Campbell High School is a school in

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, an inner suburb of

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, for students in years 7-10 in the

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's education system. The school is located at the foot of

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adjacent to the former

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's headquarters and the

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, with the front of the building running along Treloar Crescent, and the school oval facing Limestone Avenue.

History

The school was opened in 1965 and was named for Scottish settler Robert Campbell who settled in the area in the early 1820s. The school maintains links to the

Clan Campbell Clan Campbell ( gd, Na Caimbeulaich ) is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The chief of the clan be ...

. On 17 November 2011 President of the United States

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and Australian Prime Minister

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spoke to eighteen students at the school during Obama's visit to Australia.

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Campbell High School
Educational institutions established in 1965 High schools in the Australian Capital Territory 1965 establishments in Australia