Warners Bay High School is a
government-funded co-educational
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comprehensive secondary day school
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, located in
Warners Bay
Warners Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It was named after Jonathan Warner, who settled the area.
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, a suburb of the
City of Lake Macquarie
The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and ...
, in the
Hunter region of
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Established in January 1966,
[ the school caters for approximately 1,300 students in 2018, from ]Year 7
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to Year 12, of whom three percent identified as Indigenous Australians
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and seven percent were from a language background other than English.[ The school is operated by the ]NSW Department of Education
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; the principal is Marcus Neale.
Notable alumni
* Morgan Evanscountry music artist
* Benn Harradineathlete and Australian representative to the 2012 Olympics
* David Higginsarcher and Australian representative at the 1984 Paralympics
See also
* List of government schools in New South Wales
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* Education in Australia
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References
External links
Warners Bay High School
Public high schools in New South Wales
City of Lake Macquarie
Hunter Region
1966 establishments in Australia
Educational institutions established in 1966
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