Nowra High School

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Nowra High School is a co-educational public high school, providing education for students in grades 7-12. It has been located on Moss St in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia since 1956.[1] There are around 1,100 students and about 70 staff. The school motto is "Wisdom Through Knowledge".

State visits

The Governor-General hosted a meeting, in the school, with indigenous students from the City's high schools, on May 17, 2007.[2]

Notable staff

  • Brian McGowan, a former member of the Legislative Assembly taught here in the 1960s.[3]

Notable students

  • Queensland Premier Anna Bligh spent the last six months of her schooling at Nowra High School.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Nowra High School web site accessed 14 November 2007
  2. ↑ "Gallery - May 2007", Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
  3. ↑ Obituary for Brian McGowan at Partiment.nsw.gov accessed 14 November 2007
  4. ↑ "Official biography of Premier Anna Bligh". Government of Queensland. Retrieved 22 March 2010. 

External links

Coordinates: 34°52′17″S 150°36′37″E / 34.8713°S 150.6103°E / -34.8713; 150.6103

Significant places and items of interest in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia
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