Queanbeyan High School

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Queanbeyan High School
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Queanbeyan High School
Queanbeyan, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 35°21′11″S149°13′17″E / 35.3531°S 149.2215°E / -35.3531; 149.2215
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Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Established1959;64 years ago (1959) [1]
School districtQueanbeyan; Rural South and West
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
PrincipalJennifer Green [2]
Teaching staff52.9 FTE (2018) [3]
Years 7–12
Enrolment~500 [3]  (2018)
Campus type Regional
Colour(s)Maroon, white and black    
Website queanbeyan-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

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

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Established in 1959, [1] the school enrolled approximately 500 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 13 per cent identified as Indigenous Australians and 22 per cent from a language background other than English. [3] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Jennifer Green. [2]

Overview

The school runs a number of innovative programs including The Personal Best program in which students select to be in these classes if they wish to be challenged and encouraged in their learning: The College Program in which Year 11 and 12 sit for three subjects each year, and sit for the Higher School Certificate. Over two years, students complete 6 subjects but this method reduces the stress, enables more subjects to run, and gives both years of senior study purpose and dignity.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Queanbeyan High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 20 May 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Our staff". Mount Austin High School. NSW Department of Education. 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "David Ian Campese". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 1 September 2022.



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