Thomas Reddall High School is a
government-funded co-educational
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comprehensive school, located in
Ambarvale, a
south-western suburb of
Sydney,
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Established in 1991, the school caters to approximately 570 students from
Year 7
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to
Year 12, including 10 percent who identify as
Indigenous Australians
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and 39 percent from a
language background other than English.
The school is operated by the
New South Wales Department of Education
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.
Name
The school is named after Thomas Reddall, the first headmaster and first Anglican clergyman appointed to
Campbelltown. Reddall supervised the () construction of nearby St Peter's Church of England, Campbelltown, and lived in what is now the suburb of
Glen Alpine,
which forms part of the school's catchment area.
See also
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List of government schools in New South Wales
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A secondary school des ...
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References
External links
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South Western Sydney
Public high schools in Sydney
Educational institutions established in 1991
1991 establishments in Australia
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