Established 1929 Enrolment 1,007 Colour(s) Red and Blue Motto Remis Velisque (Latin) Founded 1929 | Principal Nathan Towney Phone +61 2 4969 3177 Number of students 1,007 | |
Type Public, Comprehensive, Secondary, Day school Similar Mereweth High School, Lambton High School, Kotara High School, Warners Bay High School, Whitebrid High School | ||
Newcastle High School is a state run high school located in Newcastle West—a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia–with an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students.
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As a secondary school in New South Wales, the school teaches Year 7 to Year 12 students in accordance with the state government's education curriculum, as determined by the Board of Studies. At the end of year 12, successful students are accredited with their Higher School Certificate (HSC).
History
Newcastle High School, which began in 1976, is the last of three schools that shared a similar and sometimes common history:
The school occupies the campuses previously occupied by two girls' high schools: Hunter Girls' High School and Newcastle Girls' High School. The campus of Newcastle Boys' High School became non-selective and co-educational in 1977 and changed its name to Waratah High School that same year. Later it became Waratah Technology High School then Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus.
Ravens
Newcastle High holds a high population of Ravens and the students hold the birds in high regard. By the students - both past and present - Ravens are a symbol of their teen years and are regarded as a mascot for the High School.