Tomaree High School

Tomaree High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Salamander Bay, a suburb of the Port Stephens Council local government area in New South Wales, Australia.

Tomaree High School
Location

Australia
Coordinates32°44′13″S 152°6′42″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoForward Together
Established1998 (1998)
School districtPort Stephens; Regional North
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalSue Xenos
Teaching staff86.9 FTE (2018)[1]
Enrolment1,113[1] (2018)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Electric blue and yellow   
Websitetomaree-h.schools.nsw.edu.au
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Established in 1988, the school enrolled approximately 1,110 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom eight percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Sue Xenos.

Overview

A crossbow shooting incident occurred at the school in April 2003. Two 16-year-old girls were injured during the incident. A 16-year-old male was charged with attempted murder, two counts of maliciously wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, possession of a prohibited weapon, and throwing an explosive. However, his homemade explosive did not work.[3]

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