Early History
The School was established in 1963 and opened by Former Australian Prime Minister Edward Gough Whitlam). Its first year enrolment had 300 students. The school achieved moderate success during the 60s to 80s in sports and was on the rise during the late 80s. The Founding Principal, Philip Tucker, had wanted establish Westfields into a school that could provide any sports person who attended a pathway the Australian Institute of Sport, and extend their possibilities past High School level sports competition. The School was then officially declared a Sports school on 24 April 1991. Its motto is Fortitudo - Endurance and Perseverance. In 2008, the International Olympic Committee recognized Westfields Sports for their involvement in producing many Australian Olympians with a special Sport and Youth Trophy.
Since 1997 there has been an annual student and teacher exchange scheme with Kasukabe High School, from Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan.
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