Mount Austin High School

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Mount Austin High School
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Mount Austin High School
Wagga Wagga, Riverina, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 35°08′32″S147°21′15″E / 35.1423°S 147.3543°E / -35.1423; 147.3543
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Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoBy hand and mind
Established1964;60 years ago (1964)
School districtWagga Wagga; Rural South and West
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
Acting principalMichelle Wuagh [1]
Teaching staff50.7 FTE (2018) [2]
Years 7–12
Enrolment429 [2]  (2018)
Campus type Regional
Colour(s)Green and gold   
Rival Wagga Wagga High School [ citation needed ]
Website mtaustin-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Mount Austin High School

Mount Austin High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Established in 1964, [1] the school enrolled approximately 429 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 45 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 8 percent were from a language background other than English. [2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; and the acting principal is Michelle Waugh. [1]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Our staff". Mount Austin High School. NSW Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Austin High School, Wagga Wagga, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Shuhyta, Benjamin (12 February 2016). "Former Wagga boy part of gravitational wave discovery". ABC News. Retrieved 29 August 2019.



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