A 13-year-old girl was impaled for about 45 minutes on a school fence in Sydney before she was rescued and taken to hospital . The school girl reportedly tried to climb over a two metre fence when she slipped onto a one-inch metal spike , which speared into her calf this morning . Emergency crew were notified and called to Chifley College Shalvey , west of Sydney , at about 11.20am . The teenager was hanging upside down when the rescue team arrived at the scene . A 13-year-old girl was impaled for about 45 minutes on a school fence in Sydney before she was rescued and taken to hospital . The school girl reportedly tried to climb over a two metre fence when she slipped onto a one-inch metal spike which speared into her calf this morning . Fire and Rescue NSW used cutting tools to remove part of the school fence , leaving the metal spike embedded in the teenager 's leg . A spokeswoman for Fire and Rescue NSW confirmed the girl was transported to the Children 's Hospital at Westmead at about 12.05pm . The Careflight Rapid Response trauma team also flew to the scene and assisted paramedics as they accompanied the teen to hospital . A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia the girl suffered a serious leg injury but is in a stable condition . A spokesman for the NSW Department of Education and Communities told Daily Mail Australia the student had climbed over the fence 'taking a shortcut to enter school grounds ' . 'The school and the Department has praised the excellent response , care , concern and good thinking of five older students who came to her aid providing immediate assistance and reporting the incident to staff , ' the spokesman said . 'Teachers who held her to relieve pressure for almost an hour have also been highly commended . ' The spokesman says counselling has been made available to students at Chifley College Shalvey Campus who have concerns following the incident . Emergency crew were notified and called to Chifley College Shalvey , west of Sydney , at about 11.20am . A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia the girl suffered a serious leg injury but is in a stable condition .
The teenager was trying to climb over a two metre school fence on Friday . The metal spike on top of the fence speared into her calf . Emergency crew removed part of the fence , leaving the spike in her leg . The incident took place at Chifley College Shalvey , west of the Sydney . The girl has been transported to the Children 's Hospital at Westmead .