Armidale High School
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| Armidale High School | |
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Latin: Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter
Courage, Honesty, Happiness[1]
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| Armidale, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Coordinates | 30°30′49″S 151°39′19″E / 30.51361°S 151.65528°ECoordinates: 30°30′49″S 151°39′19″E / 30.51361°S 151.65528°E |
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| Type | Public, Secondary, Co-educational, Day school |
| Established | 1920 |
| Principal | Anne Matley |
| Deputy Principal | Carolyn Lupton |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Enrolment | ~650[2] |
| Campus | Rural, 20 Hectares[3] |
| Colour(s) | Burgundy & Navy[3] |
| Website | www.armidale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au |
Armidale High School is a co-educational, public secondary school, located in Armidale, a university and cathedral city in northern New South Wales, Australia.
Founded in 1920, Armidale High School was the first state secondary school to be established in Armidale. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 650 students from Years 7 to 12.[2] It is a school of the New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET), and prepares students for the School Certificate (Year 10), and the Higher School Certificate (Year 12).
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Bob Brown - Leader of the Australian Greens; Senator (Greens) for Tasmania (also attended Coffs Harbour High School and Blacktown Boys High School)[4]
- David Foster - Novelist, essayist, poet and farmer (also attended Orange High School and Fort Street High School)[5]
- Brendan Moar - Presenter of By Design, Future Gardens and Moar Gardening on The LifeStyle Channel[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Armidale High School". Schools. Australian Schools Directory. 2007. http://www.australianschoolsdirectory.com.au/school.php?school=69. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ a b "Armidale High School". School Locator. New South Wales Department of Education and Training. 2007. http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=8102. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ a b "The Tradition of Armidale High School". The School. Armidale High School. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20071010133106/http://www.armidale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/school.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed (2006-11-17). "BROWN (Bob) Robert James". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed (2006-11-17). "FOSTER David Manning". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ "Archive of Photos and Newspaper Articles". Ex-Students. Armidale High School. Archived from the original on 2007-08-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070828214713/http://www.armidale-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ex_students.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
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