Hills Sports High School
The Hills Sports High School,
as viewed from the front gate c. 2006
Location
Best Road, Seven Hills,
Western Sydney. New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°46′56″S 150°56′20″E / 33.782185°S 150.938828°E / -33.782185; 150.938828
Information
Other nameThe Hills Sports High School
Former names
  • Seven Hills South High School
  • Grantham High School
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school
MottoStrive for Success
Established1966 (1966)
(as Seven Hills South High School)
School districtThe Hills; Metropolitan North
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
SpecialistSports school
PrincipalAmanda Di Carli
Years7–12
Enrolment930 (2018[1])
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Sky blue, maroon, dark blue, and white     
AffiliationNSW Sports High Schools Association
Websitehillssport-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Hills Sports High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school, with speciality in sports, located on Best Road, Seven Hills, in the 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 Year 7 to Year 12.[1] The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the 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 athletics, Australian rules football, baseball, boxing, cricket, golf, netball, rugby league, rugby union, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and wrestling. In addition, regular sports include Cross-country running, touch football, hockey, volleyball.[1]

Notable alumni

Rugby League/Union Players

Cricketers

Soccer Players

Other

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Hills Sports High School". School Choice. Universal Magazines. 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "High Performance Schools". School programs. Cricket NSW. 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Talented Sports - The Hills Sports High School". hillssport-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Gabor, Martin (27 September 2016). "Young Panther's Dream Season". NRL News. New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Dylan Brown - New Zealand Rugby League". 24 July 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Kaufusi a Sharks signing for 2023". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mahalia Murphy | Player Profile | Buildcorp Wallaroos". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Pauline Piliae-Rasabale | Player Profile | Buildcorp Wallaroos". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Younger, bigger brother of Will Skelton signs with Chiefs". Yahoo Finance. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. 1 2 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.
  13. ↑ "Paige Hadley". Ignite Sports. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. 1 2 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.|
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Nash, Jessika. "Graduation, class of 22 🥰". Instagram. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  17. ↑ 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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