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Westfields Sports High School
Fortitudo (Latin for "Endurance and Perseverance")
Established	1963
School type	Public, Co-educational, Sport Selective, Day school
Principal	Roger Davis
Location	Fairfield West, New South Wales, Australia
Campus	Suburban
Enrolment	1654 (7-12)
School colours	Blue & Gold
Homepage	www.westfieldsports.nsw.edu.au
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Westfields Sports High School (help·info) (abbreviated as WSHS) is Australia's first sports High school. It is a coeducational school in Fairfield West, Sydney, Australia. With an enrollment of over 1600 students, from Years 7 to 12, Westfields Sports is the second largest school in New South Wales and the largest in the South Western Sydney School Region.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Early History

Since the establishment of the High School in 1963 (which was opened by the honourable Former Prime Minister Edward Gough Whitlam), Westfields Sports has produced many successful and distinguished graduates. Its first year had 300 students, with well known physicists, Denis Evans being one of them. The school achieved moderate success during the 60s to 80s in sports and was on the rise during the late 80s. The Founding Principal, Philip Tucker, had wanted establish Westfields into a school that could provide any sports person who attended a pathway the Australian Institute of Sport, and extend their possibilities past High School level sports competition. The School was then officially declared a Sports school on the 24th of April, 1991. Its motto is Fortitudo - Endurance and Perseverance. In 2008, the International Olympic Committee recognized Westfields Sports for their involvement in producing many Australian Olympians with a special Sport and Youth Trophy.^[1]

[edit] Education

Westfields offers a variety of courses for each of the selective sports students and also the academic localised students who attend the school. The comprehensive lists include over 100 different courses with 10 advanced classes. Subjects offered come from a variety of different KLA's including : Mathematics, English , History, Social Science, Design & Technology, Creative Arts, Language Studies (Japanese, Italian, Spanish), as well as many other extra curricula subjects.

[edit] Sports

Sport is a vital part of Westfields Sports. The school has developed its sporting teams through the coaching available within the school premises and outside of school. Through this, Westfields Sports has built up a reputation as one of the best in the world in High School Level sports and has won many state, national and international championships. A number of sports are undertaken at Westfields Sports, with a number of students representing their sport for the school - some going on to become famous sport stars. The sports are as follows:

* = currently not undertaken at the school

[edit] School Song

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[edit] Facilities

The School sits on a total area of approximately seven hectares. Some facilities include:

A map of Westfields Sports, outlining the positions of each structure around the campus

• Computer Labs
• Specialist Subject Rooms
• Library
• Oval Sporting Area
• Throws Cage
• Synthetic Athletics Track
• Strength and Conditioning Room
• Indoor Sports Stadium
• Sports Medicine and Physiotheraphy Centre
• Cricket Nets
• Dance Studios
• Gymnasium
• Tennis Court
• Hockey Court
• Softball/Baseball Diamond
• Rowing facilities at Chipping Norton Lakes / Sydney International Regatta Centre
• 3 School Buses

[edit] Exchange schemes

Since 1997 there has been an annual student and teacher exchange scheme with Kasukabe High School, from Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan.^[2]

[edit] Notable alumni

Sport

• Harry Kewell - Football - Current Socceroo (Australian National Team) and playing for Galatasaray in the Super Lig, formerly of Liverpool F.C. in the English Premier League.
• Michael Beauchamp - Football - Current Socceroo and playing for Al-Jazira Club in the UAE Football League.
• Jason Culina - Football - Current Socceroo and playing for Gold Coast United in the Hyundai A-League.
• Jacob Burns - Football - Captain of Perth Glory in the Hyundai A-League and current Socceroo.
• Alex Brosque - Football - Plays for Sydney FC in the Australian A-League.
• David Carney - Football - Plays for Sheffield United FC in the English Championship, also current Socceroo.
• Danny Vukovic - Football - Current member of the Australia U23 squad and plays for the Central Coast Mariners in the Australian A-League.
• Trent McClenahan - Football - Current member of the Australia U23 squad and plays for Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical.
• Matthew Jurman - Soccer - Marconi, Australian under 20s, Sydney FC representative.
• John Thornell - Upcoming Long Jumper, competitor of the Commonwealth Games.
• Michael Clarke - Cricket - Current member of the both the Australian Test and One-day International cricket teams. Also current Australian 20/20 captain.
• Amanda Pascoe at the Internet Archive - Won the 800 metres freestyle at the 2003 Telstra Australian Championships propelling her onto the national team for her second World Long Course Championships.
• Dani Samuels - Athletics - 2009 World Champion in the discus throw
• Kelly Golebiowski - Football - Youngest player to represent Australia in a full international.
• Scott Jamieson - Football - Former member of Bolton Wanderers F.C. youth team in England, now with Adelaide United in the A-League.
• Liam Fulton - Rugby League - Plays for Wests Tigers in the Australian NRL, member of the 2005 NRL Telstra Premiership winning team.
• Bryce Gibbs - Rugby League - Plays for Wests Tigers in the Australian NRL.
• Jarryd Hayne - Rugby league - Current Kangaroo (Australian National Rugby Team) and plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. Won the 'Rookie of the Year' award for the 2006 season and Dally M Medal in the 2009 season.
• Eric Grothe Jr. - Rugby League - Plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
• Israel Folau - Rugby League - Current Kangaroo and plays for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Equal top try scorer in his debut season, winning 'Rookie of the Year' in 2007.
• Krisnan Inu - Rugby League - Plays for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
• Mark Minichiello - Rugby League - Plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.
• Luke O'Donnell - Rugby League - Current Kangaroo and State of Origin player for NSW. Plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.
• Dene Halatau - Rugby League - Plays for the West Tigers.
• Jamal Idris - Rugby League - Plays for the Canterbury Bulldogs

Politics and the law

• Joe Tripodi - Politics - Member of the Legislative Assembly, Member for Fairfield, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Ports and Waterways, and Minister for Regulatory Reform and Member of Australian Labor Party.
• Denis Evans - Science - Australian physicist and chemist. He is currently a professor at the Australian National University's Research School of Chemistry.

[edit] See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Westfields Sports High School Homepage
• Westfields Sports High School Westnews Newsletter Page
• NSW Department of Education and Training: Westfields Sports High School
• Westfields receives IOC award