Peel High School

Peel High School
Location
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Tamworth, New England region, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates31°5′56″S 150°53′35″E / 31.09889°S 150.89306°E / -31.09889; 150.89306
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TypeGovernment-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school
MottoCaring and Being Responsible for Our Futures
Established1976; 48 years ago (1976)
School districtPeel; Rural North
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalFiona Jackson
Teaching staff60.0 FTE (2018)[1]
Years7–12
Enrolment723[1] (2018)
Campus typeRegional
Colour(s)Green and yellow   
Websitepeel-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Peel High School is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Tamworth, a city in the northwest region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1976, the school enrolled 720 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 38 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and six percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; and prepares students for the School Certificate (Year 10), and the NSW Higher School Certificate (Year 12). The principal is Rodney Jones.[2]

Peel High School has an educational focus on technology.

Overview

Established in 1976, Peel High School was named after Sir Robert Peel, a British politician from the time of the British discovery of the Tamworth region. On the first of February 1977, Peel High School occupied its temporary premises at the rear of Hillvue Public School in demountable buildings while permanent buildings were being constructed at the Gunnedah road site.

The school has with links to the community, parents, Technical and Further Education (TAFE), local businesses and local government schools.[2] It has three special needs classes, Aboriginal education, and is responsible for the offsite annex, Tamworth Tutorial Centre, which caters for students from local schools with conduct disorders.[2]

Peel High School has had success over many years with the breeding of Suffolk sheep and Angus cattle along with poultry breeding and showing.[3] The school is a registered breeder of Suffolk sheep,[4] and has won first prizes at the Sydney Royal Easter Show including Grand Champion Ram, Grand Champion Ewe, Champion Schools Exhibit and most successful school.[5]

Principals

The following individuals have served as principal of Peel High School:

Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Jeff Lee 1977 1980 2–3 years
2 Allen J Smee 1981 1983 1–2 years
3 Jeff Lee 1984 1985 0–1 years
4 Dr Ray Dart 1986 2000 13–14 years [6]
5 Gregory Hyde 2001 2004 2–3 years
6 Mark Hewitt 2005 2007 1–2 years
7 Bill Campbell 2007 2017 9–10 years
8 Patrick Sullivan 2017 2017 0 years Acting
9 Rodney Jones 2017 2021 6–7 years
10 Erica Burge 2021 2023 1-2 years
11 Fiona Jackson 2024 0 years

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Peel High School, Tamworth, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Peel High School". School Locator. New South Wales Public Schools. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  3. ^ "The Belgian Bantam Club of Australia". 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Suffolk Breeders – ACT & New South Wales" (PDF). Registered Breeders in Each State. Suffolk Sheep Society of Australia. 2007. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Peel High School Annual School Report 2010". Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Ray Dart". People directory. LinkedIn Corporation. 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.