Armidale High School
Encyclopedia
Armidale High School is a co-educational, public secondary school
, located in Armidale
, a university
and cathedral city
in northern New South Wales
, Australia
.
Founded in 1920, Armidale High School was the first state secondary school to be established in Armidale. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 650 students from Years 7 to 12. It is a school of the New South Wales Department of Education and Training
(DET), and prepares students for the School Certificate
(Year 10), and the Higher School Certificate (Year 12).
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, located in Armidale
Armidale, New South Wales
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale Dumaresq Shire had a population of 19,485 people according to the 2006 census. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region...
, a university
College town
A college town or university town is a community which is dominated by its university population...
and cathedral city
Cathedral city (disambiguation)
Cathedral city may refer to:* Cathedral City, California, a city in Southern California, United States* Cathedral City, a type of city in the United Kingdom...
in northern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Founded in 1920, Armidale High School was the first state secondary school to be established in Armidale. The school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 650 students from Years 7 to 12. It is a school of the New South Wales Department of Education and Training
New South Wales Department of Education and Training
The New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsibile for primary schools, secondary schools and Technical and Further Education colleges...
(DET), and prepares students for the School Certificate
School Certificate
The School Certificate was a qualification issued by the Board of Studies, New South Wales, typically at the end of Year 10. The successful completion of the School Certificate is a requirement for completion of the Higher School Certificate...
(Year 10), and the Higher School Certificate (Year 12).
Notable alumni
- Bob BrownBob BrownRobert James Brown is an Australian senator, the inaugural Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens and was the first openly gay member of the Parliament of Australia...
- Leader of the Australian GreensAustralian GreensThe Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
; SenatorAustralian SenateThe Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
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(also attended Coffs Harbour High School and Blacktown Boys High School) - David FosterDavid Foster (novelist)David Manning Foster is an Australian novelist. He is one of the most adventurous writers of his generation, publishing a range of satires and considerations of the decline of Western civilization...
- Novelist, essayist, poetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and farmerFarmerA farmer is a person engaged in agriculture, who raises living organisms for food or raw materials, generally including livestock husbandry and growing crops, such as produce and grain...
(also attended Orange High SchoolOrange High School (New South Wales)Orange High School is a co-educational, secondary, public, day school located in Orange, a provincial city of New South Wales, Australia, 260 kilometres west of Sydney....
and Fort Street High SchoolFort Street High SchoolFort Street High School is a co-educational, academically selective, public high school currently located at Petersham, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
) - Brendan Moar - Presenter of By Design, Future Gardens and Moar Gardening on The LifeStyle ChannelThe LifeStyle ChannelLifeStyle is an Australian television channel. The channel launched on 1 September 1997. The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests...