Newcastle High School (Australia)

Newcastle High School
Address
160-200 Parkway Avenue
Hamilton South, NSW, 2303
Australia
Coordinates 32°55′56″S 151°45′28″E / 32.9322°S 151.7578°E / -32.9322; 151.7578Coordinates: 32°55′56″S 151°45′28″E / 32.9322°S 151.7578°E / -32.9322; 151.7578
Information
Type Public, comprehensive, secondary, day school
Motto Latin: Remis Velisque
(With Oars and Sails; with all one's might[1][2])
Established 1929
Principal Nathan Towney
Enrolment 1,170 (2018)[3]
Campus Urban
Colour(s) Red and blue
Website www.newcastle-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Newcastle High School is a state run high school located in Newcastle West[4]—a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia–with an enrolment of approximately 1100 students.[3]

As a secondary school in New South Wales, it teaches Year 7 to Year 12 students in accordance with the state government's education curriculum, as determined by the Board of Studies. At the end of year 12, successful students are accredited with their Higher School Certificate (HSC).

History

Newcastle High School, which began in 1976, is the last of three schools that shared a similar and sometimes common history:

The school occupies the campuses previously occupied by two girls' high schools: Hunter Girls' High School and Newcastle Girls' High School. The campus of Newcastle Boys' High School became non-selective and co-educational in 1977 and changed its name to Waratah High School that same year. Later it became Waratah Technology High School, then Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus.

Ravens

Newcastle High has a large population of ravens and the students hold the birds in high regard. By the students - both past and present - ravens are a symbol of their teen years and are regarded as a mascot for the school.[5][6][7]

Notable alumni

Newcastle Girls' High School

Newcastle High School (1976- )

References

  1. "Definition of: remis velisque". Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. Stone, Jon R (2005). The Routledge dictionary of Latin quotations: The Illiterati's Guide to Latin Maxims, Mottoes, Proverbs, and Sayings. Routledge. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-415-96909-3.
  3. 1 2 "Going to a Public School › School Locator › Newcastle High School". New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. "Newcastle West". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  5. "Newcastle High School - Home". www.newcastle-h.schools.nsw.edu.au.
  6. "Newcastle High School - Moodle". www.newcastle-h.schools.nsw.edu.au.
  7. The Student History of Newcastle High
  8. "Distinguished NSW minister known as the Iron Maiden". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  9. "Sutton, Julie (1937 - )". The Australian Women's Register. 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  10. "Jamie Brazier Papua New Guinea Cricket". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  11. "Belinda Clark (134)". Southernstars.org.au. 5 February 2004. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Branley, Alison (17 April 2010). "YouthRock taps Newcastle music scene". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  13. Strachan, Julieanne (28 September 2009). "Hunter stars as scene for new movie". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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