Queanbeyan High School

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

Queanbeyan High School
Location
Queanbeyan, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates35°21′11″S 149°13′17″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Established1959 (1959)[1]
School districtQueanbeyan; Rural South and West
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
PrincipalJennifer Green[2]
Teaching staff52.9 FTE (2018)[3]
Years7–12
Enrolment~500[3] (2018)
Campus typeRegional
Colour(s)Maroon, white and black    
Websitequeanbeyan-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 1959,[1] the school enrolled approximately 500 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 13 per cent identified as Indigenous Australians and 22 per cent from a language background other than English.[3] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Jennifer Green.[2]

Overview

The school runs a number of innovative programs including The Personal Best program in which students select to be in these classes if they wish to be challenged and encouraged in their learning: The College Program in which Year 11 and 12 sit for three subjects each year, and sit for the Higher School Certificate. Over two years, students complete 6 subjects but this method reduces the stress, enables more subjects to run, and gives both years of senior study purpose and dignity.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Queanbeyan High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 20 May 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. "Our staff". Mount Austin High School. NSW Department of Education. 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. "Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.


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