St Johns Park High School


St Johns Park High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located on Mimosa Road in, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1978, the school caters to approximately 900 students from Year 7 to Year 12, many of whom come from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the principal is Effie Niarchos.

Overview

In 2005, the senior students' HSC results were impressive, when 26 students achieved a score of either ninety or above out of one hundred in over forty-four subjects. Subsequently, St Johns Park High School came second on the list of top HSC scoring schools in the area of Fairfield City, following first place Sefton High School, who have been unofficially disregarded for being a selective school.
St Johns Park High School, among its fellow high schools, is known for its strict uniform. Michael Juchau, St Johns Park High School's principal for ten years, was adamant in taking pride in the St Johns' uniform, Ms. French, St Johns Park's second principal did not disappoint and even the newest principal Effie Niarchos, being one of the leaders of the Canberra uniform movement. St Johns Park High School also has a tremendous reputation within the district, which has developed over a number of years for providing outstanding levels of educational services.
In early 2008 the school announced that a new motto: Safe Respectful Learners would also be used alongside the original motto, Know First Yourself. Banners with the new motto present on them can be seen around school grounds. However many students dislike the new motto and feel that the original motto is more honourable.

Achievements

St Johns Park High School has dominated in the sport of table tennis in the NSW State for fifteen years led by their coach D Ho. Not only have they gained success in the state level but also at the National level, taking out the Australian Schools Open Boys title and also the Australia Schools Intermediate Girls title. This was a tremendous achievement and table tennis is highly regarded by the students at the school.

Curriculum

The school faculties include: agriculture, art, English, history, design and technology, industrial arts, language, mathematics, PD/ Health/ PE, science, music, social science, and special education.

Notable alumni