Macksville High School | |
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Location | |
Australia | |
Coordinates | 30°42′47″S152°55′00″E / 30.7130°S 152.9166°E |
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Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school |
Motto | Growth of the mind Developing the person |
Established | 1950 |
Sister school | Jambi Sumatera, Indonesia |
School district | Mid Coast Valleys; Regional North |
Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
Principal | Sheree Burnham [1] |
Teaching staff | 48 FTE (2024) [2] |
Employees | 61.7 FTE (2024 [2] ) |
Enrolment | 448 [2] (2024) |
Colour(s) | Maroon, green, yellow and blue |
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Macksville High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Macksville, in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1950, the school enrolled 448 students in 2024, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 17 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and five percent were from a language background other than English. [2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Sheree Burnham. [1] : 15
The school was established in 1950 and 50 year celebrations were held in 2000. [5] [6]
In March 1971, the high school was the site of a siege in which a 19-year-old held police at bay with a .22 calibre rifle for almost three hours. [7]
The school has a sister school relationship with Jambi Sumatera, Indonesia. [4] : 15
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