Tomaree High School

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Tomaree High School
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Tomaree High School
Salamander Bay, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 32°44′13″S152°6′42″E / 32.73694°S 152.11167°E / -32.73694; 152.11167 Coordinates: 32°44′13″S152°6′42″E / 32.73694°S 152.11167°E / -32.73694; 152.11167
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Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoForward Together
Established1998;25 years ago (1998)
School districtPort Stephens; Regional North
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalPaul Baxter
Teaching staff86.9 FTE (2018) [1]
Enrolment1,113 [1]  (2018)
Campus Suburban
Colour(s)Electric blue and yellow   
Website tomaree-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Tomaree High School

Tomaree High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Salamander Bay, a suburb of the Port Stephens Council local government area in New South Wales, Australia.

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Established in 1988, the school enrolled approximately 1,110 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom eight percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent were from a language background other than English. [1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Paul Baxter. [3]

Overview

A crossbow shooting incident occurred at the school in April 2003. Two 16-year-old girls were injured during the incident. A 16-year-old male was charged with attempted murder, two counts of maliciously wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, possession of a prohibited weapon, and throwing an explosive. However, his homemade explosive did not work. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tomaree High School, Salamander Bay, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "How to enrol at a Public School". Tomaree High School. New South Wales Department of Education and Training. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
  3. ↑ "Our staff – Tomaree High School". tomaree-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Boy in court over crossbow shooting". The Age . AAP. 5 April 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2019.


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