Camden Haven High School (abbreviated as CHHS) is a
government-funded co-educational
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comprehensive secondary day school
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, located in , a village near , in the
Mid North Coast
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region of
New South Wales
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, Australia. The school is situated approximately east of the
Pacific Highway.
Established in 2000, the school catered for approximately 1,100 students in 2018, from
Year 7
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to
Year 12, of whom twelve percent identified as
Indigenous Australians
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and two percent were from a
language background other than English.
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; the principal is Margaret Hutchinson.
Overview
A united school culture has been developed by establishing across school management, curriculum and special programs working teams. The school was formed from an amalgamation of the high school section of Kendall Central School and the distance education centre located, at the time, in Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is a coastal town in the local government area of Port Macquarie-Hastings. It is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The town is located on the Tasman Sea c ...
. Kendall Central School became Kendall Public School.
Face-to-face students are drawn from the local Camden Haven region. Students enrolled in the Distance Education School are located in the region from the Central Coast to Coffs Harbour and inland to the New England Highway
New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland at its northern end to Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales at its southern end. It is part of Australia's National Highway system, an ...
, (Armidale
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. I ...
and Tamworth) as well as from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. Face-to-face students are able to enrol in the Distance Education School when face-to-face class numbers in a specific subject are too low. e.g. languages.
CHHS has a reputation in achieving significant results, particularly in the performing arts and sport.
See also
* List of government schools in New South Wales
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* List of schools in Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast
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* Education in Australia
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References
External links
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e-Learning student interface (until 2018)e-Learning student interface (Canvas 2018 onwards)
NSW Schools website
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Public high schools in New South Wales
2000 establishments in Australia
Educational institutions established in 2000
Mid North Coast