History
The original 1844 school was managed by the Church of Scotland, and first operated from a timber shed, then a larger stone building, which is still standing on the eastern side of Miller Street, North Sydney.
- 1912: North Sydney Superior Public School was upgraded and split into North Sydney Primary School and North Sydney Intermediate High School.
- 1914: "Intermediate" graduate girls seeking further study transferred to the new North Sydney Girls "High" School on Lane Cove Road (now Pacific Highway).
- 1915: "Intermediate" graduate boys seeking Leaving Certificate qualifications enrolled at the newly opened North Sydney Boys "High" School at Falcon Street.
- 1932: Due to the demolition of school buildings to make way for the Harbour Bridge access road cutting (Pacific Highway see left), staff and "Household Arts" girls were transferred to be the initial student population of the new Willoughby Home Science School at Mowbray Road. Additionally, "Infant and Primary" students were transferred en bloc to the new North Sydney Demonstration School on the Lady Hay Estate, at the corner of Pacific Highway and Bay Road.
The old stone buildings on the school site of the North Sydney Intermediate High School have been restored and incorporated into the modern Greenwood Hotel, a favourite drinking site for local business people. The Old Lions still have a connection to the site with their Old Lions Den which is a museum of the former school and is a focal point for the members of the Old Lions.
Upon closure in 1969, the majority of pupils transferred to North Sydney Boys High School. Among their number was future Australian Cricket Captain Allan Border. In a sense, events had come full circle as the first classes of North Sydney Boys High School were temporarily formed at the Miller Street site from 1912 to 1914 under the supervision of the legendary Nimrod Greenwood. Today, the connection is remembered in the annual Old Lions Award at North Sydney Boys High School.
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