination for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
• Keaon Koloamatangi – South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league player
• Salesi Ma'afu – rugby union player; played with the Wallabies
• Daniel Neurath – musician (Sticky Fingers)
• Dirk Wellham – cricketer; played with the Australia cricket team and captained the NSW cricket team
• Angus Young – lead guitarist for Australian rock band AC/DC, known for wearing the Ashfield Boys High School uniform on stage
• Malcolm Young – former rhythm guitarist for the Australian rock band AC/DC
• Allan Alaalatoa - Rugby Union player; played and captained for the Wallabies

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales: A–F
• Education in Australia

References

1. "Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
2. "Master dataset: NSW government school locations and student enrolment numbers". NSW Education Data Hub. NSW Department of Education. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
3. "Students meet 'down to earth' prince". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
4. Alexander, Craig. "Craig Alexander". Linkedin. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
5. Pearce, Suzannah, ed. (1 November 2006). "INNES Graeme". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
6. "Principal's Report" (PDF). #ASHTAG. 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
7. "Ratu Salesi Liueli Ma'afu | Player Profile | Classic Wallabies". classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
8. Groom, Nelson (2023). Belly of the Beast: On the Road With Sticky Fingers. Marrickville, NSW: Westway Collective. pp. 81, 147. ISBN 978-0-646-86635-2.
9. "Dirk Wellham – help others perform well". stumptostump.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
10. Cashmere, Paul. "AC/DC – The Undercover Interview". Undercover: Your daily music fix. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
11. Identity, Colourful Sydney. "Angus & Malcolm Young". TimeOut Sydney. TimeOut. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
12. "Allan Alaalatoa | Player Profile | Wallabies Rugby". wallabies.rugby. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

External links

• Official website

• Public high schools in Sydney
• Boys' schools in New South Wales
• Educational institutions established in 1962
• 1962 establishments in Australia
• Ashfield, New South Wales
• Inner West