Nowra High School

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Nowra High School
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Entrance to the school, pictured in 2018
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Nowra High School
Nowra, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 34°52′17″S150°36′37″E / 34.8713°S 150.6103°E / -34.8713; 150.6103
Information
Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoWisdom through knowledge
Established1956;68 years ago (1956)
School districtSouth Coast
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalJodie Wellington
Teaching staff69.6 FTE (2018) [1]
Years 7–12
Enrolment916 [1]  (2018)
Campus Regional
Colour(s)Navy blue, sky blue, and white    
Website nowra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Nowra High School

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

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Established in 1956, the school enrolled approximately 910 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom eleven percent identified as Indigenous Australians and seven percent were from a language background other than English. [1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the acting principal is Jodie Wellington. [3] The school motto is "Wisdom Through Knowledge".

Overview

On 17 May 2007 the Governor-General hosted a meeting in the school with indigenous students from the city's high schools. [4]

Notable alumni

Notable former staff

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nowra High School, Nowra, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Nowra High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Our staff – Nowra High School". nowra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gallery – May 2007", Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
  5. ↑ "Official biography of Premier Anna Bligh". Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "First speech". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Obituary for Brian McGowan at Partiment.nsw.gov accessed 14 November 2007


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