Batemans Bay High School

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

Batemans Bay High School
Location
Batemans Bay High School Location in New South Wales
Beach Road, Batehaven, Batemans Bay South Coast, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	35°43′45″S 150°11′41″E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Motto	Bridge To The Future
Established	1988 (1988)
School district	Batemans Bay; Rural South and West
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
Principal	Paula Hambly
Teaching staff	63.9 FTE (2018)[1]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	695[1] (2018)
Colour(s)	Red, white and black
Website	batemansba-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 1989, the school enrolled approximately 700 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 16 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 Paula Hambly.

Principals

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Stuart Hooper	1988	1996	7–8 years
2	Kevin Connell	1997	1999	1–2 years
3	Mark Smith	1999	2003	3–4 years
4	Neil Simpson	2003	2015	11–12 years
5	Greg McDonald	2015	2019	3–4 years
6	Paula Hambly	2019	Incumbent	0–1 years

Notable alumni

• Ben Cross – rugby league football player; represented NSW Blues
• Brandon McClelland – actor on stage, television and film

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales
• List of schools in the Illawarra and South East
• Education in Australia

References

1. "Batemans Bay High School, Batehaven, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

External links

• Official website
• NSW Schools website