Picnic Point High School

Picnic Point High School is a government high school located in the suburb of Picnic Point, New South Wales, Australia.

Picnic Point High School
Address
61 Kennedy Street Picnic Point , New South Wales , 2213 Australia
Coordinates	33.9648°S 151.0095°E / -33.9648; 151.0095
Information
School type	High school
Motto	Knowledge is Life
Established	1962
Principal	Sharon Byron
Staff	Approx. 85
Enrolment	Approx. 1000
Colour(s)	Green and gold
Website	picnicpt-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

The school has approximately 1000 students in Years 7 to 12. It prepares students for the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in Year 12, and the Record of School Achievement for those students who leave school before attaining the HSC. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday, 31 March 2012.

Notable alumni

• Jack Bennett – cyclist; Australian and Oceania track cycling champion[1]
• Rod Bower – cricketer; represented NSW and Tasmania[2]
• Lachlan Burr – rugby league player; played with the Australia Schoolboy rugby league team[3]
• Blake Guthrie – Australian rules footballer; Sydney Swans scholarship player[4]
• Jarrad Hickey – rugby league player; played with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
• Gary Humphrys – corporate executive
• Dan Jones – radio personality at 104.7 (Canberra)[5]
• Peter Jones – Australian naval officer; Vice-Admiral[6]
• Cameron Phelps – rugby league player with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Wigan Warriors[7]
• Shaun Rennie – actor and singer; international lead role in Cats[8]
• Peter Smith – rugby league player with Canterbury-Bankstown, South Sydney and Gold Coast[9]
• Glen Steed – RAAF pilot and youngest-ever peacetime Air Commodore[10]
• Ray Strudwick – rugby league player with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Eastern Suburbs Roosters and Parramatta Eels[11]

Notable current and former staff

• Alan Ashton – member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1999–2011)[12]
• Ted Glossop – coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs rugby league team[13]
• John Murray – Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly[14]
• Geoff Smith – Australian decathlon champion[15]

References

1. Klein, Nathan (24 March 2009). "In pursuit of a dream". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
2. "Rod Bower | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
3. Martins, Bianca (26 July 2010). "Under-20s Bulldogs second-rower Lachlan Burr selected to tour Europe". Canterbury-Bankstown Express. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
4. Dale, Amy (11 July 2008). "Swans Young Talent Time". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
5. "Dan". 1047. 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
6. "Peter Jones". www.facebook.com.
7. "Picnic Point High School" (PDF). December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
8. "Shaun Rennie". encore.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au. 1999. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
9. "Peter Smith - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 25 November 1958. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
10. "Air Commodore (Ret'd) Glen Steed" (PDF). smi-online.co.uk.
11. "Ray Strudwick". rugbyleagueproject.org.
12. "Mr Alan John Ashton (1951- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
13. "Picnic Point's new principal definitely of Bulldog breed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 January 1979. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
14. "The Hon. John Henry Murray". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
15. Webster, Jim (27 March 1968). "Decathlon record falls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

Further reading

• Morgan, Guy (19 May 1983). "The changing attitudes of a stranger in a strange land". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2012.