Yearly, School Certificate and Higher School Certificate Examinations and special assemblies. The hall is the headquarters of the Physical, Development and Health department, and features changing rooms and shower blocks. The hall also features a state of the art P.A. system. Agricultural plot Though small, it is an established part of the school. There are two permanent resident geese, named Van Gogh and Picasso. Students There are currently approximately 1030 students enrolled through Years 7 to 12. Macquarie Fields High School is both a community and academically selective high school; admission to Macquarie Fields in Year 7 is by a government examination, the Selective High Schools Test, which is open to all Year 6 students in NSW or opened to students living in the Macquarie Fields student catchment area. A small number of students from other high schools are accepted into years 8 to 11, with application made directly to the school. Of the student population, over 72% are from a non-English-speaking background, predominantly Vietnamese (35.7%), Chinese (26.9%), Bangladeshi (16.3%), Indian (10.2%), Filipino (4.4%), Arabic (4%). Centre of Excellence In 2009, Macquarie Fields High School was selected as one of thirteen primary and secondary schools around the state to become Centres for Excellence. The school will receive extra resources, and be linked to a university which will be able to send its teaching students to the school at any time during their course rather than the traditional internship. Notable alumni Alyson Annan - Olympic hockey player Simon Dwyer - former professional rugby league football player Michael De Vere - former professional rugby league footballer Brett Emerton - international Australian soccer player Shayne McMenemy - former professional rugby league football player Prince Mak - former member of Korean idol group, JJCC L-FRESH the Lion - Australian hip hop artist See also List of government schools in New South Wales List of selective high schools in New South Wales References External links Macquarie Fields High School website Public high schools in Sydney Selective schools in New South Wales Educational institutions established in 1981 1981 establishments in Australia Macquarie Fields, New South Wales