| Manly Selective Campus (part of theNorthern Beaches Secondary College) | |
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138 Abbott Road,North Curl Curl,New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°45′46″S151°16′54″E / 33.762858°S 151.281628°E /-33.762858; 151.281628 |
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| Type | Government-fundedco-educationalacademically selectivesecondaryday school |
| Motto | Latin:Capimus Sed Tradimus (What We Receive, We Pass On) |
| Established | 1859; 167 years ago (1859) (as Manly Public School) |
| School district | The Beaches; Metropolitan North |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Principal | Kathryn O'Sullivan |
| Teaching staff | 54[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 789[2] (2017) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Houses | Woyan, Wulaba, Bayagin, Wulaba |
| Colours | Navy blue, white and Sky blue |
| Yearbook | The Pines |
| Website | nbscmanlys-h |
TheManly Selective Campus of theNorthern Beaches Secondary College is agovernment-fundedco-educationalacademically selectivesecondaryday school, located inNorth Curl Curl, a suburb on theNorthern Beaches ofSydney,New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1859 as Manly Public School, the campus caters for students fromYear 7 toYear 12; and admission to the campus is based entirely on academic excellence through theSelective High Schools Test. Students seeking enrolment into Years 8 to 11 will be coordinated through the school, and must also sit for the Australian Council of Educational Research (ACER) Higher Ability Selection Test.[3] The school is operated by theNew South Wales Department of Education; theprincipal is Kathryn O'Sullivan.
Manly Campus tops the Northern Beaches on Merit List Rankings in theNSW Higher School Certificate (HSC), and came eighth in the state in 2014.[4] It was placed seventh in the 2010, 2012 and 2021 HSC rankings, a leap from 15th in 2008 and 2009, and 20th in 2007.[5] The graduating class of 2021 is currently the highest achieving cohort on record, achieving a ranking of seventh overall as compared with other NSW state and non-government schools. This peer group is the fifth ever to place Manly in the top ten.[citation needed]
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Manly Selective Campus has a long history after being founded in 1859 as Manly Public School, on the corner of Belgrave and Carlton Streets in Manly. In 1882, it was moved to a site in Darley Road, where it operated until 1945, and is the site of the current Manly Village Public School.
In 1925, school become an Intermediate High School, and became solely a boys school from 1926. The school expanded rapidly and became Manly Junior High in 1944. In 1945, the school moved to the site of the currentBalgowlah Boys Campus, and in 1949 had expanded to include senior years.
In 1954, student numbers reached 1200, and the bulk of these students moved to the current site on Abbott Road in North Curl Curl as Manly Boys High School. The school became co-educational in 1983 and was renamed Manly High School, at the same time as the nearby Manly Girls High also became co-educational and was renamedFreshwater High. Manly High was granted selective status in 1990 and was incorporated into the Northern Beaches Secondary College at its founding and given its current name in 2002.
The following individuals have served as Principal of the Manly Selective Campus of Northern Beaches Secondary College:
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Qualifications | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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| Manly Boys' Junior High School | ||||||
| 1 | A. D. Fraser | BA | 1945 | 1948 | 2–3 years | |
| Manly Boys' High School | ||||||
| - | A. D. Fraser | BA | 1949 | 1949 | 0 years | |
| 3 | W. Furnass | MA, DipEd | 1956 | 1965 | 8–9 years | |
| 4 | Tom English | BA | 1965 | 1965 | 0 years | |
| 5 | S. S. Crumlin | BA | 1966 | 1970 | 3–4 years | |
| 6 | R. Hunter | ASTC | 1971 | 1972 | 0–1 years | |
| 7 | A. M. Tully | BA, DipEd | 1973 | 1973 | 0 years | |
| 8 | R. Outterside | BA, MEd | 1974 | 1976 | 1–2 years | |
| 9 | R. S. Munro | ASTC | 1977 | 1982 | 4–5 years | |
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| - | R. S. Munro | ASTC | 1983 | 1987 | 3–4 years | |
| 10 | A. M. Bible | ASTC | 1987 | 1991 | 3–4 years | |
| 11 | T. P. Buggy | BA, DipEd, MA, MEdAdim | 1991 | 2000 | 8–9 years | |
| 12 | M. Ash | MA Ed, BMusEd, DipMusEd | 2000 | 2002 | 1–2 years | |
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| - | M. Ash | MA Ed, BMusEd, DipMusEd | 2003 | 2005 | 1–2 years | |
| 13 | D. Tomlin | MEd | 2006 | 2012 | 5–6 years | |
| 14 | Tony Rudd | BEd (Ind. Arts), GradCertEdStudies (D&T) | 2013 | 2016 | 2–3 years | |
| 15 | Cath Whalan | BA, DipEd, MEd | 2017 | 2020 | 2–3 years | |
| 16 | Kathryn O'Sullivan | 2020 | incumbent | 5–6 years | ||
As of 2021[update] Manly Selective Campus had a student population of 789 students.[6] There were an average of around 130 students in each grade from 7 to 12, although with some variation between grades, with approximately 60 staff members.[7] There was a large degree of ethnic diversity amongst the student population, with 50% of students coming from a home whereEnglish is not the primary language.[6]
The Turtalian is a former completely student run weeklymagazine which contained articles submitted by students, often focused on intellectual discussion. Around 200 copies were distributed each week on Friday, with special editions providing guides for events such as Pinestock, the school's annual music festival, and sporting events such as cross country, athletics and swimming carnivals. The Turtalian Committee handled theediting,design, andprinting of the magazine.
The concept is currently used as a project-based lesson guided by a teacher.
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One of the prominent images associated with Manly Selective Campus are the stands ofRadiata Pines planted around the school, giving the name to the school'syearbook,The Pines and thenewsletter,The Weekly Pines. Some of these pines have created a problem in a 7,010 m2 area of remnant bushland that lies on the school's property on a steep hill behind the school oval. Seedlings of the original pines grew up in the bushland after more of the radiata pines were planted in close proximity to the bushland in 1954. This bushland is some of the last remaining native Sandstone Heath east ofPittwater Road inWarringah, however sections of it are highly degraded by weeds such aslantana andasparagus fern. In recent years there has been an increasing effort to rehabilitate the heath back to pre-European quality, and in late 2006 many of the pine trees which had seeded in the bushland were removed.
Students are given the chance to participate in various extracurricular activities, only some of which are listed below:
Students of Manly also have participated with others from the NBSC in the CollegeRock Eisteddfod Challenge, until its cancellation due to a lack of funds.[8][9]
The band program at Manly has three streams and ten ensembles of various levels including the Concert Stream (comprising the Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Wind Orchestra), the Stage Band Stream (comprising the Swing Band, Stage Band, Big Band, Jazz Orchestra, and Bennett Frerck's Ensemble of Jazz), and the Strings Stream (comprising the String Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra).
Previously, the Band Program also incorporated a Jazz Improvisation stream, which as of 2012 was changed to the "OffBeat" bands spanning all campuses across the Northern Beaches Secondary College. However, the school has been represented on numerous occasions over countless years of theSchools' Spectacular that showcases the student talent of State School students annually.
On 10 August 2017, the Bands of Manly Selective Campus were cited in the NSW Parliament by James Griffen.[10]
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