Elizabeth Macarthur High School

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Elizabeth Macarthur High School
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Elizabeth Macarthur High School
Waterworth Drive, Narellan Vale,
South Western Sydney, New South Wales
Coordinates 34°03′27″S150°44′24″E / 34.05750°S 150.74000°E / -34.05750; 150.74000 Coordinates: 34°03′27″S150°44′24″E / 34.05750°S 150.74000°E / -34.05750; 150.74000
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Type Government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school
MottoRespect, Responsibility, Pride
Established1988;34 years ago (1988)
School districtMacarthur; Regional South, New South Wales
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalKylie Hedger
Years 7–12
Enrolment1,238 [1] [2]  (2018)
Colour(s)Navy blue, white and red    
Website elizabeth-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Elizabeth Macarthur High School

Elizabeth Macarthur High School (abbreviated as EMHS) is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Narellan Vale, an outer south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Named in honour of Elizabeth Macarthur, wife of John Macarthur, both Australian agricultural pioneers, the school was established in 1988 and caters for approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12, including approximately sixty indigenous students. [1] [2] The school was the first partially selective high school in the Macarthur region, found on the outskirts of greater metropolitan Sydney.

Overview

Established in 1988, the school officially became an academically selective school in 2010, where currently only Years 7-11 are included within the selective stream. The entrance score for Elizabeth Macarthur High School from the Selective High Schools Entry Test currently sits at around 172, low in comparison to other state selective schools. Its rank, according to a document produced by The Sydney Morning Herald in 2009 through NAPLAN results, was 386th in New South Wales, its highest rank being equal 90th for Year 9 Reading with eight other high schools.

The school is an agricultural high school,[ clarification needed ] capable of providing students with the subject of agriculture. The school has an established performance in livestock shows, such as the Camden Show and the Royal Easter Show [3] , where students who participate do so in sacrifice of their own time.

On 21 June 2019, the school was evacuated due to an unspecified police operation. [4] This inconvenienced the student body of Elizabeth Macarthur, particularly regarding buses and the such, but it was mostly fine. It was also discovered that the reason for the evacuation was a bomb threat.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Elizabeth Macarthur High School. 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Elizabeth Macarthur High School". ! give a Gonski. Australian Education Union. n.d. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ↑ Hogan, Kelsey (25 March 2021). "Elizabeth Macarthur High students all systems grow for ag extravaganza". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Bartlett, Joshua (21 June 2019). "Elizabeth Macarthur High School evacuated due to police operation". Camden-Narellan Advertiser. Retrieved 21 June 2019.


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