The Bathurst High Campus (abbreviated as BHC or BHS) of Denison College of Secondary Education is a government-funded

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, located in Bathurst, in the Central West region of

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, Australia. Established in 1883 as Bathurst High School, the school amalgamated with Kelso High School in 2007 to form Denison College of Secondary Education. In 2018 Bathurst High Campus enrolled approximately 1,200 students from

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, of whom approximately eleven percent identified as

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and six percent were from a language background other than English. The campus is operated by the NSW Department of Education; and the Campus

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is Ken Barwick. The campus has several bands and a range of art, visual design, dance and drama classes, and debating teams.

Denison College of Secondary Education

After the August 2005 fire which destroyed Kelso High, Denison College was formed to share curriculum, facilities and staff between schools in order to enhance student choice. Bathurst High has since undergone a name change from Bathurst High School to Bathurst High Campus; and is a campus of Denison College of Secondary Education.

Astley Cup

The Astley Cup is a long-standing sporting competition between Bathurst High, Orange High and Dubbo Senior College. The Astley Cup incorporates rugby league, girls and boys soccer, tennis, hockey, basketball, karate, netball, polo and athletics. The Astley Cup also includes the coveted Mulvey Cup debating competition. Bathurst High has had a long history of victory in this debating competition, successfully taking out the cup this year.

Notable alumni

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player; represented Australia * Allan Robert Callaghan

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in 1925"NSW Rhodes Scholars"
–

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list, (retrieved 16 April 2007) * Nan Hunt – writer * Rodney Rudecomedian, poet and writer *

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player; played with the Socceroos * Ronan Daunt

player; played with the

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* Matthew Lobb –

in 1994"Rhodes Scholar offers advice" Sun Herald 16 January 1994 page 9

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Denison College of Secondary Education

Astley Cup

Notable alumni

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