Mudgee High School

Mudgee High School
Main Quad on a wet afternoon, pictured in 2014
Location
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41 Douro Street, Mudgee, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates32°35′51″S 149°35′0″E / 32.59750°S 149.58333°E / -32.59750; 149.58333
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TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoLatin: Non Tibi Sed Scholae
(Not for Yourself but for the School)
Founded1916; 108 years ago (1916)
School districtMudgee; Rural South and West
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
PrincipalWayne Eade
Teaching staff67.5 FTE (2018)[1]
YearsYear 7–12
Enrolment813[1] (2018)
Houses
  •    Blaxland
  •    Cunningham
  •    Lawson
  •    Wentworth
Colour(s)Blue and red   
SloganBe Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible
Websitemudgee-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Mudgee High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Mudgee, a regional town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1916,[3] the school enrolled approximately 810 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 13 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and five percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Wayne Eade.

Overview

The school is undergoing several policy upgrades and changes. It has started implementing a new student welfare policy during 2013 that embraces Positive Behavior for Learning (PBL) with the three focus areas of Safe, Respectful, Responsible and are currently in the early stages of adopting a policy of Bring You Own Device (BYOD).

During the Building The Education Revolution (BER) the school gained a brand new Hospitality Trade Training Centre which has been named 'The Inner Quad Cafe' and a Metals and Engineering upgrade Trade Training Centre.

The school is part of the Cudgegong Learning Community (CLC).

Sports houses

At the beginning of Year 7, all Mudgee High School students are placed in one of the following four houses, usually on the basis of their last name.

House Colour Animal Patron
Blaxland   Bulls Gregory Blaxland[4]
Cunningham   Crocs Allan Cunningham[4]
Lawson   Lions William Lawson[4]
Wentworth   Wolves William Wentworth[4]

Every year there is a swimming and athletic carnival held in which students compete to earn their house points. A winner of each carnival and of the overall house championship is announced each year.

School magazine

Each year Mudgee High School produces a school magazine titled Mirri[5] which showcases selections of the year's highlights.[6]

Sister schools

Mudgee High School has formed close links with several sister schools over the world including the Japanese Kitasenri High School, Nose Senior High School, and Ibaraki Nishi High School and, in East Timor, St. Francis of Assisi High School, in the town of Fatuberliu.

During 2014, a group of Mudgee High students and teachers made their way to Japan to further their study of the Japanese culture and language.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mudgee High School, Mudgee, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Mudgee High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 30 May 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ "High Schools", The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August 1916. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Houses - Mudgee High School". mudgee-h.schools.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ Search results: Mirri, Mid-Western Regional Council Library, midwestern.spydus.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Nine literary gems from Mirri", The Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, 13 December 1954, p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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