Hoxton Park High School

School, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Hoxton Park High School is a state high school in the suburb of Hinchinbrook, New South Wales in the City of Liverpool local government area, approximately 39 km south west of the city centre of Sydney.Hoxton Park High School is a co-educational school catering for students from Years 7 to 12. The school was founded in 1974 in what was then a rural district. Since then, the region has experienced much suburban development, though many students still come from rural areas to the west such as Austral and Kemps Creek. Currently, students are drawn from Hoxton Park Public School, Hinchinbrook Public School and Middleton Grange Public School.Hoxton Park High School was featured on the Nine Network gardening program Burke's Backyard in the early 1990s for its extensive landscaping and horticulture programs created by students under the supervision of Alan Kingsley, a teacher in the social sciences faculty.Hoxton Park High School offers a comprehensive education with a range of courses available for students within English, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, History, the Creative and Performing Arts, PDHPE/Sport and Technology. The school has extensive grounds and playing fields and boasts a large agriculture farm. Vocational Education and Training (VET) has developed strongly in the last two years with strong relationships with TAFE, local businesses and training providers being developed.

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