St Marys Senior High School

School in Australia

St Marys Senior High School

Location

St Marys, Western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia

Coordinates| 33°45′48″S 150°46′12″E﻿ / ﻿33.76333°S 150.77000°E﻿ / -33.76333; 150.77000
Information
Type| Government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive post-compulsory secondary day school
Motto| Latin: Mente Manuque
(With Mind & Hand)
Established| 1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Educational authority| New South Wales Department of Education
Principal| Sally Smithard
Years| 11–12
Enrolment| ~900[1] (2008)
Campus| Suburban
Colour(s)| Green, white, yellow, grey and black

Website| stmaryssen-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

St Marys Senior High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive post-compulsory secondary day school, located in St Marys, a suburb in western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1989, the school is the first New South Wales Department of Education senior high school and currently caters for approximately 900 students in Year 11 and Year 12.

## History

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The school opened in 1989.[2]

In 2008, a St Marys Senior High School student was awarded first place in the Society and Culture HSC exam.[3] In the 2008 HSC exams, St Marys Senior High School had 5 students achieve recognition on the Board of Studies All Rounders List.[3]

In 2022, news broke out about George Danakis, a 44 year old man from Blacktown who was caught on St Marys Senior High School's CCTV to be having sexual intercourse with sheep, cows and goats throughout multiple nights in the school's barn. He was later arrested and is currently serving a potential 2 year and 4 month prison sentence. His charges include break and enter, possession of an unauthorised firearm and three counts of bestiality. He will be eligible for release on September 14th, 2024.[4]

## Notable alumni

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* Rebecca Lee - race walker and Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics[5]
* Paige Hadley – netballer[6]
* Grentperez – Filipino-Australian musician[7]

## See also

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* Schools portal
* New South Wales portal

* List of government schools in New South Wales
* List of selective high schools in New South Wales

## References

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1. ^ "NSW Schools". Retrieved 21 February 2008.
2. ^ "St Marys Senior High School". @NSWDepartmentofEducation. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
3. ^ a b "First Place in Course List: 2008 Higher School Certificate". Retrieved 23 December 2008.
4. ^ Muscat, Makayla (25 July 2023). "Man jailed after disgusting acts caught on camera". The Western Weekender. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
5. ^ "London 2012 – Rebecca Lee Athlete Profile". Retrieved 4 August 2012.
6. ^ "Paige Hadley". Ignite Sports. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
7. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

## External links

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* St Marys Senior High School website

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| Bungarribee|

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Carlingford|

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Girraween|

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Gordon|

* Aurora College
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* Saturday School of Community Languages
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Hornsby|

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Penrith|

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Pittwater|

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* Pittwater

Quakers Hills|

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Ryde|

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The Forest|

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The Hills|

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* Model Farms

The Ponds|

* Kellyville
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* The Ponds

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| Auburn|

* Auburn Girls
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Bankstown|

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Chipping Norton|

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Chullora|

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Iron Cove|

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Kogarah|

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Marrickville|

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Port Hacking|

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Port Jackson|

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Strathfield|

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