North Sydney Boys High School (abbreviated as NSBHS) is a government-funded, single-sex, academically selective secondary day school for boys, located at Crows Nest, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In 2022, North Sydney Boys High School ranked as the second high school in the state, based on the percentage of exams sat that achieved a Distinguished Achievers (DA). History North Sydney Boys began off-site in temporary classes in 1912, as North Sydney Intermediate High School, which was located in Blue Street. At the beginning of 1915, the new school on the corner of Falcon Street and Miller Street, Crows Nest was opened to 214 students. The School chose the Falcon as its mascot as well as its logo according to the location of the school on Falcon Street, even going as far as to name its Old Boys Alumni "Old Falconians" in 1933. After years of controversy, it was decided to celebrate the centenary in 2012. The first headmaster was Nimrod Greenwood. He had been headmaster of the North Sydney Superior School before the establishment of the High School and had 33 years of service as Headmaster of the two schools. On his retirement in 1915, he was succeeded by Charles Rattray Smith who had founded Newcastle High School and was to go to head Sydney High School in 1918. Smith was succeeded by the headmaster who had replaced him at Newcastle High School, William Williams, who guided the school for the next 13 years. On his promotion to Inspector, Williams was succeeded by the then Headmaster of Newcastle Boys High School, RF Harvey, in 1932; Harvey was head until his death in 1947. Following its closure in 1969, students from North Sydney Technical High School were transferred to NSBHS. Academic Results North Sydney Boys High School has consistently achieved outstanding academic results in both the National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) and Higher School Certificate (HSC) assessments. The school has regularly placed well above average against all Australian students as well as students with a similar background in NAPLAN examinations. North Sydney Boys has ranked within the top 5 schools in New South Wales by the percentage of examinations sat that achieved a distinguished achievers for the past decade. HSC The table below shows the school's HSC ranking relative to other schools in NSW. Crows Nest campus The campus of North Sydney Boys