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Fairvale High School

Fairvale High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Fairfield West, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1969, the school caters for approximately 1,500 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education. The school's name is portmanteau of the neighbouring suburbs of Fairfield and Canley Vale.

Campus

[3] The first attempt at building the Binishell in 1974 resulted in disaster when the foundations failed the Binishell and it collapsed in the centre. There were no injuries.[3]

The Canley Vale Tutorial Centre, which serves students who have had difficulty completing their education in a mainstream school, is an annex to the school; however, it is not on the same site, but is near the close by Canley Vale Public School.[2]

Extracurricular activities

Student activities and groups include The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, LEOs Club, Personal Development/Health/Physical Education, Rotary, String Ensemble, Vocal group, Junior and Senior Dance ensembles, Various Rock Bands and Student Representative Council.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ French, Katherine; Sullivan, Kate (2 June 2008). "A matter of principals in some of our schools". Fairfield Champion. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b "NSW Public School Finder - Fairvale High School". NSW Department of Education.
  3. ^ a b Baker, Jordan (15 May 2021). "World's largest collection of bubble buildings is almost gone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Universal Magazines - FAIRVALE HIGH West". School Choice.
  5. ^ Kogoy, Peter (12 July 2007). "Popovic in, Fowler a no show". The Australian. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. ...Popovic his first game in top company with Sydney United in the old NSL as a teenager straight out of Fairvale High School.