Karabar High School

Karabar High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located on Donald Road, Karabar, a suburb of Queanbeyan in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Karabar High School
Location
Karabar High School
Location in New South Wales
Donald Road, Karabar, Queanbeyan,
Southern Tablelands region, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates35°21′55″S 149°13′30″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school
MottoLife is for living
Established1977 (1977)
School districtQueanbeyan; Rural South and West
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalAndrew Turvey[1]
Teaching staff166.1 FTE (2018)[2]
Years7-12
Enrolment1,142[2] (2018)
Campus typeRegional
SloganQuality education - Quality future
Websitekarabarhigh.com.au

Established in 1977, the school enrolled approximately 1,140 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom ten percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 21 percent were from a language background other than English.[2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Andrew Turvey.[1]

Overview

Since 2010, it has been a partially selective high school,[2] with a selective class being run with each subsequent year group beginning at the school. The school caters for a range of academic and vocational demands, and has a full-time support unit.

The school has had a recent boost in popularity, with the on-campus student population growing by around 100 people each year. In 2015 the New South Wales Government announced that the distance education centre would move to Queanbeyan High School.[3]

Other extra-curricular activities

Karabar High School has been involved in many extra-curricular activities over the years. A school production is also put on every year by the school's group of performing arts students. Karabar has participated in the RoboCup on a number of occasions. The school regularly enters teams in a range of sports, including rugby league, cricket, soccer, AFL, basketball, netball and hockey. The school also runs debating and public speaking groups, depending on student demand and a school cattle team.

School facilities

The school caters for a wide range of academic and vocational pursuits, with a number of upgrades and refurbishments having taken place over the past ten years. The school is divided into seven faculties: English; Human Societies and its Environment (HSIE); Maths; Science; Technical and Applied Studies (TAS); Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA); and Personal Development, health and Physical Education (PDHPE).

Library

The school's library serves as the primary research centre. In 2015, for the second year in a row, the library hosted the 'Write a Book in a Day' event. Students collaborated with one of the English teachers in the library for a period of twelve hours to raise awareness and money for charity.

See also

References
  1. "School Locator - Karabar High School". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. "Karabar High School, Queanbeyan, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. Pham, Kim (23 February 2015). "$10m distance education facility announced for Queanbeyan". The Queanbeyan Age. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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