Campbell High School is a school in Campbell

Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

Campbell is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Covering an area to the South East of the central business district, Campbell sits at the base of Mount Ainslie. On Census night 2006, Campbell had a population of 4,797 people...

, an inner suburb of Canberra

Canberra

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, Australia

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, for students in years 7-10 in the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

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's education system.

The school is located at the foot of Mount Ainslie adjacent to CSIRO's buildings, with the front of the building running along Treloar Crescent, and the school oval facing Limestone Avenue.

History

The school was opened in 1965 and was named for Scottish settler Robert Campbell who settled in the area in the early 1820s. The school maintains links to the Clan Campbell

Clan Campbell

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.

On 17 November 2011 President of the United States Barack Obama

Barack Obama

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 and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard

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spoke to eighteen students at the school during President Obama's visit to Australia.