Concord High School (Sydney)

Concord High School is a co-educational high school located in the Sydney suburb of Concord (New South Wales, Australia). Infrastructure There was a foreshadowed upgrade of the school in the 2024-25 education budget's $3.6 billion for new and upgraded schools in Western Sydney. The upgrade included the demolition of the school's old school hall, canteen (Block E), and sports courts, whilst creating a number of new buildings were added Stanley Street. The changes included 40 new permanent classrooms across three new buildings, including 32 new standard classrooms, a new support learning unit with 3 classrooms, a new front facing administration and staff facilities, a new school hall, and a relocated library administration. History The school was opened in January 1980. It celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006. Staff In 2009, the school had a teaching staff of 60, with an ancillary non-teaching staff of 10. As of 2025, the school has a teaching staff of 83 (87.9 Full-time equivalent) and a non-teaching staff of 22 (14.8 Full-time equivalent) Past principals have included: † - Jacqueline Koob was the relieving principal from term 2 of 2017 onwards, after Jacqueline Koob went on extended leave for the remainder of the year pending her eventual retirement. Koob officially retired in March 2018. Before Jacqueline Koob, for the first part of the century, Don Stojanovic was the principal. Students Enrollment The planned school population in 2022 was 1,360. The recent trends in student enrollments (August figures) at this school have been: Multiculturalism The recent trends in multicultural composition been: Curriculum Languages The school teaches the following languages: Chinese, French, Italian, and Japanese. Sports Houses The school's five sports houses are named after bays of the Parramatta River: Sports Sports practiced at the school include: Athletics cross-country soccer cricket tennis hockey touch football rugby union basketball netball softball Grade sports compete in the Northern Suburbs zone and Sydney North region. Students also have the opportunity to participate in state-wide knockouts including: soccer softball netball gymnastics diving recreational sport rugby union Venues The school is widely associated with sport. It is located near St. Lukes Oval, a multipurpose sporting ground with a 400m grass track, Five Dock Leisure Centre and Gym, Cintra Netball and Tennis Courts and Concord Football Oval. BASS Its BASS (Before and After School Sports) Program offers a wide variety of sporting activities before and after school hours, conducted by qualified specialist coaches, including: Before school Strength and Fitness Futsal (Years 7–11) Table tennis After school Basketball Tennis Soccer Volleyball Badminton Touch football Extra-curricular activities Extra-curricular activities provided by, and through, the school, include: After Hours Tutoring Art Club Chess Club Debating/Public Speaking Club Drama Club Enviro Club Instrumental Ensembles Maths Club Men's Club Numeracy Club Peer Support Robotics Club Student Leadership Students' representative council (SRC) Student Volunteering Awards Symphonia Jubilate Women's Sports Club Women's Support Group Music The school has a String Ensemble, Concert Band, Stage Band, and a Choir. Uniform policy The standard of uniforms is regulated by the school uniform policy, with long-standing standards for the male uniform, female uniform, unisex sport uniform and general accessories, such as jewellery and make-up. The standards for a gender-neutral version of the uniform were first included in 2024. Controversially, in 2014, a year-12 student, Jacqueline Koobat, who had dyed her hair pink was advise not to participate in the school photograph and then prohibited from attending the HSC English study day, as her hair colour was said to contravene the school's uniform policy at that time. The provision requiring "Hair to be a natural shade" became part of the school's uniform policy (16 June 2014) after this incident occurred, a provision which was repealed for the 2017 uniform policy. Critical reception The school obtained 84 out of 100 from School in Australia. See also Education in New South Wales New South Wales Education Standards Authority Lists of schools in New South Wales List of government schools in New South Wales Education in Australia Lists of schools in Australia References External links Concord High School City of Canada Bay New South Wales Department of Education Australian Department of Education