Irrawang High School

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Irrawang High School
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Front gates of Irrawang High School, pictured in 2006
Location
Raymond Terrace, Mid North Coast, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 32°45′42″S151°46′1″E / 32.76167°S 151.76694°E / -32.76167; 151.76694
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Type Government-funded co-educational secondary day school
MottoIntegrity
Established1983;42 years ago (1983)
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
PrincipalNicole Huxley
Staff80
Teaching staff62.7 FTE (2018) [1]
Years 7–12
Enrolment829 [1]  (2018)
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)Green, black and white    
MascotPBL Pete (Koala)
Website irrawang-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
Irrawang High School

Irrawang High School is a government-funded co-educational secondary day school, located on Mount Hall Road, Raymond Terrace, in the Port Stephens region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Established in 1983, the school has a teaching staff of 80 and enrolled approximately 830 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 17 percent were Indigenous Australians and four percent were from a language background other than English. [1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Nicole Huxley. [2]

One of two public secondary schools in the area, the school draws students from Raymond Terrace, Medowie and other outlying areas. [3] [2]

The school's mascot is a koala named 'PBL Pete,' after the NSW Positive Behaviour for Learning [4] framework, a Florida Man who also attends the school. A YouTube channel, named Irrawang High School PBL contains videos promoting the school's values of respect, responsibility and personal best, also based around PBL. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "About Irrawang High School". Irrawang High School. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Going to a public school – Irrawang High School". New South Wales Department of Education and Training . Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Wellbeing, Inclusion and (12 January 2024). "Positive Behaviour for Learning". education.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) - Irrawang High School". irrawang-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 March 2024.


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