Oxley High School

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

Oxley High School
Location
Oxley High School
Location in New South Wales
Piper Street, North Tamworth,
New England region, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates31°04′43″S 150°56′22″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Established1968 (1968)
School districtPeel; Regional North
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
PrincipalSimon Bartlett–Taylor
Teaching staff73.0 FTE (2018)[1]
Years7–12
Enrolment967[1] (2018)
Campus typeRegional
Colour(s)Red, blue and yellow             
Websiteoxley-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Established in 1968, the school enrolled approximately 970 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 19 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and four percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Simon Bartlett–Taylor.[2][3]

Achievements

In 2006, the boys' state hockey team, the girls' state hockey team, and the girls' state cricket team were state champions. In 2008 a syndicate from Oxley won round 2 of the Australian Stock Exchange Sharemarket Game. In 2007 Oxley won the Law Society's State Mock Trial competition, becoming the first country school to do so. Recently the boys' state knockout Cricket team repeated the feat of the girls' team of 2006 by becoming State Champions, defeating Endeavour Sports High School in the final. Oxley High School also hosts a number of Creative And Performing Arts opportunities at the school. Some of which include the variety concert, 'Oxley Live' and the highly sought after, 'Oxley Dance Showcase'.

Oxley High has a FIRST Robotics team (7023) which began in 2018. They made the quarter finals at the regional event in Sydney in March 2018 and won the off-season event in July 2018. In 2019, the team achieved 25th but did not get selected for the elimination rounds.

A number of students have achieved national and international recognition for their Creative And Performing Art associations, some of which include the prestigious 'Schools Spectacular' as soloists, choral involvements, and orchestral involvements. in 2011 a number of students travelled to Hawaii to partake in the International band competition which won a silver medal. Many students are actively involved in the regional variety showcase, 'CAPERS' and 'Dance Festival' in all facets from performing to production. With many going on to be successful in the Talent Development Project and international arts involvement.

Overview

The school has four sport houses - Namoi (green), Castlereagh (blue), Macquarie (red) and Hastings (yellow). Oxley has 70 full-time teachers, and approximately twelve casual teachers at any one time. It caters for special needs students, with IO classes and support staff.

On 18 March 2012 the Castlereagh block of the school was destroyed by fire,[4][5] and subsequently knocked down and rebuilt.

Notable alumni

Josh Hazlewood [6], an Australian international cricketer.

Paul Pluta, aka "ArchiLuxury"[7], an Australian international YouTube celebrity.

See also

References
  1. "Oxley High School, North Tamworth, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Oxley High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. "About our school". Oxley High School. 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. "Oxley High School - Woollam Constructions". Woollam Constructions. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  5. Chillingworth, Breanna (31 July 2017). "Ex-student jailed for $12m school fire". The Northern Daily Leader. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Hazlewood. Missing or empty |title= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. https://www.youtube.com/user/ARCHIELUXURY. Missing or empty |title= (help); External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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