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, Australia. Established in 1908, THS is the oldest of the high schools in the Taree area, servicing Taree and the Manning Valley area, and the school enrolled approximately 833 students in 2020, from

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, of whom 20 percent identified as

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and four percent were from a language background other than English. The school is operated by the

; and the executive principal is Allison Alliston.

Overview

The school is equipped with specialist facilities and works closely with local primary schools, the business community and Taree TAFE. A semesterised curriculum is used at the school, providing a variety of subjects and units. In 2013 Taree High School and Taree Public School became part of the Connected Communities Strategy. This strategy aims to provide tailored programs to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal students and their families across New South Wales. THS's

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is ''Flumen Coronent Filii'',

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for "May your sons and daughters crown the river", referring to the

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, a feature of the town of Taree. School facilities include a

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, full-size gymnasium, drama room with lighting, sound equipment and stage curtains, canteen, Year 12 outdoor area and common room, school hall, Aboriginal resource room, agricultural

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, and a special education unit. Taree High School's executive principal is Allison Alliston. The deputy principals are Nigel Reece and Raylene Starke.

Curriculum

Taree High School is operated by the NSW Department of Education and therefore follows the curriculum for all years developed by the

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. The school has implemented a unitised curriculum involving Years 8 to 10, in order to provide students with a wide range of subject choices. As students progress through Years 8 to 10, they are offered a wider number of subject choices. In addition to the mandated, more traditional areas of study, the school offers unique study units such as outdoor education, ceramics and robotics. In their senior years, students are prepared for the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) and may study the Board Developed Courses to satisfy requirements. Alternatively, THS offers a Work Studies program involving

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study and work placement for those students wishing to enter the workforce upon completion of their high school education. All students have access to

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and training (VET) courses through both the school and TAFE. THS also participates in the Senior Curriculum Advantage project, which uses the course offerings at all three Manning Valley High Schools, Chatham, Wingham and Taree, to ensure Year 11 and 12 students can access a broad and relevant curriculum. Senior students may choose to remain at one school only or to access courses at other "host" school on a Wednesday afternoon in lieu of sport. Students who leave school before receiving their Higher School Certificate (HSC) receive the NSW Record of School Achievement (RoSA). The RoSA records all completed Year 9, 10 and 11 courses and grades, and participation in any uncompleted Year 11 courses.

Co-curriculum

Community

Taree High School students participate in a number of community events throughout the school year. Highlights of the community program include: *The Vampire Shield initiative, that is run annually by the local blood bank. *Students march at the local

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parade that is held every year. *SRC representatives join other local schools in discussing issues that affect all students of the local area, at Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) meetings, which are run by Greater Taree City Council. *The school participates in NAIDOC (National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee) week events. The school also caters for

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s from around the world.

Debating

Taree High School has three debating teams: a Years 7/8, 9/10, and a senior debating team, which made it to the regional level of the Premier's Debating Challenge NSW.

Leadership

To encourage leadership skills, THS has a

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, made up of the school's captains and representatives from every year group. Each year group elects its representatives annually.

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s are also elected each year by peers and teachers. The school holds an annual ANZAC Day assembly at the school and the captains prepare speeches for this. The SRC representatives organise school socials, write year reports for newsletters, run school assemblies, coordinate out of

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days to raise money for charities, and help in the canteen to reduce waiting lines. SRC meetings are held weekly. Important issues within the school's agenda are discussed and debated on, with SRC representatives voicing their peers' opinions and ideas.

Performing arts

A music, arts, drama and dance concert, known as MADD, is held every year at the local Manning Entertainment Centre in order to allow students to showcase their talents and perform. The MADD concert is hosted by the Year 11 Drama students, who film it and sell the

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and

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s to the school community.

Publications

The school annually produces a

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, ''The Torch'', containing student poems, stories, artwork, reports, and other work. Students may purchase the magazine at the end of the year.

Sport

Students represent Taree High School in various sporting events, and the school encourages them to further their talents in areas such as

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cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

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tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitabl ...

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and others.

House system

As with most Australian schools, Taree High School utilises a

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. The school established four houses in 1935 or 1936, Manning (blue), Murray (purple), Hooke (green) and Peel (red). Through this house system, students annually participate in a

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carnival, an

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carnival, a

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day, a Spirit day and cross country events. The four houses are rewarded with points for every participant in each event, and at the completion of each carnival the house with the most points is declared the winner.

Initiatives

Taree High School has implemented the Positive Behaviour for Learning process, an evidence-based whole-school process to improve learning outcomes for all students. THS's core values are Cooperation, Participation and Respect (CPR). Students can earn CPR Tickets by modelling these expectations and are rewarded with weekly prize draws and House points. Taree High School introduced the Millennium Parent Portal in 2015. The Portal allows the main caregiver of each student to access live attendance feeds, student notices, timetables, academic results and reports, parent/teacher bookings and behavior records with their unique logon. Taree High School posts regularly to social media to keep the Taree community informed of school news and events.

Uniform

Students can wear any uniform piece with any other uniform piece. They are required to wear a gold polo during sport and practical PDHPE classes.

Notable alumni

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politician; former Speaker in the

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; former Member for

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* Bruce Cowan former Member of the

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, Member for

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, Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Water Resources ( Country Party) *

Allan Harman Allan Macdonald Harman, (born 7 June 1936)Douglas J. W. Milne (ed.), ''Israel and the Church: Essays in Honour of Allan Macdonald Harman'' (2001). is an Australian Presbyterian theologian and Old Testament scholar. He has been described as a "w ...

cleric; research professor of the

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; former Moderator of the

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* Alf Maiden

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; former Secretary of the Department of Primary Industry, commercial counsellor and Australian government trade commissioner; managing director of the

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* Les Murray Australian

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Robert Tickner Robert Edward Tickner (born 24 December 1951) is a former Australian Labor Party cabinet minister. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Red Cross from February 2005 to July 2015. Born in Sydney, Tickner was adopted. He later sear ...

CEO of the

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; former politician who served as the Federal Minister of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Member for

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(also attended Forster High School) *

Mark Vaile Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956) is a former deputy prime minister of Australia and former leader of the National Party of Australia. Vaile is currently a non-executive director of a number of public listed corporations. Early li ...

former

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References

External links

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