Coonabarabran High School

Coonabarabran High School
Location
Map
Newell Highway, Coonabarabran, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates31°16′58″S 149°17′02″E / 31.2828°S 149.2839°E / -31.2828; 149.2839
Information
TypePublic co-educational secondary day school
MottoForever Dare
Established1 January 1942 (Intermediate High School)
1 January 1962 (High School)
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
PrincipalMary Doolan
Years7–12
Enrolment~318[1] (2022)
Colour(s)Navy and gold   
YearbookThe Warrum bungle[2]
Websitecoonabarab-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Coonabarabran High School (abbreviated as CHS) is a public co-educational secondary day school, located on the Newell Highway in southern Coonabarabran, a town located in the Central West and North West Slopes regions of New South Wales, Australia. The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education with students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school was originally established in January 1942 as the Coonabarabran Intermediate High School, providing primary and secondary education, and later reconstituted in 1962 as a comprehensive high school.

History

Following an appeal by the Parents & Citizens' Association of Coonabarabran Public School to the Minister for Education, Clive Evatt, in late 1941, the NSW Department of Education made the decision to upgrade the existing Coonabarabran Public School (established in 1870) to the status of "Intermediate High School", with the existing school now providing primary and secondary education.[3][4][5] The headmaster of the public school, A. C. Innes, BA, continued as the first headmaster of Coonabarabran Intermediate High School.[6] On 18 March 1942, Minister Evatt formally opened the school, laying a memorial stone to mark the occasion.[7]

In January 1962, a separate "Coonabarabran High School" was established, again separating primary and secondary education between Coonabarabran Public School and the new Coonabarabran High School, respectively.[8] In 1972–1973, a new purpose-built school campus to the south of the public school site was completed.[9] On 16 October 1974, the school was visited by Charles, The Prince of Wales.[10][11][12] In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, the school principal from 1999 to 2006, Michael Robert McEntyre, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to secondary education in rural New South Wales and to school sport through Rugby League coaching and administrative roles."[13][14]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "2022 Annual Report: Coonabarabran High School" (PDF). Coonabarabran High School. NSW Department of Education. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ Coonabarabran High School; Coonabarabran Intermediate High School (1955), The Warrum bungle : the magazine of the Coonabarabran Intermediate High School, The School, retrieved 19 August 2023
  3. ^ "STATUS OF SCHOOL". The North-Western Watchman. Coonabarabran, New South Wales. 29 May 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "History of New South Wales government schools > Reform movement". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Coonabarabran Intermediate High". History of New South Wales government schools. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Students and Text Books". The North-western Watchman. Coonabarabran, New South Wales. 30 October 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Evatt, K.C., Opens I.H.S." The North-western Watchman. Coonabarabran, New South Wales. 19 March 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Coonabarabran High". History of New South Wales government schools. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  9. ^ "More schools opening early in year". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 1972. p. 8.
  10. ^ "OUR COVER". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia, Australia. 30 October 1974. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "[Front Cover] THE Australian Women's Weekly". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia, Australia. 30 October 1974. p. Front Cover. Retrieved 19 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ Nicklin, Lenore (17 October 1974). "The day the stars came down to Siding Spring". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. After a buffet lunch, [the Prince] was driven to the handsome new Coonabarabran High School where over 1,000 children had gathered from neighbouring schools.
  13. ^ "Mr Michael Robert McENTYRE - Medal of the Order of Australia". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  14. ^ "New England residents honoured with Queen's Birthday awards". ABC News. 12 June 2006.
  15. ^ Tom McIlroy (13 January 2023). "This high-profile teal MP wanted to be Doris Day". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  16. ^ Box, Alex (28 June 2022). "The skills and experiences that made these 4 female independent MPs". Women's Agenda. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Coonabarabran High School". 18th Man. Retrieved 19 August 2023.