Liverpool Boys High School named Secondary School of the Year
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Liverpool Mayor Wendy Waller has congratulated Liverpool Boys High School on being named Secondary School of the Year – Government at the 2019 Australian Education Awards.
Mayor Waller presented Liverpool Boys High principal Michael Saxon, deputy principal Vince Surace and student leaders Jareef Ahmed and David Phan with a certificate of recognition to mark the achievement.
“It’s such a thrill to see a local school being recognised for its innovation and excellence at a national level,” she said. “We know education is critical to the growth of Liverpool as Sydney’s third CBD – and Liverpool Boys High School is really blazing a trail to the future.
“Liverpool Boys’ introduction of Project Based Learning in 2014 was a real game-changer and since then the school has only enhanced its reputation for education innovation.”
Flexible, personalised learning is key to Liverpool Boys’ success. The school’s programs include the Big Picture Academy in which students are encouraged to pursue their passions and attend internships in areas such as physiotherapy, veterinary studies and media production.
The focus is on equipping students with the skills they will need for the jobs of the future, many of which will be in Liverpool as it thrives alongside Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport and the Aerotropolis.
“This award win by Liverpool Boys High School is further confirmation of Liverpool’s growing reputation as a centre of education excellence,” Mayor Waller said.
“We now have three universities – Western Sydney University, University of Wollongong and the University of NSW – operating in the CBD and they will be joined by an exciting new multiversity alongside the new airport in 2026.
“We are also hopeful that the State Government will choose Liverpool as the logical site of the new selective high school proposed for South West Sydney.
“There is so much to look forward to in Liverpool – and Liverpool Boys High School is a wonderful reminder of what can be achieved when we aim high.”