Fort Street High School
Fort Street High School (FSHS) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective secondary day school, located in Petersham, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1849, it is the oldest government high school in Australia and, notably, the first school not founded by a religious organisation. Today, it remains a public school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education. As an academically selective secondary school, it draws students from across greater metropolitan Sydney.
ADDRESS
| Coordinates | 33°53′24″S 151°9′10″E
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INFORMATION
| Other name | Fort Street High School, Petersham
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| Former name | Fort Street Model School
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| Motto | Latin: Faber est suae quisque fortunae
(Each person is the maker of their own fortune) |
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| Established | 1849
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| Sister school | Suginami Sogo High School, Tokyo, Japan
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| School code | 8504
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| Color | Maroon and white
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| Alumni | Fortians
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STAFF
| Principal | Juliette McMurray
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| Staff | 13 (non-teaching)
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| Teaching staff | 62
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STUDENTS
| Enrollment | 927 (2017)
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