six science labs were completely refurbished costing over $1million. In 2011, the School named the recently refurbished gymnasium in honour of Old Falconian John Treloar. Construction of a new library completed in the end of 2013, and begun being used by students in 2014. A completely parent and donation funded development of new outdoor tennis, basketball and futsal courts was completed and opened to students at the end of 2017. The project aimed to resolve shortages in adequate dedicated sporting facilities in the school, and replaced the worn out grass playing fields. Currently, requests have been made to increase the height of the fence surrounding the new facilities due to the frequency of sports equipment such as soccer balls clearing the fence ending up in the residencies adjacent. Further refurbishment of the school gymnasium commenced in December 2019. The gymnasium was finished in 2020 and was made available in 2021 to students. Old Falconians Former students of North Sydney Boys High School are known as 'Old Boys' or 'Old Falconians' and may elect to join the schools' alumni association, known as the 'Old Falconians’ Union' (OFU). The Union was founded over seventy-five years ago as a way to "promote goodwill fellowship amongst former students of and to provide financial and other support to the School". In 2010 The Age reported that North Sydney Boys High School alumni ranked equal seventh among Australian secondary school alumni based on the number of alumni who had received a "top" Order of Australia above Scotch College, Melbourne, Geelong Grammar School, Sydney Boys High School, Fort Street High School, Perth Modern School, St Peter's College, Adelaide, Melbourne Grammar School, and The King's School, Parramatta, Launceston Grammar School, Melbourne High School, Wesley College, Melbourne and Xavier College. Sir Ralph Darling, Headmaster of Geelong High School, paid a tribute to the school in 1988 in the following terms: "... Melbourne High, North Sydney High, is just as good or better than any private school." Gallery See also North Sydney Girls High School List of government schools in New South Wales List of selective high schools in New South Wales Notes Who's Who of boys' school rankings: 1. The King's School, Parramatta, 2.Melbourne Grammar School, 3. Melbourne High School, 4. Geelong Grammar School, 5. Sydney Boys High School, 6. Wesley College, 7. Shore, 8. Fort Street Boys' High, 9. North Sydney Boys High School, 10. Sydney Grammar School