▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁it ▁was ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁top ▁compreh ensive ▁girls ' ▁school ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁It ▁was ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁in ▁the ▁NS W ▁High er ▁School ▁Cert ificate ▁( H SC ) ▁rank ings ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁H ouses ▁Mack ell ar ▁has ▁a ▁house ▁system ▁to ▁facil itate ▁school ▁based ▁compet itions ▁and ▁activities . ▁House ▁activities ▁include ▁athlet ics , ▁sw imming ▁car n iv als ▁and ▁other ▁sport ▁related ▁events . ▁The ▁school ▁currently ▁has ▁four ▁houses ▁created ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Ab original ▁mean ings ▁for ▁Australian ▁native ▁birds : ▁ ▁  Be ab au K ing ▁par rot ▁ ▁  G ull ary White ▁c rane ▁ ▁  M ool g ori Black ▁sw an ▁ ▁  T ing ee Black ▁co ck ato o ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁L ay ne ▁Beach ley prof essional ▁sur fer , ▁seven - time ▁World ▁Champion ▁El ka ▁Graham O lymp ic ▁sw immer , ▁television ▁present er ▁Deb bie ▁Watson O lymp ic ▁water ▁pol o ▁player , ▁capt ained ▁the ▁winning ▁Australian ▁Water p olo ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Olympics ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Bro oke ▁Hans on ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁medal ist ▁in ▁sw imming . ▁Form er ▁world - record ▁holder . ▁K eli ▁Lane ▁former ▁water ▁pol o ▁coach ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁government ▁schools ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁ ▁Education ▁in ▁Australia ▁ ▁References ▁