Moss Vale High School

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Moss Vale High School
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Moss Vale High School
Moss Vale, Southern Highlands, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 34°33′10″S150°23′07″E / 34.55278°S 150.38528°E / -34.55278; 150.38528
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Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoTruth and Honour
Established1963;62 years ago (1963)
School districtWollondilly; Regional South
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalPatrica Holmes
Teaching staff54.9 FTE (2018) [1]
Years 7–12
Enrolment647 [1]  (2018)
Campus type Regional
Colour(s)Navy blue, red and white    
SloganRespectful, Responsible, Safe.
Website mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Moss Vale High School

Moss Vale High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Moss Vale, a town in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Established in 1963, the school enrolled approximately 650 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12; six percent identified as Indigenous Australians and six percent were from a language background other than English. [1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Patrica Holmes, and deputy principals are Mathew Carlyon and Helen Campbell. [2]

Overview

The school's catchment area is drawn from the towns of Moss Vale, Bundanoon and Robertson; and the villages of Burrawang, Avoca, Wildes Meadow and Fitzroy Falls, Sutton Forest, Exeter, Penrose and Wingello, and surrounding rural areas. [3]

Notable alumni

Sports and Traditions

Moss Vale high has a long running tradition of splitting students into four 'houses'. These Houses are colour coded with Carrington(red), Belmore(yellow), Gibraltar(blue) and Morton(green). The house groups compete against each other by accumulating points, where the winner, the house with the most points, is announced at the end of the year.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Our staff - Moss Vale High School". mossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Department of Education & Training Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ O’brien, Leah (22 November 2009). "From Moss Vale High School to the world". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Macdonald, Anthony (10 December 2009). "Eels star Nathan Hindmarsh slips into Moss Vale High to present sport awards". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 10 September 2023.


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