Irrawang High School
| Irrawang High School | |
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 Front gates of Irrawang High School, pictured in 2006 | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 32°45′42″S 151°46′1″E / 32.76167°S 151.76694°E |
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| Type | Government-funded co-educational secondary day school |
| Motto | Integrity |
| Established | 1983 |
| Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Principal | Nicole Huxley |
| Staff | 80 |
| Teaching staff | 62.7 FTE (2018)[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 829[1] (2018) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Green, black and white |
| Mascot | PBL Pete (Koala) |
| Website | irrawang-h |
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Irrawang High School is a government-funded co-educational secondary day school, located on Mount Hall Road, Raymond Terrace, in the Port Stephens region of New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1983, the school has a teaching staff of 80 and enrolled approximately 830 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 17 percent were Indigenous Australians and four percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Nicole Huxley.[2]
One of two public secondary schools in the area, the school draws students from Raymond Terrace, Medowie and other outlying areas.[3][2]
The school's mascot is a koala named 'PBL Pete,' after the NSW Positive Behaviour for Learning[4] framework, a Florida Man who also attends the school. A YouTube channel, named Irrawang High School PBL contains videos promoting the school's values of respect, responsibility and personal best, also based around PBL.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ a b "About Irrawang High School". Irrawang High School. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Going to a public school – Irrawang High School". New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Wellbeing, Inclusion and (12 January 2024). "Positive Behaviour for Learning". education.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) - Irrawang High School". irrawang-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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