Camden High School (New South Wales)

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Camden High School
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Camden High School (New South Wales)
Camden, Macarthur, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 34°4′46″S150°40′33″E / 34.07944°S 150.67583°E / -34.07944; 150.67583
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Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoTogether We Achieve
Established1956;68 years ago (1956)
School districtCamden
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalKaren Wood [1]
Teaching staff47.8 FTE (2018) [2]
Years 7–12
Enrolment1,071 [2]
Area6.5 hectares (16 acres)
Campus type Outer suburban / Regional
Colour(s)Navy, light blue and yellow    
Website camden-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Camden High School (New South Wales)

Camden High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in the town of Camden, in the Macarthur region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Established in 1956, the school catered for approximately 1,100 students, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom five percent identified as Indigenous Australians and ten percent were from a language background other than English. [2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education. [1]

Overview

The school motto is "Together We Achieve".

The school lays an emphasis on traditional subjects, while offering several vocational education courses. It has strong ties with the local community and emphasises involvement, caring and responsibility. It has a particularly strong co-curriculum that features the creative and performing arts, adventure programs and sports. Its mission statement emphasises its purpose to enable students to reach their full potential through encouraging achievement, positive values and the desire to learn. [3]

Location

The school was originally situated on John and Exeter Streets within the town of Camden itself. This site was previously a gasworks and after industrial contamination was discovered at the school in 1995, including BTEX, PAH, cyanides and sulphates, it was closed down. The property was completely fenced off pending remediation. An unknown number of former students who attended the original site became ill. Marsdens solicitors in Camden commenced preparation of a class action against the Department of Education. On 23 July 2013 the ABC TV 7.30 Report aired details of an investigate report into the matter. [4]

Construction of the new high school was completed in 2001, with students and staff making use of the new facilities from the end of that year. The new school is set on 6.5 hectares (16 acres) with views of the Razorback Range as a backdrop.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Camden High School Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Camden High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 31 May 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Camden High School, Camden, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Our school".
  4. ↑ Cooper, Hayden (24 July 2013). "Ex-students and teachers raise fears of cancer cluster at old Camden high school in Sydney". ABC News . Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2013.


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