Canobolas Rural Technology High School

The Canobolas Rural Technology High School
Location
Orange, New South Wales
Australia
Information
Type Public
Established 1966
Principal Kate Wootten (2018)[1]
Grades 7-12
Number of students 650
School color(s) Green & White          
Website http://www.canobolas-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

The Canobolas Rural Technology High School is a co-educational, secondary, public, day school in Orange, a rural city located 260 kilometres west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

Named after Mount Canobolas, the school was founded in 1966 to relieve pressure on Orange High School, which until then had been the city's only government secondary school.

History

Orange was expanding in the mid-1960s, at which time its only government high school was Orange High School, located in the city's west, so the decision was made to establish a second government high school, to be located in the city's east.

The new high school was established in 1966 but lacked a location, so the first batch of students entering First Form (Year 7) had to take lessons at Orange High School and were kept separate from other students.[2] This meant there were two parallel sets of Year 7 classes. The new school was originally called East Orange High School and in 1967 was located at a former infants school on Sale Street in what is now the Orange Cultural Centre. The school's name was changed to the Canobolas High School when it moved to its current location on Icely Road on 23 March 1968, as the location provided a view of Mount Canobolas and was previously part of Canobolas Shire. The school had a strong multicultural composition as many European migrants had settled in Orange after World War II and housing was built for them in the city's east.

The Canobolas High School was officially opened on 7 December 1968 by NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Science, Charles Cutler.[3] The school's first principal was Fred Dobbin, who later served three terms as mayor of Orange. In 1967, the school had 339 pupils and 16 staff. By 1974, it had 815 pupils and 47 staff.[4]

The Canobolas High School started with three buildings: A, B and C blocks, and initially lacked landscaping. Some of the school's early students helped to plant trees to provide windbreaks and landscaping, and to block the view of Orange City General Cemetery.[5]

Logo and motto

The school's logo is modeled on the atom. The school's motto is "Truth Through Knowledge".[6]

Healthy canteen

Canobolas Rural Technology High School was in 2015 one of three NSW schools selected to take part in a new healthier eating policy introduced by the state government.[7]

The school gained nationwide media attention when the canteen doubled its sales after offering fresh fruit, vegetables and other health foods as alternatives to traditional unhealthy Australian school canteen foods such as meat pies and sausage rolls.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Crowe, Alex (22 March 2018). "Chad Bliss appointed new principal at Orange High School". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Marschke, Tanya (14 May 2017). "Students and teachers to remember the early days of Canobolas High". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Canobolas High School Class of 1966". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Miller, John (13 August 2012). "New school relieves pressure on Orange High". Central West Photo News. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Marschke, Tanya (18 May 2017). "Former student's fond memories of Canobolas Rural Technology High School". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Canobolas Rural Technology High School". Education NSW Directory. Education NSW. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Marschke, Tanya (3 September 2015). "Triple treat: Canobolas High canteen food has never tasted so good". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Pearce, Melanie (14 April 2016). "Making healthy eating cool for school in Orange". ABC Central West. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

Coordinates: 33°18′S 149°07′E / 33.300°S 149.117°E / -33.300; 149.117

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