Coffs Harbour High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Coffs Harbour, in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The aboriginal country the school is built on is Gumbaynggirr Country.
| Coffs Harbour High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 30°18′20″S 153°08′09″E / 30.3055°S 153.1358°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school |
| Motto | Latin: Lumen ex tenebris (Light out of darkness[citation needed]) |
| Established | 1938 |
| School district | Coffs Harbour; Regional North |
| Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Principal | Peter South[1] |
| Teaching staff | 71 FTE (2018)[2] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 1,004[2] (2018) |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Colour(s) | Navy, white, and yellow |
| Website | coffsharb-h |
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Established in 1938, the school enrolled approximately 1,000 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, including nine percent of students who identified as Indigenous Australians and fifteen percent who were from a language background other than English.[2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Peter South.[1]
Notable alumni edit
- Bob Brown – a former Australian politician, medical doctor, and environmentalist[3]
- Mark McGowan – 30th Premier of Western Australia[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Coffs Harbour High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 2 May 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Coffs Harbour High School, Coffs Harbour, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Dr Robert (Bob) Brown, MBBS" (PDF). Coffs Harbour High School. n.d. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Former Coffs Harbour High Student Becomes New WA Premier". Triple M. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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