Wagga Wagga High School

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Wagga Wagga High School
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Wagga Wagga High School, pictured in 2011
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Wagga Wagga High School
Wagga Wagga, Riverina, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 35°7′26″S147°21′54″E / 35.12389°S 147.36500°E / -35.12389; 147.36500
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Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto Latin: Vincit Qui Se Vincit
(Success through self-discipline)
Established1912;112 years ago (1912) [1]
School districtRiverina
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
PrincipalChris Davies
Teaching staff78.4 FTE (2018) [2]
Years 7–12
Enrolment1,044 [2]  (2018)
Campus type Regional
Colour(s)Blue and white   
Website waggawagga-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
[3]
Wagga Wagga High School

Wagga Wagga High School (abbreviated as WWHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located on Coleman Street, Wagga Wagga, a city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Established in 1912, the school catered for approximately 1,050 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom eight percent identified as Indigenous Australians and twelve percent were from a language background other than English. [2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Chris Davies.

Overview

The school was the first state secondary school established in Wagga Wagga, and is currently the oldest still operating. Wagga Wagga High School was originally located on Gurwood Street, closer to the CBD. It moved to its current site in 1917, and now serves five feeder primary schools in Wagga Wagga and the surrounding region. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wagga Wagga High School Homepage". Wagga Wagga High School. 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wagga Wagga High School, Wagga Wagga, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Wagga Wagga High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Report targets 'Student segregation'". The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 April 2011.


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