Established 1969 Enrolment ~ 1200 (7–12) Phone +61 2 9520 0411 | Principal Ms Kerry Jones Colour(s) Blue, white and gold Founded 1969 | |
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Type Public, Secondary, co-educational, Day school Newspaper The Flannel Flower (monthly newsletter) Motto Dream, Believe, Succeed (English) Profiles | ||
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Engadine High School, (abbreviation EHS) is a school located in Engadine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on Porter Road. It is a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1969 as a result of the growing population in the Engadine area.
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History
Established in 1969, Engadine High School has been awarded the Director-General's Award for achievement for: Excellence in Performing Arts (2002), Consolidating a strong learning culture (2004) and Outstanding Linkages Program with Primary Schools (2006). In 2009 a celebration of the school's fortieth anniversary was held in the school grounds for students and locals.
The school's original motto was "To find and not to yield", taken from the Tennyson poem "Ulysses". This was later changed to "Dream, Believe, Succeed".
Facilities
The school consists of four primary classroom blocks with additional buildings hosting the Library, Hall and Canteen. Several portable buildings are located around the school hosting additional classrooms and facilities such as the Band Room. The four primary blocks undergo constant improvements on a classroom basis which has in recent years included the installation of new science laboratories, new music rooms and the installation of projectors and screens in every classroom.
Specialist class rooms include; two sewing rooms, four wood/metal work rooms, two kitchens (including one with an ‘industrial kitchen’ for HSC and VET subjects), five computer labs, several music rooms including a specialist computer lab, a band room, one dance/drama rooms and five modern science laboratories.
From the commencement of the 2012 school year the school had full disabled access for students in wheelchairs in both the mainstream school and in the support unit. This has been achieved through the installation of ramps and a lift around the campus.
Additional recent construction work has seen a garage built for the new school bus, the first in its history, along the rear of C-Block. In 2012 as a result of constant issues the Astroturf that was briefly on the basketball courts, funded by an external grant, was pulled up and was replaced with rubber mulch. The main quad has also been extended to include a larger covered seating area alongside the old Year 11 and 12 Bays with the seats being provided by senior metalwork classes.
Activities
Engadine High School has had success in extracurricular activities.