Crestwood High School

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Crestwood High School is a public high school in, in the north-west of Sydney, Australia. Crestwood High School offers an education culminating in the award of the HSC, administered in accordance with BOSTES standards. The school offers comprehensive classes for students in grades seven through to twelve.The school is of moderate size, counting 1,062 students and 94 employees in 2014, slightly smaller than many nearby high schools. Entry for prospective out-of-area students is increasingly competitive. In addition to the standard educational facilities, the school has a farm used for lessons in agriculture, sizeable arts and technology faculties, and a support unit which provides special education services for persons with disabilities.LocationThe school is located in the suburb of in the Hills District. Prospective students in the prescribed drawing area are given first preference for available places. A limited number of places are generally available for students outside of this area, awarded on merit in line with DEC guidelines. Students often come from local suburbs including and, but also as far as and. Private operator Hillsbus operates school bus services to some of the aforementioned locations. The Sydney Metro project will improve accessibility to Crestwood when it opens in 2019, with Norwest railway station to be located a 25-minute walk from Crestwood High School.