Hills Sports High School
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Colour(s) | Sky blue, maroon, dark blue, and white |
Affiliation | NSW Sports High Schools Association |
Website | hillssport-h |
Hills Sports High School is a
western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school is located approximately 900 metres (3,000 ft) from Seven Hills railway station
.
Established in 1966 as Seven Hills South High School, the school caters to approximately 930 students from
principal
is Amanda De Carli.
In addition to delivering a comprehensive education, the school has a Talented Sports Program for selected sports and achieved the status of being a selective sports school in 2002. The Hills Sports High School is a member of the NSW Sports High Schools Association.[2]
Talented Sports Program
The Hills Sports High School offers a Talented Sports Program (TSP) designed to provide high-achieving students who go through a trial program.[3]
The sports offered by the school include
Notable alumni
Rugby League/Union Players
- Samoa[4]
- Dylan Brown – rugby league player[6]
- Kangaroos and New South Wales[7]
- Oregon Kaufusi – rugby league player[8]
- Mahalia Murphy – rugby league and rugby union player[9]
- Pauline Piliae-Rasabale – rugby union player[10]
- Cameron Skelton – rugby union player[11]
- Will Skelton – rugby union player; current Australian rugby union captain[11]
Cricketers
- Jake Doran – cricketer; played for Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes and Australia under-19s; previously played for the New South Wales Blues[12]
- Luke Doran – cricketer; played for the Sydney Sixers and the New South Wales Blues[12]
- Paige Hadley – netballer[13]
Soccer Players
- Chloe Logarzo – soccer player; played with the Matildas, Washington Spirit and Sydney FC[14]
- Kyah Simon – soccer player; played with the Matildas[15]
- Jessika Nash – soccer player; played with the Matildas[16]
Other
- Matt Moran – celebrity chef[17]
- Brandon Starc – high jumper; represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics[14]
See also
- List of government schools in New South Wales
- Selective school (New South Wales)
- Education in Australia
References
- ^ a b c d "The Hills Sports High School". School Choice. Universal Magazines. 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "High Performance Schools". School programs. Cricket NSW. 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Talented Sports - The Hills Sports High School". hillssport-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Gabor, Martin (27 September 2016). "Young Panther's Dream Season". NRL News. New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Dylan Brown - New Zealand Rugby League". 24 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Chammas, Michael (11 March 2015). "Why Penrith Panthers rookie Reagan Campbell-Gillard didn't play league for seven years". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Kaufusi a Sharks signing for 2023". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Mahalia Murphy | Player Profile | Buildcorp Wallaroos". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | Player Profile | Buildcorp Wallaroos". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Younger, bigger brother of Will Skelton signs with Chiefs". Yahoo Finance. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b Gladstone, Nigel (7 October 2014). "Australian rep cricketer Jake Doran juggles sports commitments with HSC at Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills". Blacktown Advocate. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Paige Hadley". Ignite Sports. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b Khan, Azal; Machado, Lawrence (3 August 2016). "Hills Sports High Seven Hills' Brandon Starc and Chloe Logarzo become Olympians". Blacktown Advocate. Retrieved 7 July 2019.|
- ^ Houghton, Nick (30 June 2015). "Matildas pair Alen Stajcic and Kyah Simon inspire next crop of stars at Hills Sports High Seven Hills". Blacktown Advocate. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Nash, Jessika. "Graduation, class of 22 🥰". Instagram. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Oxford, Jessica (21 July 2015). "Matt Moran's path from Seven Hills to celebrated chef". Blacktown Advocate. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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