Mount Annan High School | |
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Coordinates | 34°03′27″S150°45′40″E / 34.05750°S 150.76111°E |
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Type | Government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school [1] |
Motto | Be the best you can be [1] |
Established | 2003[1] |
School district | Macarthur; Regional South, New South Wales |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Principal | Ken Bates [1] |
Years | 7–12 |
Enrolment | 890 (2024) |
Colour(s) | Grey, white and green |
Website | mountannan-h |
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Mount Annan High School (abbreviated as MAHS) is a government-funded, co-educational, secondary school, located in the south-western Sydney suburb of Mount Annan, New South Wales, Australia. [2] [3] It is administered by the New South Wales Department of Education, with an enrolment of 890 students and a teaching staff of 72, as of 2024. [4] The school serves students from Year 7 to Year 12 [4] and was established in 2003. [5]
Construction began in 2000 [6] and the school opened in January 2003 [5] with 162 foundation students and 20 staff members. [7]
On 18 September 2019, emergency services were called to the school due to a fire in one of the science labs. [8] In addition to the fire, a blunt object was used to damage 12 windows within the science block of the school. [8] On account of the damage to the windows, it was later determined that the cause of the fire was deliberate.[ citation needed ] In a similar incident on 14 October 2019, a fire was started within the library [9] causing approximately $2.5 million dollars ($AUS) in damages;[ citation needed ] it has since been refurbished. [10] Two years later on 18 July 2021 an 18-year-old man was arrested who had allegedly started both fires as well as damaged school property, including 56 windows with a handsaw and crowbar. [11]
In 2020, the school was one of twenty to receive a bomb threat. [12]
In 2022, the school had a student enrolment of 881 students with 65 teachers (67.6 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (16.4 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 441 students and Male enrolments consisted of 440 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 7% and 34% of students had a language background other than English. [13]
In 2023, the school had a student enrolment of 855 students with 62 teachers (65.6 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (15.9 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 445 students and Male enrolments consisted of 410 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 7% and 34% of students had a language background other than English. [13]
In 2024, the school had a student enrolment of 890 students with 72 teachers (68.2 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (17.4 full-time equivalent). Female enrolments consisted of 457 students and Male enrolments consisted of 433 students; Indigenous enrolments accounted for a total of 7% and 32% of students had a language background other than English. [13]
For extra-curriculars, the school has a variety of clubs and a band. The clubs include an art club, Pokémon club, breakfast club, homework club, dance club, and a chess club. [14]
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