| Carlingford High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Co-educational |
| Motto | Adventure in Learning |
| Established | January, 1968 |
| Principal | R. Clarke |
| Enrolment | 1086 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue |
| Website | [1] |
Carlingford High School is a government high school located in Carlingford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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The decision to build a new high school at North Carlingford was made in early 1967. Though the decision was originally not well received by the community, especially parents who lived in close proximity to Cumberland High School and whose children were already being sent by bus to Pennant Hills High School, building of the new school commenced in the Autumn. The contractor, A.V Jennings, was to complete sufficient of the building to enable the school to open on the first school day in 1968.
In October, the first Principal, Mr M. J. Maiden, met 165 students whom were in first form at Pennant Hills High School and who were destined for the new school, known officially at this stage as "Carlingford North High School". The students were dressed in school uniform designed by a committee of parents appointed by Mr R. Stacey, principal of Pennant Hills High School. A further meeting was held with the parents where a motion was carried that the Department of Education be asked to name the school "Carlingford High School".
Two more meetings were held with the committee prior to the beginning of the new school year. At these meetings, finalized arrangements for the first school day of 1968 were made, along with the establishment of a school badge and motto. Much thought went into the latter with a view to linking the badge with the name "Carlingford". From Mr H. Frater, former Headmaster of Carlingford Rural School, informed the committee that Carlingford was named after Carlingford in Ireland. Mr Maiden, wrote to the Embassy of Ireland in Canberra and received information about Irish Carlingford. It was then decided to design a badge and motto that would incorporate the "Venturegameness" of the Vikings and the idea that education should be an adventure. The design of the badge would be in keeping with the design of the school and with an Australian flavour, hence the square, sever line of the badge and the boomerang on which the motto appears. Several different designs were worked on by artists at "Perfection Plate" and indeed the Maiden family also worked on the design. The committee finally reached a decision with the agreed motto "Adventure In Learning" put forward by the appointed Deputy Principal Mr. N. Leeder and the badge design created by Mr Maidens wife.
As late as the Thursday before school was to resume it was by no means certain that the school would be open due to inclement weather. Fortunately though the weather cleared and concrete was poured on the Friday and the school was officially opened on Tuesday 31 January 1968.
This school is currently located on North Rocks Road between two primary schools, Roselea Public School and St Gerard's Primary Catholic School. Lately a new library has been constructed and many of the blocks have been refurbished.
Currently 1200 students attend this school.
The school has a numerous number of musical ensembles. They are:
There is a rewarding system throughout the whole school. This rewarding system applies to all students from year 7 to year 12. There are Teacher's Awards, School Service Awards, Executive Awards, Year Adviser's Awards and Principal's Awards.
If a student does get one Year Adviser Award, they are permitted to attend the "Reward Day Out" Excursion, occurring around the time of the completion of the school year, usually at Jamberoo,or Luna Park
Carlingford High students participate in a peer support program, and student representative council, which was the first to be established in Sydney. It also provides a comprehensive welfare program focusing on peer support/mentoring and conflict resolution, anti-bullying and anti-racism.
There are four houses in Carlingford High School, they are named after the Viking gods. They are:
The houses were re-introduced in late 2007 after many meetings on whether it should exist or not. There are also house colours for each of these houses, Aegir is Red; Freya is Yellow; Odin is Blue; and Thor is Green.
In 2007, the school underwent major security changes, namely installing a new security fence which is about 2.5 metres high. Then in 2009 it underwent another change, installation of security cameras throughout the library to prevent thievery.