Prairiewood High School

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Prairiewood High School
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Prairiewood High School

Australia
Coordinates 33°51′26″S150°54′16″E / 33.85722°S 150.90444°E / -33.85722; 150.90444
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Type Government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school
Motto Latin: Per Ardua
(Through Striving)
Founded1984;40 years ago (1984)
School districtCowpasture
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalChristine Roberts
Enrolment~1,200 (2018< [1] )
Colour(s)Green and yellow   
Website prairiewoo-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Prairiewood High School

Prairiewood High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school located in Wetherill Park, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. [2]

Established in 1984, the school caters for approximately 1,200 students from Year 7 to Year 12, including 74 percent of whom come from a language background other than English. [1] The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Our school". Prairiewood High School. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Home". Prairiewood High School. Retrieved 1 April 2017.