Nowra High School

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

Nowra High School
Entrance to the school, pictured in 2018
Location
Nowra High School
Location in New South Wales
Nowra, in the South Coast region of New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates34°52′17″S 150°36′37″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoWisdom through knowledge
Established1956 (1956)
School districtSouth Coast; Regional South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalGlen Kingsley
Teaching staff69.6 FTE (2018)[1]
Years7-12
Enrolment916[1] (2018)
CampusRegional
Colour(s)Navy blue, sky blue, and white             
Websitenowra-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Established in 1956, the school enrolled approximately 910 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom eleven percent identified as Indigenous Australians and seven percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Glen Kingsley.[2][3] The school motto is "Wisdom Through Knowledge".

Overview

On 17 May 2007 the Governor-General hosted a meeting in the school with indigenous students from the city's high schools.[4]

Notable alumni
  • Anna Bligh AC – a former politician and Premier of Queensland who spent the last six months of her schooling at Nowra High[5]

Notable former staff
  • Brian McGowan – a teacher during the 1960s; and a former member of the NSW Legislative Assembly[6]
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See also

References
  1. "Nowra High School, Nowra, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Nowra High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. Nowra High School web site accessed 14 November 2007
  4. "Gallery - May 2007", Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
  5. "Official biography of Premier Anna Bligh". Government of Queensland. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  6. Obituary for Brian McGowan at Partiment.nsw.gov accessed 14 November 2007


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