Northcote High School
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| Northcote High School |
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| Motto | Meliora Sequamur (Let us follow the better things) |
| Established | 1926 |
| Type | Government Secondary School |
| Principal | Gail Davidson |
| Students | ~1,250 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Location | St. Georges Road, Northcote 3070, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Colours | Purple, Green, Navy Blue |
| Mascot | Biscuit (School cat) (Un-offical Mascot) |
| Yearbook | Ripples |
| Assistant Principal(s) | Kate Morris Nick Murphy Wayne Roberts |
| Website | http://www.nhs.vic.edu.au |
Northcote High School is a high school in Northcote, Victoria, Australia, teaching from year 7 through 12. It was established in 1926, and celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2006.
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[edit] Camps
[edit] Boho School Camp (Years 7-8)
Northcote High School acquired the Boho South Primary School site in 1979, for use as a country outdoor education camp. It is situated in the Strathbogie Ranges, approximately 200 kilometres from Melbourne. Most students spend 4 days there, doing activities such as: hiking, visiting a farm, canoeing, horse riding, swimming and bush camping. As a nickname, many students (as well some teachers) may call this camp Hobo Camp, as it rhymes with the real name of Boho.
[edit] Year 8 Camp
The Year 8 Camp is four days long, and groups of about 20 to 30 students partcipate. On the first day, students usually participate in an overnight hike of about 7 km to a camping spot. The students then put up tents, and enjoy dinner. The soup and noodles are cooked by placing a billy full of water from a local stream on the campfire, and putting it in a bowl or cup. The next day, students pack up and travel back to camp. This is mostly up-hill. Students then travel by school bus to Shepparton, to go to the local pool (Aquamoves), and bowling. There is usually pizza for dinner this night. On the third day, students go horse riding and to the Lake Eildon Trout Farm. On the fourth day, students pack up and go back to school in the school bus.
[edit] Year 9 Camp
The Year 9 Camp is a whole year level camp, near the start of the year. Students travel to the Mornington Pensulia and participate in activities such as a flying fox, etc. The camp was started for the first time in 2007.
[edit] Interstate and Overseas Camps
The school also offers interstate camps which have included: Tasmania, the Gold Coast, Sydney, Canberra and Central Australia. There is usually one interstate trip per year.
In addition to this wonderful range of camps the school also offers overseas trips through language and music subjects. Countries visited over the last five years include Italy, China, Greece and New Caledonia. Trips to the USA and Italy are planned for 2007, France and China for 2008.
[edit] Music
Northcote High School offers many music groups such as:
- Junior Band (beginer / 1st year players)
- Junior Strings (beginer / 1st year players)
- Intermediate Band (Developing players)
- Intermediate Strings (Developing players)
- Senior Band (Senior Players, entry by audition)
- Senior Strings (Senior Players, entry by audition)
- Choir
- Senior Stage Band
- Junior Stage Band
- Guitar Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Sax Quartet, Clarinet & other small groups are operated according to need.
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