Freshwater Senior Campus
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Freshwater Senior Campus, or "Freshie" as it is locally known, is a public, co-educational, senior high school
and flagship campus for the Northern Beaches Secondary College
. Although the campus is located within the suburb of Curl Curl , the school takes the name from the nearby beach of Freshwater
.
The campus occupies the site former Freshwater High School. Freshwater High School was a co-educational year 7-12 school which was formed from the former Manly Boys' and Manly Girls' High Schools in 1983 on the girls' school site.
The campus was first used in its current role in Term 2 of 2003, while still under construction. At that time students of the newly formed campus moved from the previous Beacon Hill High School
site.
Freshwater has an enrolment of around 550 and has around 50 teaching staff. Students enrol at Freshwater for the final two years of high school, Years 11 and 12. Typically, Freshwater takes its students from the Cromer Campus
and other campuses of the Northern Beaches Secondary College.
The school has implemented a number of programs designed to aid in the pastoral care of its students. All enrolled students meet regularly in small groups with an assigned teacher as a mentor. These small groups are approach and discuss issues of late adolescent development, study skills, transition from school to work or tertiary study and other issues of importance to students. Intellectually disabled and international students are supported by more individualised support from the staff.
The site began life as Manly Girls High School, as sister-school to Manly Boys High School, now Manly Selective Campus
. It later became co-educational Freshwater High School during the 1990s until reconstruction and reestablishment in 2002 and 2003.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and flagship campus for the Northern Beaches Secondary College
Northern Beaches Secondary College
Northern Beaches Secondary College is a local high school system on the Northern Beaches, Sydney, Australia, which includes five government high school 'campuses'.-Campuses :The five campuses that make up the Northern Beaches Secondary College, are:...
. Although the campus is located within the suburb of Curl Curl , the school takes the name from the nearby beach of Freshwater
Freshwater, New South Wales
Freshwater, is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Freshwater is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region...
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The campus occupies the site former Freshwater High School. Freshwater High School was a co-educational year 7-12 school which was formed from the former Manly Boys' and Manly Girls' High Schools in 1983 on the girls' school site.
The campus was first used in its current role in Term 2 of 2003, while still under construction. At that time students of the newly formed campus moved from the previous Beacon Hill High School
Beacon Hill High School (New South Wales)
Beacon Hill High School also known for a time as Beacon Hill Technology High School is a former high school in the northern Sydney suburb of Beacon Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It was a co-educational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with...
site.
Freshwater has an enrolment of around 550 and has around 50 teaching staff. Students enrol at Freshwater for the final two years of high school, Years 11 and 12. Typically, Freshwater takes its students from the Cromer Campus
Cromer Campus
Cromer Campus is a co-educational high school for students years 7 to 12 located in Cromer, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Northern Beaches Secondary College, a five-campus college across Sydney's Northern Beaches, formed in 2003...
and other campuses of the Northern Beaches Secondary College.
The school has implemented a number of programs designed to aid in the pastoral care of its students. All enrolled students meet regularly in small groups with an assigned teacher as a mentor. These small groups are approach and discuss issues of late adolescent development, study skills, transition from school to work or tertiary study and other issues of importance to students. Intellectually disabled and international students are supported by more individualised support from the staff.
The site began life as Manly Girls High School, as sister-school to Manly Boys High School, now Manly Selective Campus
Manly Selective Campus
Manly Selective Campus is a selective government high school for students in years 7 to 12 located in North Curl Curl, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Northern Beaches Secondary College, a 5 campus college across Sydney's Northern Beaches, formed in 2003...
. It later became co-educational Freshwater High School during the 1990s until reconstruction and reestablishment in 2002 and 2003.