Gosford High School
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| Gosford High School | |
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| Spectemur Agendo ("Let us be judged by our acts") | |
| Established | 1928 |
| School type | New South Wales Selective Public High School |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
Lynne Searle |
| Location | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
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Gosford High School (abbreviation GHS) is a school located in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. It is a co-educational, academically selective high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1928 and was made a selective high school in 1989. Students at the school come from the Sydney and Newcastle regions. Currently, Gosford High is the only selective school in the Central Coast. The school has faculties for the following subjects: English, Mathematics, Science, Information Technology, Technological and Applied Studies, Social Sciences (Geography, History, etc.), Creative and Performing Arts, Languages (French, German, Indonesian and Japanese), Agriculture and PDHPE.
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Motto
The school's Latin motto is spectemur agendo, which is conventionally translated into English as "judge me by what I do." Other translations include Let us be judged by our acts and By our deeds may we be known (this translation is preferred by Camberwell Grammar School in Melbourne, who shares the same motto).
Houses
The houses of Gosford High School and their colours are as follows:
- Kingsbury (Red and White)
- Rowe (Black and White)
- Old Students' Union or O.S.U. (Brown and Gold)
- Wheeler (Green and Gold)
The houses were named after prominent local identities, with the exception of O.S.U. (Old Students Union) who used to sponsor many school events.
The houses compete in three sporting carnivals. In the summer season, a Swimming Carnival is held, and in the winter months an Athletic Carnival. There is also a cross-country run held in Autumn, but this is held on an afternoon at Adcock Park (a local oval) rather than an off-school carnival.
Student Body
180 students are accepted into the school each year, bringing the total number of students to 1080.
Staff
The current principal of Gosford High School is Ms Lynne Searle. Searle took over from previous principal Mr. Peter Hall in the fourth quarter of 2006, but did not become active in her position until 2007, with Deputy-Principal Paul Campbell serving as interim principal. She is the school's first female principal.
Notable among the current staff are Dr Mark Butler, recipient of the Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools in 2004[1]
Dr. Michael Chamberlain (ex-husband of Lindy Chamberlain) was an English teacher at Gosford High until Term 2 2008 when he left.
Orange High School Visit
Gosford and Orange High School have one of the oldest school exchange systems in NSW. Each year sporting teams are selected from both Orange and Gosford High Schools to compete against each other. The schools take turns in hosting the visit, with Gosford currently hosting in 2008. The studens are billeted by the hosting school for two nights during term 2 when the visit occuts. Gosford High students will try out for the teams and train during normal Wendesday sport each week leading up to the visit.
See also
External links
- Gosford High School website
- NSW Department of Education and Training: Gosford High School
- Robert Drummond Case
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