Karabar High School

Karabar High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located on Donald Road, Karabar, a suburb of Queanbeyan in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Karabar High School
Location
Donald Road, Karabar, Queanbeyan,
Southern Tablelands region, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates35°21′55″S 149°13′30″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school
MottoLife is for living
Established1977 (1977)
School districtQueanbeyan; Rural South and West
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalAndrew Turvey[1]
Teaching staff166.1 FTE (2018)[2]
Years7-12
Enrolment1,142[2] (2018)
Campus typeRegional
SloganQuality education - Quality future
Websitekarabarhigh.com.au

Established in 1977, the school enrolled approximately 1,140 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom ten percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 21 percent were from a language background other than English.[2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Andrew Turvey.[1]

Overview

Since 2010, it has been a partially selective high school,[2] with a selective class being run with each subsequent year group beginning at the school. The school caters for a range of academic and vocational demands, and has a full-time support unit.

The school has had a recent boost in popularity, with the on-campus student population growing by around 100 people each year. In 2015 the New South Wales Government announced that the distance education centre would move to Queanbeyan High School.[3]

Other extra-curricular activities

Karabar High School has been involved in many extra-curricular activities over the years. A school production is also put on every year by the school's group of performing arts students. Karabar has participated in the RoboCup on a number of occasions. The school regularly enters teams in a range of sports, including rugby league, cricket, soccer, AFL, basketball, netball and hockey. The school also runs debating and public speaking groups, depending on student demand and a school cattle team.

School facilities

The school caters for a wide range of academic and vocational pursuits, with a number of upgrades and refurbishments having taken place over the past ten years. The school is divided into seven faculties: English; Human Societies and its Environment (HSIE); Maths; Science; Technical and Applied Studies (TAS); Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA); and Personal Development, health and Physical Education (PDHPE).

Library

The school's library serves as the primary research centre. In 2015, for the second year in a row, the library hosted the 'Write a Book in a Day' event. Students collaborated with one of the English teachers in the library for a period of twelve hours to raise awareness and money for charity.

See also

References
  1. "School Locator - Karabar High School". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. "Karabar High School, Queanbeyan, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. Pham, Kim (23 February 2015). "$10m distance education facility announced for Queanbeyan". The Queanbeyan Age. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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