Coffs Harbour Senior College | |
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Location | |
Australia | |
Coordinates | 30°19′34″S153°06′04″E / 30.32612°S 153.10111°E |
Information | |
Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive senior secondary day school |
Established | 1995 |
School district | Coffs Harbour; Regional North |
Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
Director | Sam Hutton [1] |
Teaching staff | 39.8 FTE (2018) [2] |
Years | 11–12 |
Enrolment | 467 [2] (2018) |
Campus | Coffs Harbour Education Campus |
Campus type | Regional |
Colour(s) | Purple and jade |
Slogan | A Unique Learning Environment for your HSC |
Affiliations | |
Website | coffsharbs-h |
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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]
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]
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]
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