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, enrolment = 1,079 , enrolment_as_of = 2018 , teaching_staff = 81.2 FTE (2018) , grades = 7- 12 , grades_label = Years , colours = Red and blue , website = , footnotes = Newcastle High School is a government-funded
co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...
comprehensive secondary
day school A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children and adolescents are given instructions during the day, after which the students return to their homes. A day school has full-day programs when compar ...
, located in
Newcastle West Newcastle West () or simply Newcastle (''An Caisleán Nua'', formerly anglicized Castlenoe) is a town in west County Limerick, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county, excluding Limerick city, It is also the county town, and sits on the ...
, a suburb of
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...
, in the
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, Australia. Established in 1929, the school enrolled approximately 1,080 students in 2018, from
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to Year 12, of whom nine percent identified as
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and nine percent were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the
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in accordance with the education curriculum, as determined by the
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. Newcastle High School has one of the largest
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. As of October 2020 the principal is Janene Rosser.


History

Newcastle High School, which began in 1976, is the last of three schools that shared a similar and sometimes common history: *
The School on The Hill Newcastle East Public School is a Public school (government funded), public school located in the New South Wales town of Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, Australia. It is the oldest continuously running school in Australia, established in 1 ...
established in 1906 * Newcastle Girls' High Schoolan academically selective girls' only high school which began its separate existence (from "The Hill") in 1929 at Hamilton *
Newcastle Boys' High School , motto_translation = With Oars and Sailsi.e. with all one's might , streetaddress = Turton Road, Waratah , city = Newcastle , state = New South Wales , postcode = 2298 , country ...
an academically selective boys' only high school which moved to
Waratah Waratah (''Telopea'') is an Australian-endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania). The best-known species in this genus is ''Telopea speci ...
in 1934 The school occupies the campuses previously occupied by two girls' high schools: Hunter Girls' High School and Newcastle Girls' High School. The campus of Newcastle Boys' High School became non-selective and co-educational in 1977 and changed its name to Waratah High School that same year. Later it became Waratah Technology High School, then Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus.


Ravens

Newcastle High has a large population of ravens and the students hold the birds in high regard. Students, both past and present, see ravens as a symbol of their teen years and view them as a mascot for the school.


Controversies

In January 2021, recently appointed Principal Dr Janene Rosser brought in new rules involving bell times and uniform restrictions. Some students and parents have expressed their dislike of the new rules, which they consider give students too little time to get to class. They also believe the stricter new uniform rules are “over the top”. Some staff, students and guardians have reportedly expressed the view that Rosser's excessive implementation of these rules is a PR stunt aimed at making the school look good while reportedly ignoring requests for repairs by her fellow staff members and certain alumni. It has also been said that some students falling behind have found it hard coping with the new systems, and are reportedly being ignored by Rosser when they ask for a return to the status quo ante (i.e. the previous rules).


Notable alumni


Newcastle Girls' High School

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Virginia Chadwick Virginia Anne Chadwick AO (19 December 194417 September 2009) was a Liberal Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1999. She was the first NSW female Minister for Education; the first female President of the New South ...
- former NSW Cabinet Minister and politician * Julie Sutton - former Mayor of
Warringah Council Warringah Council was a local government area in the northern beaches region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed on 7 March 1906 as the Warringah Shire Council, and became "Warringah Council" in 1993. In 19 ...


Newcastle High School (1976–present)

* Jamie Brazier - Papua New Guinea cricketer *
Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark (born 10 September 1970) is an Australian former cricketer and sports administrator. A right-handed batter, she served as the captain of the national women's team for eleven years and was a member of triumphant World Cup ca ...
- Australian women's cricket captain *
Ben Gillies Benjamin David Gillies (born 24 October 1979) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011. In 2003, Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr, initially a ...
- drummer in Australian rock band
Silverchair Silverchair were an Australian Rock music, rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got thei ...
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Chris Joannou Christopher Andrew Joannou (born 10 November 1979) is an Australian musician best known as the bassist for the Newcastle-based alternative rock band Silverchair. He is a twin to sister Louise Kipa. He was the first of the three band members to ...
- bass guitarist in Australian rock band Silverchair *
Daniel Johns Daniel Paul Johns (born 22 April 1979) is an Australian musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the former frontman, guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Silverchair. Johns is also one half of The Dissociatives with Paul Mac a ...
- vocalist and guitarist in Australian rock band Silverchair *
Miranda Otto Miranda Otto (born 16 December 1967) is an Australian actress. She is the daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto and the paternal half-sister of actress Gracie Otto. Otto began her acting career in 1986 at age 18 and appeared in a variety of ...
- actress


See also

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List of government schools in New South Wales {{Use Australian English, date=June 2020 The New South Wales Department of Education is a department of the Government of New South Wales. In addition to other responsibilities, it operates primary and secondary school A secondary school des ...
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Education in Australia Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (un ...


References

{{Hunter Region places and items of interest Educational institutions established in 1929 Public high schools in New South Wales Education in Newcastle, New South Wales 1929 establishments in Australia