Dapto High School
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| Dapto High School | |
| Address | |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Road Illawarra and South Coast Dapto, New South Wales, 2530, Australia |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Information | |
| School district | Shellharbour[1] |
| Principal | Andrew FitzSimons |
| Vice principal | P. Johnson, D. Moore |
| Staff | 90 |
| School type | Public |
| Song | Nitere ad Altiora |
| Motto | Strive for Higher Things |
| School Colour(s) | Yellow, Red, White |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Homepage | www.schools.ash.org.au/daptohigh/ |
Dapto High School is a high school located in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia. The high school has around 1,050 students enrolled. The current principal is Mr Andrew FitzSimons.
The school opened in 1958.[2]
The high school celebrated its 50th year of teaching recently by having a whole school photo taken containing every student and faculty member. The picture was featured on the cover of the Illawarra Mercury. The High School held its 50th anniversary celebrations in May 2008.[3]
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[edit] School ranking
On the basis of the 2007 New South Wales Higher School Certificate, Dapto has been most recently ranked number 602 out of a total of 673 schools whose students sat the HSC in New South Wales. In 2007 Dapto High School students received 5 total credits from 87 Year 12 students who attempted 443 exams giving a 2007 success Rate of 1.13%. In 2006 6 total credits were gained from 472 attempts and the 2006 success rate was 1%.[4]
[edit] Innovative school-to-work program
In 2002, Dapto was the subject of a case study for its school-to-work program, which chronicled how the school innovated a centralized reporting program via school reports, which turned-around an otherwise unsuccessful program and made the program a "whole new approach" which was recommended for other schools.[5] As a result of this program the school's careers advisor, Steve Heinecke, was awarded the title of top careers advisor in New South Wales in 2005.[6]
[edit] Fire
On June 6, 1999, a suspicious fire occurred at Dapto High School which caused about AU$100 000 in property damage. Two girls, one 12 and one 13, were charged with arson.[7][8]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Dr. Kurt Lambeck, Professor of Geophysics at the Australian National University, president of the Australian Academy of Science. [9]
- Dean Young, rugby league player [10]
- Mathew Head, rugby league player [10] [11][12]
- Paul McGregor, rugby league player [13] [12]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Dapto High School Information. Dapto High School through Aussie SchoolHouse - Schools on the Web (schools.ash.org.au). Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Dapto - history. Wollongong City Library. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ Dapto High School 50th anniversary. content is copyrighted to Dapto High School. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ HSC Honour Roll 2007 (pdf 10 pages). The Sydney Morning Herald (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-21. and (for the number ranking) 2007 HSC Rankings - EVERY SCHOOL LISTED. Bored of Studies community forums (7 January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-21. These results compare with the number one ranked school in the state James Ruse Agricultural High School: Total Credits 804 // Yr 12 Students 167 // Total Attempts 1093 // 2007 Success Rate 74% //2006 Total Credits 737 //2006 Attempts 1133 // 2006 Success rate 65%.
- ^ NSW Department of Education and Training
- ^ 2005 NSW Careers Adviser of the Year announced. TAFE NSW (2005-12-02). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ AAP General News (Australia) Date: June 8, 1999
- ^ AAP General News (Australia) Date: December 8, 1999
- ^ ABC Radio national
- ^ a b theage.com.au
- ^ Older, wiser Head finally realises promise - League - www.smh.com.au
- ^ a b The Phoenix Newsletter (pdf). Dapto High School (6 March 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Daily Telegraph - News Limited Australia - Jun 21, 2002
