Ashfield Boys High School

This article is about the school in Sydney, Australia. For the school in Belfast, Northern Ireland, see Ashfield Boys' High School.

Ashfield, Boys' High School
Location
Ashfield, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°53′22″S 151°7′45″E / 33.88944°S 151.12917°E / -33.88944; 151.12917Coordinates: 33°53′22″S 151°7′45″E / 33.88944°S 151.12917°E / -33.88944; 151.12917
Information
Type	Public, Secondary, Single-sex, Day school
Motto	Here We Decide
Established	1962
Principal	Dwayne Hopwood
Campus	Suburban
Website	www.ashfieldbo-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Ashfield Boys' High School is a public secondary school for boys in Ashfield, an Inner West suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It can be found on Liverpool Road, just off Parramatta Road.

History

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.

Notable alumni

Graeme Innes AM – Human Rights Commissioner and Commissioner Responsible for Disability Discrimination for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission^[1]
Dirk Wellham – Former Australian cricketer and NSW captain
Malcolm Young – Rhythm guitarist for the Australian rock band AC/DC.^[2]
Angus Young – Lead guitarist for Australian rock band AC/DC, known for wearing the Ashfield Boys High School uniform on stage^[3]
Craig Alexander – Three times Hawaiian Ironman World Champion (2008, 2009 & 2011)^[4]
Salesi Ma'afu - Current professional Super Rugby player and former Wallaby.

Royal Visit

On the 4th of November 2014 His Royal Highness Prince Edward Earl of Wessex visited Ashfield Boys High School. The visit was to mark the 50th anniversary of the Duke of Endinbrough International Award in Australia. The Prince represented his father Phillip Duke of Endinbrough.

The Prince meet with different students from eight different Sydney inner west schools.

References

↑ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "INNES Graeme". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Identity, Colourful Sydney. "Angus & Malcolm Young". TimeOut Sydney. TimeOut. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
↑ Cashmere, Paul. "AC/DC - The Undercover Interview". Undercover: Your daily music fix. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
↑ Alexander, Craig. "Craig Alexander". Linkedin. Linkedin. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

External links

High schools in the Sydney region

Botany Bay Network	Randwick Boys HS Randwick Girls HS Matraville Sports HS South Sydney HS

Georges River Network	Blakehurst HS Georges River College (with Oatley Senior Campus Hurstville Boys Campus Peakhurst Campus Penshurst Girls Campus) James Cook Boys Tech. HS Kogarah HS Moorefield Girls HS St George Girls HS Sydney Tech. HS

Inner City Network	Alexandria Park Community School Dulwich HS of Visual Arts and Design Newtown HS of the Performing Arts Tempe HS

Inner West Network	Ashfield Boys HS Burwood Girls HS Canterbury Boys HS Canterbury Girls HS Kingsgrove North HS

Port Hacking Network	Cronulla HS Kirrawee HS Endeavour Sports HS Port Hacking HS Sylvania HS Woolooware HS

Port Jackson Network	Conservatorium Sydney Boys HS Sydney Girls HS Sydney Secondary College (with Balmain Campus Blackwattle Bay Campus Leichhardt Campus)

Woronora River Network	Engadine HS Heathcote HS The Jannali HS Lucas Heights Community School Menai HS

Network 8	Fort Street HS Gymea HS JJ Cahill Memorial HS Kingsgrove HS Marrickville HS Rose Bay SC

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