Chatham High School (New South Wales)

Chatham High School
Chatham High School
Location
	Taree, Mid North Coast region, New South Wales ; Australia
Coordinates	31°53′46″S152°28′50″E / 31.8960°S 152.4805°E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Latin: Semper Intrepidi; (Ever undaunted)
Established	31 March 1966;58 years ago
School district	Taree; Regional North
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
Principal	Daryl Irvine
Teaching staff	54 FTE (2018)
Years	7–12
Enrolment	569 (2018)
Campus type	Regional
Colour(s)	Bottle green, grey and white;
Slogan	Guudji Yiigu Nyura... Welcome All
Website	chatham-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Last updated May 19, 2024

Chatham High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Taree, in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1966, the school catered for approximately 570 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 32 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and three percent were from a language background other than English.^[3] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Daryl Irvine.^[2]

Overview

Chatham High School was the second high school in Taree, having opened its doors on 31 March 1966. The school now provides a broad school curriculum as well as cultural and sporting pursuits. Subjects include vocational studies for job training and traditional academic subjects for entry into tertiary education. An alternative timetable for senior students increases access to Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and vocational courses.^[4]

Chatham High School is a Priority Schools Program-funded school that supports the development of literacy and numeracy skills for all students.^[5]

A Support Unit provides educational services for students with special needs.^[4]

History

Planning on Chatham High School began in the early 1960s after the public school's P & C Association saw a need for a new local high school when Taree High School became overcrowded. Chatham High School was established in February 1965, with 280 pupils and 14 teachers located at Taree High School. Students first moved into the current location on Thursday, 31 March 1966.

Motto and emblem

The motto of Chatham High School (as depicted on the school crest) is the Latin : Semper Intrepidi, which is translated as "ever undaunted".^[1]

The griffin is a legendary animal with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. The lion being the king of the beasts and the Eagle the king of the birds. During World War I and World War II soldiers from the local area were part of the 33rd battalion carried the Griffin as a sign of courage. Griffins guard treasure and priceless artifacts and possessions, i.e. it guards the precious students at the school.^[1]

2008 fire

On 9 March 2008, a group of youths from the Taree area attempted to set fire to nearby St Clare's High School, a nearby supermarket, and two buildings at Chatham High. Damage inflicted in most of these arson attacks amounted to little more than some singed carpets, melted linoleum and a few broken windows; but at approximately 2:30am the fire took hold in a ground level textiles laboratory in Chatham High's "E Block", resulting in the destruction of the building.^[6]

E Block comprised two mathematics staffrooms, a computing staffroom, home economics staffroom and the general staff common room. Classrooms contained within the block also included two computing laboratories, several commercial kitchens, textiles labs, numerous science labs and a number of general teaching spaces used predominantly by the maths faculty. The block also contained storerooms which held practical resources, as well as irreplaceable intellectual material.

Students were asked to remain at home on the following Monday and Tuesday, as both a forensic and arson unit from Sydney were brought up to survey the area and ensure it was fit to be demolished and reconstructed from the ground up. Within two months, the school had managed to erect several demountable classrooms, intended to temporarily replace those that were burnt down. Construction of a replacement building began in late 2009.

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References

1 2 3 "Chatham High School: Emblem and Motto" (PDF). Chatham High School. n.d. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
1 2 "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Chatham High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 4 June 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
1 2 3 "Chatham High School, Taree, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
1 2 Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine NSW Public Schools: Chatham High School
↑ "Supporting Low SES School Communities". Priority Schools Program. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.
↑ Manning River Times Archived 16 July 2012 at archive.today , "Back to school...for some."

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[motto-1] 1 2 3 "Chatham High School: Emblem and Motto" (PDF). Chatham High School. n.d. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

[AR2018-2] 1 2 "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Chatham High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 4 June 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[myschool-3] 1 2 3 "Chatham High School, Taree, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[schools.nsw.edu.au-4] 1 2 Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine NSW Public Schools: Chatham High School

[5] "Supporting Low SES School Communities". Priority Schools Program. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.

[6] Manning River Times Archived 16 July 2012 at archive.today , "Back to school...for some."

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