Sydney Boys High School

Visit Sydney Boys High School

Prospectus

Want to know what an education at Sydney Boys High can offer you?

• High offers a rigorous, responsive, choice-based curriculum designed for gifted boys.
• High is public, secular, egalitarian and multicultural
• High applies purposeful grouping practices to put able students with special learning and interests needs together.
• Curriculum compacting or telescoping, and structured acceleration are features of High’s Talent Development Policy
• High has programs to enhance wellbeing and student welfare, resourced by the Department of Education and Alumni of High
• Sydney High is organised as two discrete schools to facilitate greater engagement by staff with individual students.
• High encourages individuals and teams to take on challenges and develop leadership skills through its Talent Development and Leadership programs.
• High involves its parents and alumni in school governance, co-curricular activities and program implementation.
• High recognises and rewards its students for their achievements.
• High has a high quality, in-depth sports program to cater to a wide range of individual interests and abilities and to challenge boys at the highest level.
• High has a comprehensive and well resourced co-curricular program to provide opportunities for boys to extend their experiences and skills.
• High nurtures the spirit.
• High communicates well with its community to promote inclusiveness and transparency.

 School Prospectus - download to learn more

Also consider reading the School Overview, Principal's Welcome, or viewing our Virtual Tour.

Open Day

Each year Sydney Boys High School runs an Open Day for all prospective students and their families. An invitation is extended to parents and students of year 4 and 5 students (and all other comers) to visit the school and check it out on our Open Day.

Open Day 2021 at Sydney Boys High School was held on Thursday, 2 September 2021. As we were unable to offer an Open Day on site this year, our Virtual Open Day ran from 4:30pm - 5:30pm consisting of a series of informational presentations including a short virtual tour, followed by a question and answer session.

School Tours

Sydney Boys High School will not be conducting tours at this time. We will review the scheduling of tours at a later date. Please review this website or view our virtual tour for further information about the school and call the school's administrative office on (02) 9662 9300 if you have any further enquiries.

School tours are conducted every second Friday during school terms at 10:00am. Tours last about 1 hour. If you would like to find out more about school tours, including dates, or would like to book to attend, please telephone the school office on (02) 9662 9300, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Tours commence from the school's administrative office.

Virtual Tour

Can't come on an in-person tour? The Sydney Boys High School Virtual Tour is the next best thing. The tour shows the school's facilities and the fantastic opportunities available for students at High. The tour was scripted, filmed and edited by students under the leadership and guidance of the teaching staff and shows what the school's academic and co-curricular programs can produce.