Coffs Harbour Senior College

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Coffs Harbour Senior College
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Coffs Harbour Senior College

Australia
Coordinates 30°19′34″S153°06′04″E / 30.32612°S 153.10111°E / -30.32612; 153.10111
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Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive senior secondary day school
Established1995;29 years ago (1995)
School districtCoffs Harbour; Regional North
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
DirectorSam Hutton [1]
Teaching staff39.8 FTE (2018) [2]
Years 1112
Enrolment467 [2]  (2018)
CampusCoffs Harbour Education Campus
Campus type Regional
Colour(s)Purple and jade   
SloganA Unique Learning Environment for your HSC
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Website coffsharbs-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Coffs Harbour Senior College

Coffs Harbour Senior College is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive senior secondary day school, located within the Coffs Harbour Education Campus, on Hogbin Drive, Coffs Harbour, on the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. [4] The aboriginal country the school is built on is Gumbaynggirr Country. [5]

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Established in 1995, the college enrolled approximately 470 students in 2018, in Year 11 and Year 12, including three percent of students who identified as Indigenous Australians and six percent who were from a language background other than English. [2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Sam Hutton PSM . [6]

Overview

The college is affiliated with TAFE NSW and Southern Cross University on one site known as Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC). The college provides opportunities for students in Years 11 and 12 to study in an adult learning environment and to gain the NSW Higher School Certificate. [7]

Campus

The Coffs Harbour Education Campus [3] is a partnership between the Southern Cross University, TAFE NSW and the NSW Department of Education. The comprehensive joint facility offers enrolment in articulated education and training programmes of each of the partners, ranging from Year 11 to postgraduate level. There are no sectoral boundaries between facilities on the campus; all are jointly owned and utilised as appropriate by the three partners. Students from Southern Cross, TAFE and the Senior College share the facilities. Classes from all sectors operate on an integrated timetable and the staff from all three sectors have offices in a shared environment. [3]

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References

  1. "2018 Annual School Report" (PDF). Coffs Harbour Senior College. NSW Department of Education. 1 April 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Coffs Harbour Senior College, Coffs Harbour, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Coffs Harbour Education Campus". Southern Cross University, TAFE NSW, and the NSW Department of Education. n.d. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. "Campus – Coffs Harbour Education Campus". chec.nsw.edu.au. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. "Aboriginal culture". coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. "2018 Annual School Report" (PDF). Coffs Harbour Senior College. NSW Department of Education. 1 April 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. "Welcome from the Director". Coffs Harbour Education Campus. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2008.