Woolgoolga High School

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    Websitewoolgoolga-h.schools.nsw.gov.au[2]

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

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

  • Cadel Evans – cyclist; first Australian to win the Tour de France
  • Harley Ingleby – surfer; world champion longboard rider
  • Emma Moffatt – triathlete; World Triathlon Champion and Australian Olympic Bronze Medallist[3]
  • Claes Loberg – co-founder of music streaming service Guvera
  • Jessica Gentle – rugby league player[4]

See also

  • flagNew South Wales portal
  • iconSchools portal

References

  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".

External links

  • Woolgoolga High School website
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