Coffs Harbour Senior College
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Coffs Harbour Senior College is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive
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day school, located within the Coffs Harbour Education Campus, on Hogbin Drive,
Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...
, on the
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region of
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, Australia. Established in 1995, the College enrolled approximately 470 students in 2018, in
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and
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, including three percent of students who identified as
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and six percent who were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the
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; the principal is Sam Hutton .


Overview

The College is located several kilometres south of Coffs Harbour in an area which is becoming the centre of population distribution for the greater Coffs Harbour area. The College is affiliated with
TAFE NSW TAFE NSW is an Australian vocational education and training provider. Annually, the network trains over 500,000 students in campus, workplace, online, or distance education methods of education. It was established as an independent statutory bod ...
and
Southern Cross University Southern Cross University (SCU) is an Australian public university, with campuses at Lismore and Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, and at Coolangatta, the most southern suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland. It is ranked in the top ...
on one site known as Coffs Harbour Education Campus (CHEC). The College provides opportunities for students in Years 11 and 12 to study in an adult learning environment and to gain the NSW Higher School Certificate. A prime function of the College is to be a tertiary preparation centre for students. The students have access to computer laboratories, library facilities, commercial kitchens and a student learning centre which provide access to the latest technologies. The students also have access to a cafeteria, coffee shop, and other facilities that are not usually available in a traditional school, yet are available to the students studying at the Coffs Harbour Education Campus. The focus of the College is to educate young people in a more mature learning environment, with a focus on freedom and responsibility, care, cooperation and acceptance. Students are allowed to call teachers by their first names and close student/teacher cooperation is encouraged.


Campus

The Coffs Harbour Education Campus is a partnership between the Southern Cross University, TAFE NSW and the NSW Department of Education. The comprehensive joint facility offers enrolment in articulated education and training programmes of each of the partners, ranging from Year 11 to postgraduate level. There are no sectoral boundaries between facilities on the campus; all are jointly owned and utilised as appropriate by the three partners. Students from Southern Cross, TAFE and the Senior College share the facilities. Classes from all sectors operate on an integrated timetable and the staff from all three sectors have offices in a shared environment.


See also

* List of government schools in New South Wales *
List of schools in Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast This is a list of schools in the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from Kindergarten to Year 6 (age ...
* Education in Australia *
Coffs Harbour High School Coffs Harbour High School is a Education in Australia#Government schools, government-funded Mixed-sex school, co-educational Comprehensive school, comprehensive secondary school, secondary day school, located in Coffs Harbour, in the Mid North Coas ...


References


External links

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NSW Schools website
{{Authority control Public high schools in New South Wales Educational institutions established in 1995 Education in Coffs Harbour 1995 establishments in Australia