School History
Macarthur is located on an area of land first granted to William Reid (a seaman from the Sirius, the first ship of the First Fleet to enter Sydney Harbour in 1788), Thomas Haddock (1795), Captin John Townson (1796) and Captain John Piper. Later the property was acquired by the Rev. Samuel Marsden where he built a new home, Newlands. The property changed hands several times before it was acquired by the Education Department and the present school was built in 1933.
Changes in the name of the school reflect the changing educational trends of the times.
1927-30 - The "Old School," originally located near Arthur Phillip High was known as Parramatta Commercial and Household Arts School.
1931-37 - Parramatta Domestic Science School.
1938-41 - Parramatta District and Home Science School.
1942-45 - Parramatta Secondary Central Home High School.
1946-52 - Parramatta Home Science School.
1953-58 - Parramatta Secondary Home Science School.
1959 - Macarthur Girls High School.
Counted amongst "The Old Girls" is the Olympic gold medal winning runner Betty Cuthbert.
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