Fort Street High School
Fort Street High School (FSHS) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective secondary day school, located in Petersham, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1849, it is the oldest government high school in Australia and, notably, the first school not founded by a religious organisation. Today, it remains a public school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education. As an academically selective secondary school, it draws students from across greater metropolitan Sydney.
| Fort Street High School | |
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The Wilkins building of the present Fort Street High School | |
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Parramatta Road, Petersham, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°53′24″S 151°9′10″E |
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| Other name | Fort Street High School, Petersham |
| Former name | Fort Street Model School |
| Type | Government-funded co-educational academically selective secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Faber est suae quisque fortunae (Each person is the maker of their own fortune) |
| Established | 1849 |
| Sister school | Suginami Sogo High School, Tokyo, Japan |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| School code | 8504 |
| Principal | Juliette McMurray |
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| Staff | 13 (non-teaching) |
| Teaching staff | 63 |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 912 (2021) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and white |
| Alumni | Fortians |
| Website | fortstreet-h |
To avoid confusion arising from the school's history of separation, amalgamation and relocation, the present school is designated Fort Street High School, Petersham for official government purposes.
The school's Latin motto is Faber est suae quisque fortunae, translated as "Each person is the maker of their own fortune", a phrase attributed to the ancient Roman Appius Claudius Caecus.
Fort Street High School has a sister school, Suginami Sogo High School, in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2010, The Age reported that Fort Street High School ranked equal fourth among Australian schools, based on the number of alumni who had been honoured as a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC).[note a]