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Woolgoolga High School

Coordinates: 30°06′02″S 153°11′24″E / 30.100547°S 153.189895°E / -30.100547; 153.189895
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Coordinates30°06′02″S 153°11′24″E / 30.100547°S 153.189895°E / -30.100547; 153.189895
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TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Mottosuccess crowns effort
Established1981; 43 years ago (1981)
(as Woolgoolga Central School)
School districtGrafton; Regional North
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
PrincipalGuy Wright
Teaching staff63.7 FTE (2020)[1]
Years712
Enrolment812[1] (2018)
Campus typeRegional
Colour(s)Sky blue, navy blue, grey and white     
Websitewoolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Woolgoolga High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Woolgoolga, in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1981 as Woolgoolga Central School, Woolgoolga High School enrolled approximately 810 students in 2020, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom fourteen percent identified as Indigenous Australians and thirteen percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Lu Nickell.

Overview

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Elective subjects are offered to students in Years 8 to 12. Also offered are a wide variety of extension courses.

Woolgoolga High School is located 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of the township of Woolgoolga. While the school does not have its own sporting facilities, it is within two hundred metres of Woolgoolga Sports Ground and Tennis Courts. The agricultural facilities are located off campus within the township of Woolgoolga.

Notable alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Woolgoolga High School, Woolgoolga, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Banora Point High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 5 May 2019. p. 12. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Mid North Coast Olympians – ABC (None) – Australian Broadcasting Corporation".
  4. ^ "Official Telstra Women's Premiership profile of Jessica Gentle for Newcastle Knights Women | Knights".
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